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Warner Music: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Warner Music (NASDAQ: WMG) is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]

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.

Company facts

Legal name
Warner Music Group Corp.
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Founded
1958
Tickers
NASDAQ: WMG
SEC CIK
0001319161
Website
www.wmg.com
Last verified
· 1 sources

Warner Music in numbers

Everything Warner Music owns

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything Warner Music owns Tree of 4 brands under Warner Music. Warner Music Atlantic Records Elektra Records Parlophone Warner Records

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Warner Music own?

Warner Music owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Atlantic Records, Parlophone, Elektra Records and Warner Records.

Is Warner Music an American company?

Yes. Warner Music is headquartered in New York, New York, United States and was founded in 1958.

Who owns Warner Music?

Warner Music is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as WMG on the NASDAQ.

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. [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 8 September 2026.

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