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| 1958 | Warner Bros. Pictures establishes a record division to capitilize on the growing music industry |
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| 1960s | Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records is acquired along with Atlantic Records |
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| 1971 | After buying Warner Bros.-Seven Arts and Elektra Records, Kinney National consolidates all of its separate record labels into Warner-Elektra-Atlantic |
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| 1972 | Kinney National reincorporates as Warner Communications and buys out Asylum Records from David Geffen |
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| Mid 1970s | Warner Elektra Atlantic becomes the distributing label for Bearsville, DiscReet, and Island Records |
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| 1978 | WEA Manufacturing is formed to develop vinyl records and cassettes |
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| 1980s | Sire Records and Chappell & Co are acquired while Warner Elektra continues its global expansion |
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| 1991 | Time Warner, WEA's new parent company, rebrands Warner Elektra to Warner Music Group |
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| 1992 | Major deals are secured with Prince, Madonna, and Elton John |
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| Mid 1990s | Warner/Chappell solidifies itself as a major music publisher while Interscope Records is sold due to the Cop Killer controversy |
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| 2001 | The unsuccessful AOL Time Warner merger causes significant losses that lead to Warner Music Group's spinoff |
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| 2005 | After being acquired by investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner Music Group debuts on the New York Stock Exchange |
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| 2008 | With the decline of phsyical music, Warner Music Group transitioned towards digital music and worked with companies like YouTube and Spotify |
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| 2011 | Access Industries acquires Warner Music Group and takes it private |
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| 2019 | The expiration of Warner Music's license to use the Warner Bros. shield ends with Warner Bros. Records being rebranded as Warner Records |
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| 2020 | Access Industries allows Warner Music Group to trade publicly again on the Nasdaq stock exchange |
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