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.
Distributor
Los Angeles record label and distributor, a GoDigital Media Group subsidiary, with African deals including King98, D'Banj's catalogue and Soul HQ.
Publisher
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.
Label
Hip-hop and R&B label under Universal Music Group, active in Africa via the 2020 Def Jam Africa division and a 2022 joint venture with Lagos/UK-based NATIVE Records.
