Warner Music Group Corp

Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States the United Kingdom Germany and internationally. It 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 100000 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.