Who owns Warner Records?
Warner Records is owned by Warner Music (the United States, NASDAQ: WMG).[1]
Evidence: Warner Music Group Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Warner Music Group Corp. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1958
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Music › Record labels
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: WMG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Warner Records
Warner Records was started in 1958 to record the film studio's contract actors and became a major label in its own right, with artists from Prince and Fleetwood Mac to Green Day. It was called Warner Bros. Records until 2019.
Ownership timeline of Warner Records
- Current owner Warner Music [1] verified
Where Warner Records sits in Warner Music
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Warner Music ownership tree →
See the full Warner Music brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Warner Music
Warner Music controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Atlantic Records (1947)
- Elektra Records (1950)
- Parlophone (1896)
Other brands in record labels, and who owns them
The 18 brands in record labels on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Universal Music, with 5; Warner Music has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Capitol Records | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Chrysalis Records | Reservoir | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Columbia Records | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BMG | Bertelsmann | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| VAP | Nippon TV Holdings | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Def Jam Recordings | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Interscope Records | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Motown | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Warner Music
Warner Music is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States, founded in 1958. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: WMG.
Warner Music is the smallest of the three companies that control most recorded music. It was sold out of Time Warner in 2004, bought by Len Blavatnik's Access Industries in 2011, and listed again in 2020 while remaining under his control.
Warner Music: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Warner Records and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Warner Records is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Warner Records?
The parent company of Warner Records is Warner Music, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Warner Records American?
Yes. Warner Records originated in the United States in 1958 and its owner, Warner Music, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Warner Records still owned by Warner Music?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Warner Records is still owned by Warner Music. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Warner Music Group Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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