Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is an American multinational music company that owns record labels, publishes music, and distributes recorded music worldwide.

Record label: A company or brand that develops, markets, and releases recorded music. Warner Music Group organizes much of its recorded-music business through label groups.
Atlantic Records: An American record label founded in 1947 and now part of Warner Music Group. Atlantic is one of Warner’s best-known label groups, with a long history across popular music.
Warner Bros. Records: A record label established by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1958, later known as Warner Records. The film studio’s record label became a foundational part of Warner’s music business.
Edgar Bronfman Jr.: A business executive who led Warner Music Group after its 2004 separation from Time Warner. He headed the investor group that acquired Warner and became its chief executive.
Universal Music Group: A multinational music company that owns record labels and music-publishing businesses. Universal is Warner’s largest global rival among the major recorded-music companies.
Music publishing: The business of administering and licensing rights in musical compositions. Warner Chappell Music manages composition rights alongside the group’s recorded-music operations.
Warner Records: An American record label owned by Warner Music Group. Warner Records is a flagship label within the company’s recorded-music division.
Warner Communications: An American media company formed in 1972 from the assets of Kinney National Services. Its corporate history includes the Warner music interests that preceded the modern group.
Len Blavatnik: A Ukrainian-born British-American businessman and founder of Access Industries. His company’s acquisition made him the principal owner behind Warner Music Group.
Sony Music Entertainment: A multinational recorded-music company owned by Sony Group Corporation. Sony is another major competitor with a global label and distribution network.

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Sony MusicCompared with: It competes with Sony Music for artists, catalogs, distribution, and licensing revenue.