Warner Music Group In The News

Megan Thee Stallion joins Weverse, as HYBE revamps superfan platform to include ‘advanced translation features’ for artist posts

Megan Thee Stallion becomes the latest superstar to join the platform

Josh Mateer promoted to Head of A&R for the UK and Europe at TikTok’s SoundOn

Exec joined TikTok in 2022

Warner Music to spotlight French-language artists via new Africa Francophone venture led by Marc-André Niang and Yoann Chapalain

New venture to spotlight talent from Francophone Africa

Carlyle-backed Litmus Music buys Randy Newman’s publishing, recorded music interests

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in today's announcement

Takeshi Okada appointed President and CEO of Warner Music Japan

Okada joins Warner Music from EMI Records Japan, where he served as Managing Director since 2018

Kids’ audio platform Yoto aims to double revenue with $15m funding package from HSBC

Company's Yoto Player smart speaker uses physical cards to play audio content

Rob Stringer talks Queen, Michael Jackson, and Pink Floyd deals – plus TikTok – at Bloomberg event

Stringer spoke to Lucas Shaw at Bloomberg's event in Los Angeles on Thursday

Warner Music Group acquires Amsterdam-based label Cloud 9 Recordings

Cloud 9 Co-founder Raymond van Vliet to remain as President of Cloud 9 Recordings