Legendary Warner Bros. Records Exec Mo Ostin Dead at 95

Warner Mo Ostin

Photo Credit: Warner Records Archives Legendary Warner Bros. Records music executive Mo Ostin has died. He was 95. The music industry is now bidding farewell to a legendary label executive. After a long-and-storied career that […]

Warner Music Adopts SoundCloud Fan-Powered Royalty Model

SoundCloud and Twitch

Photo Credit: SoundCloud About three months after celebrating the anniversary of its fan-powered royalty model, SoundCloud has officially inked a global licensing deal with Warner Music Group. Under the pact, WMG will become the first […]

Warner Music, Crush Music Invest in Metaverse Startup Authentic Artists

Warner Music Authentic Artists

Photo Credit: Authentic Artists San Francisco-based startup Authentic Artists has closed a strategic funding round. Warner Music and Crush Music were among the participants. Authentic Artists says the funding round will help accelerate the development […]

Warner Chappell Announces Music Publishing Partnership with HartBeat

Warner Chappell Music HartBeat Music Publishing Partnership

Photo Credit: Trever Statz Warner Chappell Music has announced a music publishing partnership with Kevin Hart’s HARTBEAT. The first of its kin partnership will see WCM administering all music composition rights for the media company […]

Pink Floyd Reportedly Fields Catalog Bids From BMG and Warner Music

Pink Floyd Reportedly Fields Catalog Bids From BMG and Warner Music

Pink Floyd performing live in 1973. Photo Credit: Erik Calonius Earlier this week, reports suggested that Pink Floyd was considering selling its catalog following blockbuster deals involving the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. […]

Warner Music Spain and Warner Chappell Music Unveil ‘The Music Station’

Warner Music Spain

Photo Credit: Warner Music Spain Warner Music Spain and Warner Chappell Music unveiled The Music Station, their new creative hub in Madrid. Featuring first-class recording studios, the facility aims to satisfy the creative and technical […]

Warner Music Group Launches Podcast Network – Interval Presents

Warner Music Group podcast network Interval Presents

Photo Credit: Allan Coye (Pictured) / Peter Hurley Photography Warner Music Group is launching an in-house podcast network called Interval Presents. Here’s what you should know. Warner says the podcast network will produce multi-format, culture-forward […]

Warner Music Group Partners With ‘Digital Mementos’ Startup POAP

Warner Music Group Partners With 'Digital Mementos' Startup POAP

Warner Music Group (WMG) and POAP Inc., a “leading Web3 protocol” and creator of “digital mementos,” have officially inked a partnership agreement. The Big Three record label and the four-year-old startup unveiled their “first-ever” pact […]

J.J. Abrams and Warner Bros. to Produce Live-Action ‘Hot Wheels’ Film

J.J. Abrams and Warner Bros. to Produce Live-Action ‘Hot Wheels’ Film

J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has partnered with Mattel Films and Warner Bros. to produce a live-action movie adaptation of the popular toy brand Hot Wheels, Variety reports.  A press release from Mattel and Warner Bros. […]

Big challenges faces new boss of Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. studio's iconic water tower at its Burbank lot. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Discovery Inc. Chief Executive David Zaslav revealed his penchant for Hollywood nostalgia two years ago, buying the Beverly Hills home of the late movie producer Robert Evans. There, Evans green-lit such classics as “The Godfather” […]

Warner Music Group Canada Moves to New Location in Downtown Toronto

Warner Music Group Canada

Photo Credit: Warner Music Group Warner Music Group has announced it is moving its Canadian businesses to a new location in downtown Toronto. Warner Music Group Canada is moving its businesses to The Well, a […]

Warner Bros. Holds Emergency Meeting About Ezra Miller’s Future

Warner Bros. Holds Emergency Meeting About Ezra Miller's Future

Warner Bros. Ezra Miller stars as Barry Allen/The Flash in Warner Bros’ DC Extended Universe. The 29-year-old actor has gotten into some serious trouble in recent weeks. Warner Bros. execs reportedly held an emergency meeting […]