Warner Music Group
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Warner Music Group is a record company[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of record company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,236 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: record label[4], public company[5]
- Founder: Warner Bros. Entertainment[6]
- Owned by: Access Industries[7], Tencent[8], Len Blavatnik[9]
- Headquarters location: New York City[10], Paramount Plaza[11]
- Chief executive officer: Stephen Cooper[12]
- Has organizational division: Warner Music International, Inc.[13]
- Child organization or unit: EMI Music Poland Sp. z o.o.[14], Roadrunner Records[15], Sire Records Co.[16], Atco Records[17], Fueled by Ramen[18], Warner Music Taiwan[19], Warner Music Hong Kong[20], Warner Music Latina[21], RuffNation Records[22], Elektra[23], Penalty Recordings[24], London-Sire Records[25], Rykodisc[26], Reprise Records[27]
- Part of: major label[28]
- Commons category: Warner Music Group[29]
- Stock exchange: Nasdaq[30]
- Industry: music industry[31]
- Chairperson: Michael Lynton[32]
- Inception: April 6, 1958[33]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Holding[34]
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Country: US[35]
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Began / founded: 2003-11-21[36]
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Community tags: big three[37]
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MusicBrainz ID: 85010168-8987-4540-a058-296d426c3981[38]
Why It Matters
Warner Music Group has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]