HANNAH KARP APPOINTED EVP & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR WARNER MUSIC GROUP
Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) named Hannah Karp as EVP & Chief Communications Officer, effective January 26, 2026.
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Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) named Hannah Karp as EVP & Chief Communications Officer, effective January 26, 2026. Karp joins the executive leadership team and will report to CEO Robert Kyncl. She will lead global communications, brand marketing, internal and external messaging, philanthropic efforts, and special events across WMG's portfolio.
Karp spent a decade at Billboard, most recently as Editor-in-Chief, and previously worked 13 years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal. She holds a BA in economics from Duke University and a master’s from the Medill School of Journalism.
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- Effective date confirmed as January 26, 2026
- Leadership role: will lead global communications and brand marketing
- Relevant experience: 10 years at Billboard and 13 years at The Wall Street Journal
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News Market Reaction – WMG
On Jan 20, the day this news came out, WMG closed 2.26% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Jan 20 session.
Key Figures
- Share price
- $30.59
- Pre-news price for WMG
- 1-day move
- -0.94%
- Price change over prior 24 hours
- 52-week high
- $36.64
- WMG 52-week high level
- Q4 2025 revenue
- $1.868B
- Fiscal Q4 2025, +15% YoY
- FY 2025 revenue
- $6.707B
- Full year ended Sept 30, 2025
- FY 2025 net income
- $370M
- Full year 2025, -23% vs prior year
- FY 2025 Adjusted EBITDA
- $1.752B
- Adjusted EBITDA, ~26% margin
- Recorded Music revenue
- $5.408B
- Fiscal 2025 segment revenue (81% of total)
Historical Context
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Scheduled Q1 FY26 results release and conference call details.
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Industry-wide live music emissions study with multiple partners.
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Licensed AI music partnership with Suno and litigation settlement.
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Q4 and full-year 2025 results with revenue growth and lower net income.
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Licensed AI music creation collaboration and litigation resolution with Udio.
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Accomplished Journalist and former 'Billboard' Editor-in-Chief Joins WMG's Executive Leadership Team
Karp will spearhead WMG's global communications and brand marketing strategies, ensuring a unified approach across its diverse portfolio of businesses. In addition to managing all internal and external messaging, Karp will oversee the company's philanthropic efforts and special events.
Kyncl said: "Hannah's expert insights, sharp instincts, and innovative approach to storytelling make her the ideal leader to help shape and communicate our future-focused vision during a time of rapid and dynamic evolution. She is widely respected across the business and creative communities, bringing invaluable relationships and a broad perspective shaped by over two decades at the center of the music and media conversation. We're very happy to welcome her to WMG."
Karp joined Billboard in 2017 as News Director before being elevated to Editor-in-Chief the following year. She oversaw all editorial content across the publication's digital, social, and print platforms, serving a fast-growing global audience of music fans, creators, and industry professionals. She previously spent 13 years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered the music industry as well as beats ranging from sports and travel to the economy, following stints in
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About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group (WMG) brings together artists, songwriters, entrepreneurs, and technology that are moving entertainment culture across the globe. Operating in more than 70 countries through a network of affiliates and licensees, WMG's Recorded Music division includes renowned labels such as 10K Projects, 300 Entertainment, Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, EastWest, Elektra, Erato, First Night, Fueled By Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin', Warner Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Records Nashville. WMG's music publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, has a catalog of over one million copyrights spanning every musical genre, from the standards of the Great American Songbook to the biggest hits of the 21st century. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. Follow WMG on Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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