Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is a record label from New York City. It is one of the "big three" record labels; the others are Sony and Universal. It started as Warner Music Group in 2003, but several Time Warner companies had existed before then.

Warner Music owns a few record labels, including Atlantic Records, Elektra Records, Parlophone Records, Roadrunner Records, Warner Bros. Records, and Reprise Records.

Legal troubles with Youtube

In late 2008, Warner Music Group had big legal troubles with video site YouTube. They had wanted more money for the music videos they had on the site, but YouTube said no, and Warner Music Group took off all their music videos. In September 2009, both Warner Music Group and YouTube decided on a new amount of money.

Warner Music Group Media

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  Logo of WEA International, an international arm of Warner Music Group

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  Edgar Bronfman Jr., scion of the Canadian-based Bronfman family, took control of WMG in 2004.

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  The "Big W" logo designed by Saul Bass, formerly used as the logo of Warner Bros. Entertainment, now used as the corporate logo of Warner Music Group

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  Leonard Blavatnik, founder of Access Industries, purchased WMG in 2011.