Type: Private
On the web: http://www.wmg.com
Employees: 3,700
Employee growth: 8.8%

These records were made to be listened to, not broken. Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the world's largest recording companies, ranking #3 in terms of US market share (behind Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment). It operates through two businesses: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. Its Recorded Music catalog includes best-selling albums The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 and Led Zeppelin IV. Its Music Publishing business holds more than one million copyrights from some 65,000 songwriters. In mid-2011, WMG was acquired by Access Industries.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending September, 2010:
Sales: $2,984.0M
One year growth: (6.0%)
Net income: ($143.0)M

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Edgar M. Bronfman Jr.
Vice Chairman, Strategy and Operations: Michael D. Fleisher
EVP and Chief Communications Officer: Will Tanous

Competitors:
EMI Group
Sony Music
Universal Music Group

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