Warner Music Group In The News

Roger De Graaf, co-founder of Spinnin’ Records, steps down as President of Warner-owned dance label after 25 years

Label was acquired by Warner in 2017 in a deal worth over $100 million

Deezer reports 11% revenue growth for calendar Q3

The company attributes its revenue growth to new partnerships and subscription price hikes

Music AI startup Hook inks content deal with Glassnote Records

Hook enables users to create authorized remixes and mashups using licensed music

Daniel Lang elevated to SVP, Global Society Relations and Digital Rights at Warner Chappell Music

The appointment expands Lang's responsibilities to include oversight of US collection societies

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