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    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Warner Music dodges ex-employee’s push for board seat under new SEC rules

      Former talent scout has sued company alleging culture of sexual harassment

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Media
      $500mn Pink Floyd song catalogue sale stalled by band infighting

      Auction process held back by disagreements over tax, deal structure and Roger Waters views on Ukraine war

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Warner Music names ex-YouTube executive Robert Kyncl as new chief

      Billionaire Leonard Blavatnik appoints tech industry veteran as record label seeks new revenue sources

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
      Media
      Warner Music and BMG battle it out for Pink Floyd’s back catalogue

      British rock band tests market appetite for deal that could top the reported $550mn paid for Bruce Springsteen’s songbook

    • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
      Spotify Technology SA
      India.Arie wants to leave Spotify but albums remain on the service

      Crisis over Joe Rogan’s podcast at streaming company gives music labels a difficult choice

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      Spotify Technology SA
      Neil Young threatens to pull songs from Spotify over Joe Rogan podcast

      Musician wants streaming platform to address ‘fake information’ on vaccines

    • Monday, 3 January, 2022
      Warner Music acquires David Bowie’s songbook for about $250m

      Mega-deal is latest in frenzy for music copyrights that have attracted billions of dollars

    • Thursday, 16 December, 2021
      Warner Music to buy record label 300 Entertainment for $400m

      Deal for group behind Megan Thee Stallion and Mary J Blige comes as industry revenues climb

    • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
      Warner Music in talks to purchase David Bowie’s songwriting catalogue

      Record label is raising $535m in debt to support music acquisitions

    • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
      Spotify Technology SA
      Music labels split over Spotify’s push to promote songs for lower royalties

      Executives complain new Discovery Mode is ‘payola’ but one Texas frontman sees it as the future

    • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
      Media
      David Guetta sells music catalogue in $100m deal

      DJ and producer is one of the youngest artists to cash in on soaring value of music rights

    • Monday, 22 March, 2021
      Warner Music signs fresh China licensing deal with Tencent

      US group to stream its songs in China as western record labels tap market following clampdown on piracy

    • Monday, 1 February, 2021
      Media
      Warner Music chief warns back catalogue gold rush could end in tears

      Rash of recent deals defy financial logic, says Steve Cooper

    • Thursday, 4 June, 2020
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      Pentagon v Trump, hydroxychloroquine, Warner Music

      US defence secretary Mark Esper breaks with Trump over sending troops to quell protests

    • Wednesday, 3 June, 2020
      Warner Music lands $1.9bn share sale for Blavatnik

      Strong reception for biggest US IPO this year values music group at $12.8bn

    • Wednesday, 3 June, 2020
      Warner Music delays IPO pricing on US protest fallout

      Listing coincided with music industry’s stand in solidarity with the black community

    • Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
      FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
      Warner Music’s worried about weakening cultural transmission

      What an IPO risk statement might tell us about the future of the music industry.

    • Tuesday, 26 May, 2020
      Lex
      Warner Music IPO: magnifying Len Premium content

      Listing will be music to billionaire’s ears who will maintain control via supervoting shares

    • Tuesday, 26 May, 2020
      Warner Music resumes flotation plans

      Offering would give group, whose artists include Ed Sheeran and Lizzo, valuation of up to $13.3bn

    • Wednesday, 4 March, 2020
      Due Diligence
      IPOs postponed and debt offerings shelved. Coronavirus-induced volatility is gumming up critical sources of capital Premium content

      Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

    • Saturday, 15 February, 2020
      FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
      Music titans tune into rising valuations

      Prospective listings from Warner and Universal arms will indicate industry’s worth 

    • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
      Media
      Vivendi considers floating Universal Music by 2023

      Label for artists such as Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish posts record annual profits 

    • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
      Len Blavatnik-backed Warner Music files for IPO

      Record label’s stable of stars includes Cardi B, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars

    • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
      Head of Atlantic Records resigns over ‘offensive’ Run DMC costume

      Ben Cook apologises for dressing up as a member of the hip hop group in 2012 birthday party

    • Monday, 15 July, 2019
      FT News Briefing podcast7 min listen
      IMF backs easing, Warner Music deal, bank earnings

      The acting IMF chief backs new monetary stimulus by the world’s top central banks

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