Category archives: Warner Music Group

Warner Music and [PIAS]-owned Inertia merge physical distribution operations in Australia

The Music Distribution Coalition arrives
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Warner Music Group appoints Alfonso Perez-Soto as EVP Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

Newly-created role increases investment in developing markets
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Industry mourns Aretha Franklin, who dies aged 76 after ‘transforming global culture’

Legendary artist had 20 No.1 singles on the US R&B chart
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Warner sells entire stake in Spotify, crediting artists with $126m as a result

A quarter of total gets credited to artist accounts
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Warner Music Group joins $22m funding round for digital fitness brand Aaptiv

Start up offers over 2,500 audio-guided workouts and structured exercise programs
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OCL Announces Agreements With Warner Music Group, Sony/ATV, Beggars

A variety of rights owners such as Warner Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Beggars Group have signed a licensing deal with tech company OCL. App developers will soon be able to access and host licensed music alongside user generated content, thank…

Now There’s a Free Competitor to CD Baby, Tunecore, and Distrokid

With Level Music, Warner Music Group gets ahead of CD Baby and Distrokid by offering a ‘free’ digital distribution platform.  But, how much will it really cost artists? Warner Music Group has quietly launched its alternative to establi…

Latest Industry: R. Kelly, WMG, Spotify, YouTube, Vevo, Janet Jackson, American Idol, More…

Warner Music Group releases its Q2 2018. Warner Music Group Corp. has announced its second-quarter financial results for the period ended March 31st, 2018. Revenue grew 16.7%, or 10.4% in constant currency.  Growth in Recorded Music digital, physi…