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Warner Music Group posted a 9% increase in revenue to $1.68bn in Q3 2025

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Warner Music Group's ​total revenue increased 9%​ to $1.689 billion during the ​company's third-quarter​ of its fiscal year, ending June 30, 2025​. Operating income dropped from $207m to $169m year-on-year, with net losses of $16m​compared to a net income of $141​m in the prior-year quarter.
​The increase in total revenue was ​m​ainly driven ​by digital income in both Recorded Music and Music Publishing, as well as higher Recorded Music artist services and expanded-rights and...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Jeff Sosnow promoted to President of Warner Records Group’s Reprise Records

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Warner Records Group has promoted Jeff Sosnow to President of Reprise Records, in addition to his role as EVP of A&R for Warner Records. He will remain based in Los Angeles and report to Aaron Bay-Schuck, Co-Chairman and CEO of Warner Records Group.
In this expanded remit, Sosnow will "oversee the next chapter of Reprise — one of the most storied and artist-centered imprints in modern music — while continuing to guide A&R strategy for Warner Records," said Warner Music Group in a statem...

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Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Tooth & Nail Publishing sign Max McNown to a global publishing agreement

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Sony Music Publishing Nashville has signed Nashville-based rising artist and songwriter Max McNown to a worldwide publishing deal in partnership with Tooth & Nail Publishing.
McNown's breakout single 'A Lot More Free' became a viral success, and was followed by the albums 'Wandering' (2024) and 'Night Diving' (2025), released through Fugitive Recordings, The Orchard and Columbia Records, featuring tracks such as 'Better Me for You (Brown Eyes)', as well as collaborations like 'Turned Into M...

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Craig Kallman promoted to the position of Chief Music Officer at Warner Music Group

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Warner Music Group has elevated music executive Craig Kallman to the new position of Chief Music Officer for the company. Based in New York, Kallman will report directly to WMG’s CEO Robert Kyncl.
Kallman was Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records, where he spent the past 35 years, before becoming Chief Music Officer of Atlantic Music Group in October 2024. In this new role, Kallman will "provide his deep A&R expertise across WMG’s artist roster and label group globally," according to a statem...

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