With a major acquisition and an investment this week, the K-pop powerhouse is further diversifying and establishing itself on the world stage.
Members of the rock group Weimar, who perform behind masks, have fascist-sounding lyrics and are thought to have anti-Semitic backgrounds.
Under the partnership, Khaled will serve as global creative consultant to Def Jam and UMG.
On an earnings call, Kyncl addressed the future of both Warner and the business at large, commenting on AI, subscription streaming and TikTok.
The rapper is set to drop a new album in May.
WMG's net income was off 34% compared to the year-ago quarter, which had an extra week.
The label that developed Migos, Lil Baby and others will now fall under HYBE America and the leadership of CEO Scooter Braun.
Bardin arrives from Celonis, but previously spent 16 years at Google and YouTube.
The event, which features performances from many of the label's emerging artists, also featured trailers for documentaries on Donna Summer, Paul McCartney and Jon Batiste.
The Berlin-based label signed Freeze Corleone knowing UMG had dropped him, making a deal with him to keep it hidden.
