Warner Music Just Dumped 75% of Their Spotify Shares – A $400 Million Payday

Warner Music Group pulls a Sony and lets go of most of its Spotify shares.  But, why? Warner Music Group Corp. has announced that it has sold around 75% of its shares in Spotify.  The company received $400 million. WMG CEO Stephen Cooper stated that $3…

Warner recorded music revenues jump 15% to hit $791m in first quarter of 2018

Greatest Showman and Bruno Mars contribute to robust fiscal Q2 performance
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Warner Music Group promotes Alex Kamins to Vice President, Global Digital Business Development role

Exec most recently served as Senior Director, Digital Strategy & Business Development
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Nonesuch hires Republic’s Dan Cohen as VP of Marketing

Marketing exec has worked with Lorde, John Mellencamp, Jack Johnson, Mondo Cozmo, Phantogram and Marian Hill
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Absolute inks worldwide deal with Cherry Red for Warner-divested catalogues

The deal includes 13 discographies, including Dinosaur Jr, Renaissance, Four-play, Third Ear Band, Greenslade, Marc Almond and Howard Jones
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Warner streaming revenue jumped 43% in 2017, as total recorded music sales topped $3bn

Warner’s 12-month recorded music revenue tops $3bn as streaming contributes $1.4bn
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Warner Music Group launch record label in the Middle East

Label to be headed by Moe Hamzeh who joins from Beirut-based video streaming platform, m.media
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Warner streaming revenues jump 48% in FY2017 as recorded music sales top $3bn

Streaming revenues jump above $1.3bn in 12 months to end of September
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Need Funding? Then Talk to the Ex-President of Warner Music Group

Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s venture capital firm will focus on investing in small-time media companies. Former Warner Music Group President Edgar Bronfman Jr. has started a venture capital firm with longtime investor Daniel Leff. According to Bloomberg, the V…