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Facebook Music rumors cause Universal to register domain UMGFacebook.com

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Following rumors that Facebook will be integrating music streaming service Spotify into its application, Universal Music Group which signed a deal with Spotify earlier this month, registered the domain name UMGFacebook.com on June 21, 2011, two days after GigaOM’s story first broke.

Although nothing has been officially confirmed by Spotify or Facebook, Universal Music Group appears to be the first of the major record companies to hint at the imminent plans.

Here’s a look at the WHOIS record of Universal’s latest domain purchase, UMGFacebook.com.

Registrant:
  Universal Music Operations Limited (UNIVERSA1915)
  364-366
  Kensington High Street
  London, London, W14 8NS
  GB
  
  Domain name: umgfacebook.com  
  
Technical contact:
  Hostmaster, NetNames (NH114491)
  Netnames Ltd
  3rd Floor Prospero House
  241 Borough High St.
  null, London, SE1 1GA
  GB
Record created:           2011-06-21 16:57:09
Record last updated:      2011-06-21 16:57:15
Record expires:           2013-06-21 16:57:00