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Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group 2013 logo.svgWho are they?

Warner Music Group (WMG) is an multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate based in the city of New York.

They are apart of the Big Three recording companies.

The CEO of Warner Music Group is Stephen Cooper.

They own and operate some of the most successful record labels in the world, including Warner Bros. Records, Parlophone, and Atlantic Records.

Warner Bros. Records was created in between the 1950s-60s to prevent there being any repetition of acts recording for rival companies at the time.

As well as being involved in music, Warner also have a high status within the film industry.

In 1970, Kinney bought the record labels Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records (founded by Jac Holzman for $10million.

In 1972 Warner Music Group would pay $7million for Asylum Records that had proven to be a good purchase as the artists that had been bought along with the label had brought great success to the label.

In 1976 Warner had taken a big leap in digital technology by purchasing Atari, a computer company.

Warner Music Group have a reputation of being a diverse, multinational company with artists and connections from all around the world. For example Russia, France and China.

In 2010 the CEO of Warner said that they will stop licensing its songs to free music streaming services.

Throughout the 1990s, Warner was the largest media company in the world with assets in excess of $20billion

Warner/Chappell Music represents work by over 65,000 songwriters and composers with a collection of more than one million copyrights.

Warner Music Group are heavily technology Based.

Warner Music Group have also created a wide range of subsidiary labels through the creativity of their artists. For example Wiz Khalifas Taylor Gang.

Warner Music Group 2013 logo.svgSome of WMG Roster

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Metallica

Rudimental

Coldplay

David Guetta

Ed Sheeran

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Songs Under WMG

Wiz Khalifa See You Again

Rudimental Lay it all on me

Ed Sheeran Thinking out loud

Coldplay Adventure of a Lifetime

David Guetta - Play Hard

Prince Cream

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