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Warner Records Inc.

Based in
Los Angeles, United States
Website
warnerrecords.com

Warner Records Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated recorded-music subsidiary of Warner Music Group Corp. It appears by that exact name in Warner Music Group’s subsidiary list filed with the SEC. From April 2026 it replaced Sire Records in the phonogram credit on Omah Lay’s releases alongside Lagos label KeyQaad.

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EMPIRE

Independent US record label, distributor and publisher that entered Africa in 2022 through EMPIRE Africa, with offices in Lagos and Johannesburg.

San Francisco, United States empi.re

Publisher

Avex USA Publishing

Former Los Angeles publishing arm of Japan's Avex Inc., which signed Nigerian artist Victony to a joint-venture deal with Coup D'Etat Music in 2023 before folding into Avex Music Group in 2025.

Los Angeles, United States avex.com

Distributor

Cinq Music Group

Los Angeles record label and distributor, a GoDigital Media Group subsidiary, with African deals including King98, D'Banj's catalogue and Soul HQ.

Los Angeles, United States cinqmusic.com

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