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This is a list of artists who have recorded for Warner Records (formerly Warner Bros. Records). A Division of Warner Music Group. Listed in parentheses are names of Warner-affiliated labels for which the artist recorded. Contents: Top. 0–9. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. 0-9 [ edit] 10cc (US)
Artists whose work has been produced by the Warner Music Group include: Contents. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X, Y, Z, #0-100. See also. Aaron Kwok - Hong Kong (1990-1995, moved to Philips Records from 1996 to 1999) Aaliyah (1996, via Atlantic Records) AB'S.
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- 1958–1963: Formation and Early Years
- Warner/Reprise 1963–1967
- 1967–1969: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
- 1969–1972: Kinney Takeover
- 1970–1979: The Ostin Era
- 1980–1988
- 1989–2004: The Time Warner Era
- 2004–2019: Warner Music Group
- 2019–Present: Warner Records
At the end of the silent movie period, Warner Bros. Pictures decided to expand into publishing and recording so that it could access low-cost music content for its films. In 1928, the studio acquired several smaller music publishing firms which included M. Witmark & Sons, Harms Inc., and a partial interest in New World Music Corp., and merged them ...
Warner Bros. returned to the record business on March 19, 1958, with the establishment of its own recording division, Warner Bros. Records. By this time, the established Hollywoodstudios were reeling from multiple challenges to their former dominance—the most notable being the introduction of television in the late 1940s. Legal changes also had a m...
In August 1963, Warner Bros. made a "rescue takeover" of Frank Sinatra's ailing Reprise Recordsas part of a deal to acquire Sinatra's services as a recording artist and as an actor for Warner Bros. Pictures. The total deal was valued at around US$10 million, and it gave Sinatra a one-third share in the combined record company and a seat on the Warn...
In November 1966 the entire Warner group was taken over by and merged with Seven Arts Productions, a New York-based company owned by Eliot Hyman. Seven Arts specialized in syndicating old movies and cartoons to TV, and had independently produced a number of significant feature films for other studios, including Stanley Kubrick's Lolita, as well as ...
In 1969, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts was taken over by the Kinney National Company, headed by New York businessman Steve J. Ross, who would successfully lead the Warner group of companies until his death in 1992. The US$400 million deal created a new conglomerate that combined the Warner film, television, recording, and music publishing divisions with ...
Beginning back in 1967 with the signing of the Grateful Dead, Warner Bros. Records and its affiliate labels steadily built up a diverse and prestigious lineup of rock and pop artists through the 1970s, and earning a strong reputation as an "artists first" record company. Under the guidance of Edward West, vice-president of Warner Bros. Records Inc ...
The 1980s was a period of unprecedented success for Warner Bros. Records. The golden decade began with the success of singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, whose self-titled debut album went to No. 6 in the US and produced four charting singles, including the No. 1 hit "Sailing". He also won five major categories at the 1981 Grammy Awards, becoming ...
In 1989 Time Inc. acquired Warner Communications and merged the two enterprises to create Time Warnerin a deal valued at US$14 billion. After a long period of relative stability that was notable in the cutthroat American music industry, the death of Steve Ross in late 1992 marked the start of a period of major upheaval at Warner Bros. Records. R.E....
In 2003, amid management disputes, sagging share prices and rising alarm about the impact of digital file sharing, Time Warner decided to unload its music operations. In March 2004, Time Warner's music assets were acquired by a private equity group headed by Thomas H. Lee Partners, Lexa Partners (led by Edgar Bronfman Jr., who put up US$150 million...
On May 28, 2019, the label announced that it had changed its name to Warner Records, and unveiled a new logo—replacing the Warner Bros. shield with a wordmark and black circle (both partially cut off at the bottom). WMG explained that the new logo was meant to resemble the Earth, a record, and the Sun, and had "artful simplicity and impactful typog...
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About Warner Records. Warner Bros. Records Inc. (simply known as Warner Records) is an American record label. Founded in March of 1958 for Tab Hunter, an actor under contract at Warner Bros ...
