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  • 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

    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
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    How the coronavirus is hitting capital markets and deals Premium

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

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  • 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
    Atlantic Records head 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

  • Monday, 15 July, 2019
    Warner Music buys label behind Mary Poppins stage show

    Music group expects new genres to boost revenue as they adopt streaming services

  • Friday, 22 March, 2019
    Streaming services
    Spotify enters licensing talks with music industry

    Universal, Sony and Warner control two-thirds of streaming service’s catalogue

  • Monday, 25 February, 2019
    Spotify Technology SA
    Spotify expansion hits snag with Warner Music suit in India

    Music group seeks injunction to stop Spotify from using copyrights from slew of artists

  • Monday, 17 September, 2018
    Media
    Warner Music buys merchandise retailer EMP for $180m

    World’s third largest record company seals its largest takeover in five years

  • Wednesday, 9 May, 2018
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    Exit music for a streaming service
  • Wednesday, 28 March, 2018
    Media
    Warner Music buys machine learning start-up Sodatone
  • Friday, 9 March, 2018
    Media
    Facebook strikes music deal with Warner

    Agreement is the latest in social media site’s push to compete with YouTube

  • Friday, 9 March, 2018
    Companies
    Facebook forges music deal with Warner

    Agreement to use music from artists such as Ed Sheeran is the latest as social media site seeks to compete with YouTube

  • Wednesday, 28 February, 2018
    Media
    Spotify files for unconventional IPO

    Direct listings value music streaming service at $19.7bn based on midpoint of share sales

  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2017
    Media
    Warner Music records second straight year of sales growth on streaming strength
  • Monday, 27 November, 2017
    Markets
    Fast Asia Open: Indonesia loan growth, S Korea manufacturing
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