Company Description
Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally.
The company operates through Recorded Music and Music Publishing segments.
The Recorded Music segment is involved in the discovery and development of recording artists, as well as related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, and licensing of music created by such recording artists; markets its music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as previously unreleased materials; and conducts its operation primarily through a collection of record labels, such as Warner Records and Atlantic Records, as well as Asylum, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Erato, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin' Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville.
This segment markets, distributes, and sells music and video products to retailers and wholesale distributors; independent labels to retail and wholesale distributors; and various distribution centers and ventures, as well as retail outlets, online physical retailers, streaming services, and download services.
The Music Publishing segment owns and acquires rights to approximately one million musical compositions comprising pop hits, American standards, folk songs, and motion picture and theatrical compositions.
Its catalog includes approximately 100,000 songwriters and composers; and various genres, including pop, rock, jazz, classical, country, R&B, hip-hop, rap, reggae, Latin, folk, blues, symphonic, soul, Broadway, electronic, alternative, and gospel.
This segment also administers the music and soundtracks of various third-party television and film producers and studios.
The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Country | United States |
IPO Date | Jun 3, 2020 |
Industry | Entertainment |
Sector | Communication Services |
Employees | 5,900 |
CEO | Robert Kyncl |
Contact Details
Address: 1633 Broadway New York, New York United States | |
Website | https://www.wmg.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | WMG |
Exchange | NASDAQ |
Fiscal Year | October - September |
Reporting Currency | USD |
CIK Code | 0001319161 |
CUSIP Number | 934550203 |
ISIN Number | US9345502036 |
Employer ID | 13-4271875 |
SIC Code | 7900 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
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Guy Moot | Co-Chair & Chief Executive Officer of Warner Chappell Music |
Robert Kyncl | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director |
Bryan Castellani | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Carianne Marshall | Co-Chair & Chief Operating Officer of Warner Chappell Music |
Ariel Bardin | President of Technology |
James Steven | Executive Vice President & Chief Communications Officer |
Kareem Chin | Senior Vice President & Head of Investor Relations |
Paul Martin Robinson Esq., J.D. | Executive Vice President & General Counsel |
Timothy Matusch | Executive Vice President of Strategy & Operations |
Trent N. Tappe Esq. | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary |
Latest SEC Filings
Date | Type | Title |
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Nov 21, 2024 | S-3ASR | Automatic shelf registration statement of securiti... |
Nov 21, 2024 | 10-K | Annual Report |
Nov 21, 2024 | 8-K | Current Report |
Nov 13, 2024 | SC 13G/A | [Amend] Statement of acquisition of beneficial own... |
Nov 12, 2024 | SC 13G/A | [Amend] Statement of acquisition of beneficial own... |
Nov 08, 2024 | SC 13G | Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership b... |
Nov 08, 2024 | SC 13G | Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership b... |
Nov 08, 2024 | 8-K | Current Report |
Nov 04, 2024 | SC 13G/A | [Amend] Statement of acquisition of beneficial own... |
Oct 24, 2024 | SC 13G | Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership b... |