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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Macri Steven James

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA

(Street)

NEW YORK

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/16/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Warner Music Group Corp. [ WMG ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Financial Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	02/21/2015	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	17,080	9.14	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	12/14/2017	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	22,000	6.34	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	08/14/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	175,000	7.56	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Macri's option is scheduled to become vested and exercisable in four equal installments on February 21, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 provided that Mr. Macri remains employed with the Company on each such date.

2. Mr. Macri's option is scheduled to become vested and exercisable in four equal installments on December 14, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 provided that Mr. Macri remains employed with the Company on each such date.

3. Mr. Macri's option is scheduled to become vested and exercisable in four equal installments on August 14, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 provided that Mr. Macri remains employed with the company on each such date.

	/s/ Trent Tappe as attorney-in-fact	09/19/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Warner Music Group Corp.

Power of Attorney
To Sign and File
Section 16 Reporting Forms

The undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints PAUL M. ROBINSON or TRENT N.
 TAPPE  and each of them,
 his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
 and agents, with full power to act without
 the others for him, and in his name, place and
stead, in any capacities, to sign and file
 on his behalf any and all Forms 3, 4 and 5
relating to equity securities of Warner
 Music Group Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), pursuant to the requirements
 of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Section 16"), hereby granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
 and each
of them, full power and authority to do
 and perform any and all acts and things requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the
 premises as fully and to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person,
 hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them,
 may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  This Power of Attorney, unless
 earlier revoked by the undersigned in
writing, shall be valid until the undersigned's
 reporting obligations under Section 16 with
 respect to equity securities of the
 Company shall cease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
 executed this Power of Attorney this
16th day of September, 16 2008.


		By:_/s/ Steve J. Macri
		Name:  Steve J. Macri