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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-000656
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220103

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Warner Music Group Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001319161
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES [7900]
		IRS NUMBER:				134271875
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-258592
		FILM NUMBER:		22502683

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1633 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-275-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1633 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WMG Parent Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050228

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Warner Music Group Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001319161
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES [7900]
		IRS NUMBER:				134271875
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1633 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-275-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1633 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WMG Parent Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050228
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-258592</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Dated January&nbsp;3, 2022 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Warner Music Group
Announces Sale of 8,562,500 Shares of Common Stock by Affiliates of Access Industries </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY, January&nbsp;3, 2022 &#150; Warner Music Group Corp.
(the &#147;Company&#148;) (Nasdaq: WMG) today announced the sale of an aggregate of 8,562,500 shares of the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock (the &#147;Offering&#148;) by affiliates of Access Industries, LLC (the &#147;Selling
Stockholders&#148;) to Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, as the sole underwriter in the registered public offering of those shares. The Selling Stockholders are selling all of the shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock in the Offering, and the Company
will not receive any proceeds from the Offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC proposes to offer for sale the shares of common stock from time to
time in one or more transactions on Nasdaq, in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market, through negotiated transactions or otherwise at a fixed price or prices, which may be
changed, subject to receipt and acceptance by it and subject to its right to reject any order in whole or in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s effective
registration statement, including a prospectus, relating to the offering was previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). Investors should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other
documents the Company has filed with the SEC before investing for more complete information about the Company and this offering. These documents are available for free by searching for the Company&#146;s public filings on the SEC&#146;s website at
www.sec.gov, or by visiting the Company&#146;s website at https://investors.wmg.com/. Alternatively, copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement, when available, may be obtained from Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus
Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to
buy the shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration and
qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Warner Music Group </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With a legacy extending back over 200 years, Warner Music Group today is home to an unparalleled family of creative artists, songwriters, and companies that
are moving culture across the globe. At the core of Warner Music Group&#146;s Recorded Music division are four of the most iconic companies in history: Atlantic, Elektra, Parlophone and Warner Records. They are joined by renowned labels such as
Asylum, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Erato, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, </P>
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Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin&#146; Records, Warner Classics and Warner Music Nashville. Warner Chappell Music&#151;which traces its origins back to the founding of Chappell&nbsp;&amp; Company in
1811&#151;is one of the world&#146;s leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights spanning every musical genre from the standards of the Great American Songbook to the biggest hits of the 21st century. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication includes
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding
expectations as to the closing of the Offering. The forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in the forward-looking statements. More
information about Warner Music Group and other risks related to Warner Music Group are detailed in Warner Music Group&#146;s most recent annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and its quarterly reports on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> and current reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> as filed with the SEC. Warner Music Group does not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking statements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional factors that may affect future results and conditions are described in Warner Music Group&#146;s filings with the SEC, which are available at the
SEC&#146;s web site at www.sec.gov. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Media Contact: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James Steven </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James.Steven@wmg.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investor Relations Contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kareem Chin </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kareem.Chin@wmg.com </P>
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