Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. Its labels include Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by the Ertegun brothers, Herb Abramson and others. Athough it began as an independent record company, it became a major player in the jazz and pop music business in the 1960s. Several sub-labels have been created or... Atlantic Records, Elektra Records is a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. It, along with Holzmans Nonesuch Records, was acquired by Kinney National Company in 1970 for $10 million. Holzman remained in charge until Asylum Records and Elektra were combined and Asylum... Elektra Records, London Records was a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom marketing records in the United States and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. London arose from the split in ownership between the British branch of Decca Records and that same companys USA branch; the London label released... London Records, Reprise Records was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. Fellow Rat Pack members Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. also moved to the label. Reprise was sold to Warner Bros. Records in early 1963. It is currently a division... Reprise Records, Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. But in recent years, Rhino has also been a full-fledged entertainment unit specializing in home video re-issues of television shows such as The Lone... Rhino Entertainment, Warner Bros. Records was launched on March 19, 1958 by Warner Bros. In 1960, they signed the Everly Brothers (previously on Cadence Records) with the first ever million dollar contract in history. In 1963 they purchased the Frank Sinatra label, Reprise Records. In 1967, Warner Bros. Records was sold for... Warner Bros. Records, Warner Music Australia, Word Records is a giant in Christian Music. It was founded in 1951 by Jarrell McCracken. Several subsidiary labels were started over the years: Canaan Records in the sixties, Myrrh Records and DaySpring Records in the seventies, Rejoice Records in the eighties. From 1984 until 1990 Word Records was distributed... Word Entertainment, Maverick Records is a formerly-independent record label (now owned by Warner Music Group) that was founded by Madonna in 1992. The name of the label is derived from the first letters of her name MAdonna VEronica and the end of the name of her then manager FredeRICK DeMann). Although... Maverick Records, Warner Western and others.

WMG also has a publishing arm, Warner-Chappell Music. Its printed music operation, Warner Bros. Publications, was sold to Alfred Publishing on December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 15 days remaining. Events 1392 - Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu, ending the nanboku-cho period of competing imperial courts. 1653 - Oliver Cromwell becomes... December 16, 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004.

It was recently sold by parent Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) (AOL Time Warner Inc. between 2001 and 2003) is the worlds largest media company with major Internet, publishing, film, telecommunications and television divisions. The company is headquartered at Time Warner Center, in New York City, New York, United States. History Time Warner was created... Time Warner to a group of investors led by Edgar Miles Bronfman, Jr. (born May 16, 1955) is the son of Edgar Miles Bronfman and the grandson of Samuel Bronfman. As CEO of Seagram, he led a diversification away from the traditional liquor business into music (Polygram) and film entertainment (Universal Pictures). He led Seagram into the disastrous all... Edgar Bronfman, Jr. in order for the parent company to reduce its debt load. This takeover was completed on February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 307 days remaining, 308 in leap years. Events 1500-1899 1560 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland 1594 - Henry IV is... February 27, 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004.

In the 2004 transition to becoming an independent label, WMG hired record industry heavyweight Lyor Cohen from Vivendi Universal (VU) is a French company active in media and communications with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications and the Internet. Vivendi Universal is listed on Euronext Paris (code 12777) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol V). Its stock is part of the CAC 40... Universal Music Group in an attempt to reduce cost and increase performance.

Artists whose work is, or has in the past been, published by Warner Music Group include:

• 10,000 Maniacs is a US rock band, formed in 1981 and active with various line-ups since that time. Perhaps the most well-known member has been Natalie Merchant, who left the band in 1993 to pursue a solo career. The band was formed, as Still Life, in Jamestown... 10,000 Maniacs
• From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young, Bass Guitarist Cliff Williams, Lead Guitarist Angus Young, Drummer Phil Rudd. AC/DC is an Australian rock band considered to be pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal music. The group was formed in Sydney, Australia in December, 1973... AC/DC
• The Afghan Whigs were an American soul-influenced hard rock band of the 1990s. Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar), John Curley (bass), Rick McCollum (lead guitar) and Steve Earle (drums -- not to be confused with Steve Earle) formed the band in Cincinnati in 1986. Their debut album, Big Top Halloween... The Afghan Whigs
• Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician most associated with the Tijuana Brass, a now-defunct brass band of which he was leader. He is also famous as a recording industry executive; he is the A of A&M Records. He began... Herb Alpert
• America was a light rock band, most popular in the early 1970s and now best known for their #1 hit A Horse With No Name. Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley, all singers and guitarists, met in high school and formed a folk rock group called Daze. After changing... America
• The B-52s are a rock band from Athens, Georgia, the first of many from the college town that has become one of the most important centers in alternative rock. The name comes from the bouffant wigs that are a part of the bands distinctive look, worn by... The B-52's
• Bad Company was a British rock band of the 1970s. The band reformed in 1986 with ex-Ted Nugent vocalist Brian Howe, in place of Rodgers. Throughout the 1990s, the band continued with various musicians with drummer Simon Kirke the only original member. The 2003 line-up of Bad Company... Bad Company
• The Beautiful South are a British pop group formed at the end of the 1980s, from the ashes of Hull group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray... The Beautiful South
• George Benson (born March 22, 1943) jazz guitarist, singer and composer. He was born and raised in the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a professional musician from age 3. George Benson started out playing straight-ahead instrumental jazz with organist Jack McDuff. Benson got his first experience playing... George Benson
• Better Than Ezra are an alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band was formed in 1987 by Kevin Griffin whilst he and the other original members were attending college at Louisiana State University. By 1988 Better Than Ezra had released a demo cassette tape, Chime Street Studio... Better Than Ezra
• Blaque is a US R&B vocal group that achieved a platinum record for their first album Blaque with two top ten singles released in 1999 although subsequent releases have not achieved the same success. Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity and Everything... Blaque
• Blindside is a hardcore band from Stockholm, Sweden. They formed in 1994 as Underfree and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996. All members are Christian, and it is evident in their lyrics (I thought about Your love; I caught a glimpse of Your... Blindside
• Björk
• Karla Bonoff
• Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She was born 7 weeks premature in Flagstaff, Arizona. Michelle is named after a Beatless song. She is a Eurasian of Irish, French, Dutch, Spanish-Mexican, and Indonesian descent. She has an... Michelle Branch
• Bread was a 1970s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California. David Gates (keyboard, vocals) and James Griffin (guitar, vocals) formed the group in 1968, adding Robb Royer (guitar, vocals, of Pleasure Faire) before signing to Elektra Records. Bread, the bands debut album, was a failure. Their second... Bread
• The Breeders are an American rock band, formed in 1988 as a side project between Kim Deal of Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. After those original bands became more inactive, The Breeders became more important to both artists. Their debut release was Pod in 1989, recorded by Steve... The Breeders
• Jackson Browne Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) was an influential singer songwriter of the 1970s and 1980s. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany, but moved to Los Angeles, California at an early age and began singing folk music locally. In 1966, his career began by joining the Nitty Gritty... Jackson Browne
• Michael Bublé
• Buffalo Springfield was an influential folk-rock band which released three albums between 1965 and 1968. The band was based in Los Angeles. Its two lead guitarists Neil Young and Stephen Stills were reunited as a result of a minor car accident. Bass player Bruce Palmer and drummer Dewey Martin... Buffalo Springfield
• Trevor Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Uniondale, New York. At 12 his family moved to Long Island where he met up with other MCs from the growing New... Busta Rhymes
• The Call may refer to many things, including: The Call, a San Fransisco-based rock band The Call, a Life Network reality television show The Call, A Marvel Comics series The Call, a newspaper This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... The Call
• The Cars were an American New Wave band, one of the most popular to emerge out of the early punk scene in the late 1970s. They hailed from Boston, Massachusetts and were signed to Elektra Records in 1977 (1977 in music). The bands members were Ric Ocasek (born Richard... The Cars
• Peter Paul Cetera (born September 13, 1944) was the former lead vocalist, songwriter and bass player for the band Chicago. He afterwards continued a successful solo career. His hits include the number ones, The Glory of Love from the movie, Karate Kid Part II, The Next Time I Fall (duet... Peter Cetera
• Harry Chapin Harry Chapin (December 7, 1942 - July 16, 1981) was an American singer and songwriter. He originally intended to be a documentary film-maker, and directed Legendary Champions in 1968. In 1971, he decided to focus on music. With John Wallace, Tim Scott and Ron Palmer, Chapin started playing... Harry Chapin
• Tracy Chapman on the cover of her title album Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for a small number of enduring hits, such as Fast Car and Give Me One Reason. Cleveland-born Chapman began playing guitar as a child, and eventually began... Tracy Chapman
• Chicago is a rock band that formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. Well known for being one of the first (and, indeed, one of the few) rock bands to make extensive use of horns and for producing a number of hit ballads, Chicago had a steady stream of hits throughout... Chicago
• Eric Clapton CBE (born Eric Patrick Clapp on March 30, 1945 in The Green, Ripley, Surrey), is a British guitarist and composer, nicknamed slowhand. Born as an illegitimate son of the 16 year old Patricia Molly Clapp and Edward Walter Fryer, a 24 year old Canadian soldier stationed in the... Eric Clapton
• Natalie Cole (born February 6, 1950) is an American singer/songwriter. The daughter of celebrated crooner Nat King Cole, she was exposed to the greats of Jazz, Soul and Blues at an early age and began perfoming at the age of 11. Her debut album in 1975, Inseparable, won her... Natalie Cole
• Judy Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folksinger. Biography As a child Collins studied classical piano, making her first public debut at age 13 performing Mozarts Concerto for Two Pianos. But it was the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional... Judy Collins
• Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer, musician, and composer. He is best known for his stage performances, which are often theatrical and violent, utilizing make-up, electric chairs, guillotines, decapitated human heads, fake blood, and boa constrictors. Alice Cooper was originally just... Alice Cooper
• Christopher Geppert Cross (born May 3, 1951) is an American singer. He is best know for composing Arthurs Theme from the Dudley Moore film Arthur which won the Academy Award for best song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen.) Born in San... Christopher Cross
• Disintegration album cover) This article is about The Cure, the rock band. For alternative meanings, see cure. The Cure is a British rock band widely seen as one of the leading pioneers of the British alternative rock and post-punk scenes of the 1980s. The band is often considered as... The Cure
• Sammy Davis, Jr. photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1956 Sammy Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925–May 16, 1990) was an American all-around entertainer. He danced, sang, played vibraphone, trumpet, and drums, did impressions, and acted. Biography He was born in Harlem, New York City to Elvera Sanchez, a... Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Dokken was formed in 1978, one of the classic metal bands from that era, joining contemporaries like Twisted Sister, Judas Priest, Quiet Riot and Iron Maiden. The music consisted of traditional metal characterized by extravagant use of lead guitars and soaring vocals backed by a heavy thumping bass. Although their... Dokken
• The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band, best known for hit singles like Black Water. They were popular throughout the 1970s. The original incarnation The founding members were lead vocalist Tom Johnston and drummer John Hartman, both former members of a group called Pud. In 1970, after leaving that... The Doobie Brothers
• The Doors self titled debut. Released in 1967 The Doors were a musical band of the 1960s and early 1970s, consisting of Jim Morrison (lead vocals, b. 1943 d. 1971), Ray Manzarek (organ, keyboard, b. 1939), Robby Krieger (guitar, b. 1946) and John Densmore (drums, b. 1944) History of band... The Doors
• Down is a Southern heavy metal band that was formed in 1994 and split up in 1996, then reformed in 2001. The bands current status is unknown with most of the members pursuing other projects. Down is made up of members from several bands, including Pantera, Superjoint Ritual, Corrosion... Down
• This article is about the country rock group called The Eagles. For other uses of the word, see Eagle (disambiguation). The Eagles are an American rock music group that originally came together in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. Their early music was a hybrid of country and bluegrass... The Eagles
• Missy Elliott on the cover of her album Miss E. So Addictive Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), formerly known as Missy Misdemeanor Elliott, is the first female hip hop superstar, known for a long series of hits including The Rain, Shes... Missy Elliott
• Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is a gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee. On January 3, 1987 she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Biography As a child, Franklin and her sisters, Carolyn... Aretha Franklin
• Stan Freberg (born August 7, 1926) is a voice actor and comedian. He was born in California. He began as a voice actor in a number of old-time radio shows. During the 1950s he made a name for himself writing and performing both original songs (Television) and parodies of... Stan Freberg
• Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer, songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Harris graduated high school as class valedictorian and won a dramatic scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was... Emmylou Harris
• Faster Pussycat was a Los Angeles hair metal band formed in the 1980s and named for the 1965 film Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Their first album, a self titled piece, was released in 1987. The band hit their high point in 1989 with their album, Wake Me When its... Faster Pussycat
• The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. Please see its entry on Wikipedia:Templates for deletion for comments and voting. Fleetwood Mac is a rock group led by Mick Fleetwood and John McVie (whose names partially form the groups name), who had... Fleetwood Mac
• Stan Freberg (born August 7, 1926) is a voice actor and comedian. He was born in California. He began as a voice actor in a number of old-time radio shows. During the 1950s he made a name for himself writing and performing both original songs (Television) and parodies of... Stan Freberg
• Glenn Frey is an American musician, and one of the founders of The Eagles. He was born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan. His first professional recording experience was playing acoustic guitar and backgrounds on Bob Segers Ramblin Gamblin Man (1968). Discography Albums 1982 No Fun Aloud #32 US... Glenn Frey
• Green Day is an American punk rock band consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (born Michael Pritchard), and Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III). At the age of 12, Tré Cool became a member of the band The Lookouts. Their album attracted some attention, and Tré began performing... Green Day
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born May 6, 1945) is a country singer, songwriter, recording artist and producer, currently living in Austin, Texas. Gilmore was born in Amarillo, Texas and raised in the West Texas town of Lubbock, Texas. His earliest musical influence was the honky tonk brand of country music that... Jimmie Dale Gilmore
• Drawing of Nancy Griffith on the cover of her album Flyer Nanci Griffith, born July 6, 1953, is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Texas. Her career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country and folk, and what she terms folkabilly. She won a 1994 Grammy Award for... Nanci Griffith
• The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c.1952. Left to right: Marshall Lytle, Johnny Grande, Bill Haley, Billy Williamson. Bill Haley and his Comets was a rock and roll band of the 50s led by guitarist Bill Haley, one of the earliest groups of white musicians to... Bill Haley and His Comets
• Sara Hickman (born March 1, 1963 in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter living in Austin, Texas. She is a guitar player and mother. She grew up in Houston, Texas, the daughter of artistic parents -- a mother who was a weaver, a father who was a painting professor... Sara Hickman
• Audrey Faith Perry known as Faith Hill was (born September 21, 1967) is an American country singer of the 1990s, known for her remarkable pop success as well as her much-publicized marriage to singer Tim McGraw. Hill was born in Jackson, Mississippi but was raised in Star, Mississippi and... Faith Hill
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• The Housemartins were a British indie rock band that was active in the 1980s. Often sarcastic and defiantly anti-establishment, they were fronted by Paul Heaton, who later formed The Beautiful South with Dave Hemingway. Other band members included Ted Key, who was eventually replaced by Norman Cook (the future... The Housemartins
• Huey Lewis & the News are a popular rock band from the 1980s. Their song The Power of Love was a #1 US hit and featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future, with which they also recorded the theme song Back In Time. The bands lead singer... Huey Lewis and the News
• James Ingram (*February 16, 1956, Akron, Ohio, USA) is an American soul musician, famous for his vocal performance. He is also a producer and songwriter. As a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and synthesizer, Ingram began his career in the 70s as part of the... James Ingram
• Colin James Munn (born August 17, 1964 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian musician that primarily plays blues and rock but also has released some Swing albums. While growing up, James taught guitar lessons on a local reserve and was also introduced to the sounds of Stevie Ray Vaughan by... Colin James
• Etta James (born January 25, 1938) is an American R&B and gospel singer. Born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles, California, she received her first professional vocal training at the age of 5, from James Earle Hines, musical director of the Echoes of Eden choir at St. Paul Baptist... Etta James
• Janes Addiction is an American band which began in the late 1980s, and returned in the early 2000s. The band was influenced by punk, Gothic rock, metal, funk, hard rock and psychedelic styles. History Formed out of the ashes of frontman Perry Farrells previous band, Psi-com, Jane... Jane's Addiction
• Ben Jelen
• Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music. As a guitarist, he built upon the innovations of blues stylists such as... The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Howard Jones (February 23, 1955 - ) is a British singer and songwriter. Originally from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, he now lives with his family in Maidenhead, England. He was born John Howard Jones on February 23, 1955. His birthplace was Southampton, England and he is the eldest of three boys. When... Howard Jones
• Quincy Jones (born March 14, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American record, television and film producer, musician and songwriter. Jones is especially well known for his work with Michael Jackson as the producer of Jacksons most famous albums (Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad). Jones got his start playing... Quincy Jones
• For the music video and film director, see Spike Jonze. The wilderness years Lindley Armstrong Spike Jones (December 14, 1911 - May 1, 1965) was a popular musician and comedian. He was born in Long Beach, California. His father was a Southern Pacific railroad agent. He got his nickname by being... Spike Jones
• Chaka Kan
• Ben E. King is the stage name of Benjamin Earl Nelson (born in 1938), an American soul and pop singer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of Stand by Me, a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986. He joined a doo wop group, the... Ben E. King
• The abbreviation LTD has several meanings: Long-term depression (neuroscience phenomenon) Limited company (British law) L.T.D. (AKA Love, Togetherness and Devotion) (1970s funk music group) Ford LTD (automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... LTD
• Tom Lehrer in 1960. Thomas Andrew (Tom) Lehrer (born April 9, 1928) is an American songwriter, satirist, pianist, mathematician, and singer. As a graduate student at Harvard University, he began to write comic songs to entertain his friends. Those songs later became The Physical Revue. Influenced mainly by the musical... Tom Lehrer
• Gordon Meredith Lightfoot CC(OC,CM),Oont (born November 17, 1939) is a Canadian folk singer, composer and lyricist. Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. He moved to Los Angeles, California during the 1950s where he studied at Hollywoods Westlake College of Music. He returned to Canada by... Gordon Lightfoot
• Lillix are a rock and roll girl group from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. The members include: guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin, older sister and keyboardist Lacey-Lee Evin and bassist Louise Burns as well as drummer Kim Urhahn. The former three do singing and songwriting for the band. Their debut album... Lillix (a Canadian girl group)
• Linkin Park is (left to right) Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Phoenix Farrell, Chester Bennington, Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon Linkin Park is a six-piece California nu metal band in the vein of Korn and Limp Bizkit. Band History The band saw its and first beginings in emcee/vocalist Mike... Linkin Park
• Madonna, Re-invention World Tour 2004 Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), simply known by the stage name Madonna, is a pop singer considered by many to be the queen of popular music. She has had a long career that has been marked by success and controversy. Biography... Madonna
• Miriam Makeba is a South African singer. In 1959 she was exiled because of her appearance in the anti-apartheid-movie Come Back Africa and spent 31 years away from home carrying the struggle against the racist system around the world with her music, before Nelson Mandela finally made her... Miriam Makeba
• Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley (October 17, 1968) is a Jamaican musician, the oldest son of Rita and Bob Marley. He learned how to play guitar and drums from his father, a legendary roots rock reggae singer. Ziggy was born David Marley but nicknamed in reference to British glam rocker David... Ziggy Marley
• Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 - December 25, 1995) was an American film actor and singer, crooner. Biography Born Dino Paul Crocetti into an Italian-American family in Steubenville, Ohio, he left school at age sixteen and had a variety of jobs including that of prizefighter before changing his name and... Dean Martin
• With his husky, soulful baritone, Michael McDonald (born February 12, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri) became one of the most distinctive and popular vocalists to emerge from the laid-back California pop/rock scene of the late 70s. McDonald found the middle ground between blue-eyed soul and smooth soft... Michael McDonald
• Maggie McNeal
• Sergio Mendes (born 11 February 1941) Brazilian musician. Born the son of a physician in Niterói, Brazil, Mendes attended the local conservatory with hopes of becoming a classical pianist. As his interest in jazz grew, he started playing in nightclubs in the late 1950s just as bossa nova, a... Sergio Mendes
• Natalie Merchant (born October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA) is a rock and roll musician. Merchant co-founded and sang in the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 (see 1981 in music) but left the band in 1993 (see 1993 in music) for a solo career. Her solo... Natalie Merchant
• Old logo as used in Master Of Puppets Metallica is an American heavy metal band active from the 1980s to the 2000s. After building a loyal following through its role in the development of thrash metal in the 1980s, Metallica successfully broadened its audience in the early 1990s. Accordingly, the... Metallica
• Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell, (born Roberta Joan Anderson, November 7, 1943, Fort Macleod, Alberta) is a Canadian musician and painter. Initially working in Toronto and western Canada, she was associated with the burgeoning folk music scene of the... Joni Mitchell
• Moby at NASA Rewind, a 2004 rave on Manhattan Island. Moby is an American electronic musician. Mobys real name is Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York City) - he takes his performing name from his relative Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick. Music career Arguably... Moby
• Van Morrison (b. George Ivan Morrison, August 31, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, occasional saxophone player, and exponent of so-called Celtic Soul. He was exposed to music from an early age, as his father collected American jazz albums, and his mother was... Van Morrison
• Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, Canadian singer_songwriter and occasional actress. Overview Alanis Morissettes 1995 international debut Jagged Little Pill became one of the most successful albums of all time. The raw intensity of the albums first single, You Oughta Know, led Morissette to be labeled... Alanis Morissette
• -1... Mötley Crüe
• Nada Surf is an alternative rock group formed in 1992. They are from New York and have released three albums since 1996. The band is best-known for the song, Popular from their 1996 album High/Low. The song reached #11 on the US Billboard Modern Rock chart and propelled... Nada Surf
• Me'shell Ndegeocello
• Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 - April 9, 1976) was a protest singer of the early 1960s, perhaps best known for his songs Power and Glory, There But for Fortune, Changes, When Im Gone, and I Aint Marching Anymore. He studied journalism at Ohio State University, but dropped... Phil Ochs
• Ol' Dirty Bastard
• For other uses of the name Pantera, see Pantera (disambiguation). Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. Band members Phil Anselmo - Vocals Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Abott aka, Diamond Darrell) - Guitars Vinnie Paul (Vincent Abott) - Drums Rex Brown (aka, Rexx Rocker) - Bass History Formed in 1983, Pantera... Pantera
• Laura Pausini on the cover of her 2004 album Resta in Ascolto Laura Pausini is an Italian-born international singer. She was born in Solarolo, Italy on May 16, 1974. She started to sing in local piano bars with her father when she was 8. She became famous on February... Laura Pausini
• Theodore DeReese (Teddy) Pendergrass, Sr. (born March 26, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soul singer. He was born to Ida Geraldine Epps and the late Jesse Pendergrass. Teddy has gotten his start singing gospel in the church, where he was ordained a minister at the age of 10... Teddy Pendergrass
• Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio comprised Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers. The group was created by producer Albert Goldman, who sought to create a folk supergroup by bringing together a... Peter, Paul & Mary
• Phish is not to be confused with Fish. For the computing term, see phishing. The official Phish logo. Phish, a US band, was formed in 1983 (1983 in music) at the University of Vermont by guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio, rhythm guitarist Jeff Holdsworth, bassist Mike Gordon, and drummer Jonathan Fishman... Phish
• This article is about the band named Pixies. For pixies of folklore, see pixie. The Pixies are a band which toured and recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s, then reunited in 2004 and began touring again. The bands lineup consists of Black Francis a.k.a. Frank... Pixies
• The Pogues were a popular Irish folk/punk band of the 1980s. They had a strong following, providing music which remains largely unique to this day. The Pogues were founded in London in 1982 as Pogue Mahone — pogue mahone being an anglicised version of the Irish póg mo... The Pogues
• The Pretenders are a New Wave and rock band, known best for innovative songwriting and charismatic performances by bandleader, guitarist, and vocalist Chrissie Hynde. Along with Hynde, the original band consisted of James Honeyman-Scott, Pete Farndon and Martin Chambers. Hynde was originally from Akron, Ohio, but moved to England... The Pretenders
• Prince changed his stage name into an unpronounceable symbol in 1993, but took up the name Prince again in 1999. Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson June 7, 1958) is a popular musician. His music has spanned myriad styles including funk, rhythm and blues, psychedelia and rock and roll. Many critics... Prince
• The Prodigy today. From left: Keith Flint, Liam Howlett and Maxim. The Prodigy is a British hard dance/rave act, consisting of Liam Howlett (Keyboards), Keith Flint (Dancer/Vocalist) and Maxim (Live MC). Leeroy Thornhill (Dancer) was also a member of the band from 1990 to 2000. A female dancer... The Prodigy
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Reporting briefs

S-1 amended 2005-04-07

• Page 11 - Income - Revenue for "Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2004" is in line with "Fiscal Years Ended November 30, 2000" revenue.
• 12 - Balance sheet - "Total debt (including current portion of long-term debt)" increased from $120 million at the end of 2003 to $2,262 million at the end of 2004. (see page F-4 "Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets" for a detailed balance sheet).

• 36 - The transacations - The Acquisition - On March 1, 2004, Acquisition Corp., an indirect subsidiary of Warner Music Group, acquired substantially all of Time Warner's music division. The initial purchase price for the Acquisition was $2.595 billion (subject to customary post-closing adjustments), consisting of $2.560 billion in cash and $35 million in non-cash consideration in the form of warrants issued to Historic TW.
• 36 - The transacations - The Original Financing and the Acquisition Corp. Refinancing - We financed the Acquisition, related fees and expenses and a portion of our identified restructuring costs through our Original Financing of (i) $1.15 billion of borrowings under the term loan portion of Acquisition Corp.'s senior secured credit facility, which, in addition to the term loan facility, includes a $250 million revolving credit facility, (ii) borrowings under a $500 million senior subordinated bridge loan facility and (iii) a $1.25 billion aggregate initial capital investment by the Investors. See "Description of Indebtedness."

• 104 - Industry overivew - Recorded Music - Recorded music is one of the primary mediums of entertainment for consumers worldwide and in 2004, generated $32.1 billion in retail sales.
• 107 - Industry overivew - Music Publishing - The worldwide music publishing market was estimated in a report published by Enders Analysis in April 2004 to have generated approximately $3.7 billion in revenues in 2003.

• F-4 - Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets - A comparison between November 30, 2003 and September 30, 2004 - Current liabilities increased from $1,645 million to $2,180 million largely due to a "Note payable to shareholders" on $342 million. Total long term liabilities increased from $1,252 million (2,897-1,645) to $2,630 million (4,810-2,180). Shareholders' equity decreased from $1,587 million to $280 million.

Glossary

Glossary and guide to reading its financial reporting

From S-1 SEC filing:

• Use of OIBDA - We evaluate our operating performance based on several factors, including our primary financial measure of operating income (loss) before non-cash depreciation of tangible assets, non-cash amortization of intangible assets and non-cash impairment charges to reduce the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets (which we refer to as "OIBDA"). We consider OIBDA to be an important indicator of the operational strengths and performance of our businesses, including the ability to provide cash flows to service debt. However, a limitation of the use of OIBDA as a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our businesses. Accordingly, OIBDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, operating income (loss), net income (loss) and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. - OIBDA (operating income before Depreciation is an estimate of the decrease in the value of an asset, caused by wear and tear or by obsolescence. The use of depreciation affects a companys (or an individuals) financial statements, and, in some countries, their taxes. In economics, depreciation is the decrease in value of... depreciation and Amortization is distribution of a single lump-sum cash flow into many smaller cash flow installments for easier repayment. Unlike other repayment models, each repayment installment consists of both principal and interest. Amortization are chiefly used in loan repayments and sinking funds. The payments are usually of equal amounts. In... amortization) is earings at the same level in the Elements of the income statement used in accounting are net income results from revenue, expense, gain, and loss transactions. Revenues Revenues - Inflows or other enhancements of assets of an entity or settlements of its liabilities during a period from delivering or producing goods, rendering services, or other activities that constitute... income statement as In accounting, EBITDA stands for Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization. Which as the name suggests is earnings excluding expenses from depreciation, amortization, interest, and taxes (earnings + ITDA), in the way the usually appear on the income statement, up to down. Its the operating income plus depreciation and... EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). OIBDA is the net income with expenses for income tax, interest income/expense, depreciation, amortization backed out.

See also

• The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. From a business perspective, many present labels are part of the Big Four record companies which hold over 75% of the market share. These are: Universal Music Group, which includes A&M, Decca/London, Deutsche Grammophon... List of record companies

External links

• WMG (http://www.wmg.com/)

Data

• Yahoo! - Warner Music Group Company Profile (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/103/103153.html)
• SEC filings (http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001319161&owner=exclude)