WMG

Arts & Entertainment abbreviation · Music

WMG
Stands forWarner Music Group
CategoriesArts & Entertainment

WMG stands for Warner Music Group, a music abbreviation.

One of the three major record companies, owner of labels including Atlantic, Warner Records, Elektra and Parlophone, as well as the Warner Chappell publishing business. Headquartered in New York.

Example: The rapper's catalog moved to a WMG label after a bidding war.

Usage notes

Formed from Warner Bros. Records and acquisitions such as Atlantic and Elektra in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It became independent of Time Warner in 2004 and was bought by Len Blavatnik's Access Industries in 2011; shares returned to the Nasdaq in 2020.

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