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  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Media
    Warner Music and BMG battle it out for Pink Floyd’s back catalogue

    British rock band tests market appetite for deal that could top the reported $550mn paid for Bruce Springsteen’s songbook

  • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
    Spotify Technology SA
    India.Arie wants to leave Spotify but albums remain on the service

    Crisis over Joe Rogan’s podcast at streaming company gives music labels a difficult choice

  • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
    Spotify Technology SA
    Neil Young threatens to pull songs from Spotify over Joe Rogan podcast

    Musician wants streaming platform to address ‘fake information’ on vaccines

  • Monday, 3 January, 2022
    Warner Music acquires David Bowie’s songbook for about $250m

    Mega-deal is latest in frenzy for music copyrights that have attracted billions of dollars

  • Thursday, 16 December, 2021
    Warner Music to buy record label 300 Entertainment for $400m

    Deal for group behind Megan Thee Stallion and Mary J Blige comes as industry revenues climb

  • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
    Warner Music in talks to purchase David Bowie’s songwriting catalogue

    Record label is raising $535m in debt to support music acquisitions

  • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
    Spotify Technology SA
    Music labels split over Spotify’s push to promote songs for lower royalties

    Executives complain new Discovery Mode is ‘payola’ but one Texas frontman sees it as the future

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    Media
    David Guetta sells music catalogue in $100m deal

    DJ and producer is one of the youngest artists to cash in on soaring value of music rights

  • 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 content

    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
    Due Diligence
    IPOs postponed and debt offerings shelved. Coronavirus-induced volatility is gumming up critical sources of capital Premium content

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

  • 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
    Head of Atlantic Records 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 Les Misérables and Mary Poppins

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

  • Friday, 22 March, 2019
    Streaming services
    Spotify enters high-stakes 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

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