Warner Music Group (
WMG), also known as
Warner Music, is an American major global record company headquartered in New York City. The largest American-owned music conglomerate worldwide, it is one of the 'big three' recording companies (the third largest in the global music industry). The company operates some of the largest and most successful recording labels in the world, including its flagship labels
Warner Bros. Records,
Parlophone Records and
Atlantic Records. WMG also owns
Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's largest music-publishing companies.