Warner Music Group

High school (ages 12+)
History

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/warner-music-group

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the corporate headquarters?New York City, New York, USA
2. What is the year of initial divestiture from time warner?2004
3. Why did Warner Music Group separate from Time Warner in 2004?Time Warner had a lot of debt and sold Warner Music Group to private investors. This let Warner Music Group focus only on music.
4. How many times has Warner Music Group been a public company?It first sold shares in 2005, became private again in 2011, and sold shares again in 2020.

Divestiture: The act of selling off a part of a company or subsidiary.
Initial Public Offering (IPO): The first time a company offers its shares to the public on a stock exchange.
Privatization: The process of a company changing from being publicly traded to being privately owned.
Music Publishing: The business of managing the copyrights of musical compositions and licensing them for use.