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{{Short description|Canadian division of Warner Music Group}}
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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name = Warner Music Canada
| name = Warner Music Canada
| image = Warner Music Canada Logo 2020.png
| image = Warner Music Canada logo.svg
| image_size = 240
| image_size = 240px
| image_alt = <!-- WP:ALT text describing the image -->
| image_alt = <!-- WP:ALT text describing the image -->
| caption = <!-- a caption for the image -->
| caption = Logo used since 2020.
| parent = [[Warner Music Group]]
| parent = [[Warner Music Group]]
| founded = {{start date|1967}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1967}}
| founder = <!-- name of founders, separate with commas or <br /> -->
| founder = <!-- name of founders, separate with commas or <br /> -->
| fate = <!-- explain the reason of the closing-->
| fate = <!-- explain the reason of the closing-->
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| genre = <!-- such as "[[World music|World]]" or "Various", separate with commas or <br /> -->
| genre = <!-- such as "[[World music|World]]" or "Various", separate with commas or <br /> -->
| country = [[Canada]]
| country = [[Canada]]
| location = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| location = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| url = {{URL|www.warnermusic.ca}}
| url = {{URL|www.warnermusic.ca}}
}}
}}


'''Warner Music Canada''' is the Canadian division of [[Warner Music Group]]. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7833929/warner-music-canada-celebrating-50th-anniversary-with-new-releases|title=Warner Music Canada Celebrating 50th Anniversary With New Releases, Playlists, Concerts and More|publisher=Billboard magazine|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref>
'''Warner Music Canada''' is the Canadian division of [[Warner Music Group]]. The label previously operated as WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (French: ''WEA Musique du Canada, Ltée''),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://federalcorporation.ca/corporation/641006 | title=WEA MUSIC OF CANADA, LTD. · WEA MUSIQUE DU CANADA, LTEE · 1810 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough, ON M1P 2J1 }}</ref> often shortened to WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7833929/warner-music-canada-celebrating-50th-anniversary-with-new-releases|title=Warner Music Canada Celebrating 50th Anniversary With New Releases, Playlists, Concerts and More|publisher=Billboard magazine|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref>


==Current artist roster==
==Current artist roster==
This list is for artists signed directly to Warner Music Canada.
This list is for artists signed directly to Warner Music Canada.
*[[54-40]]
*[[54-40 (band)|54-40]]
*[[Big Wreck]]
*[[Big Wreck]]
*[[Billy Talent]]
*[[Billy Talent]]
*[[Blue Rodeo]]
*[[Blue Rodeo]]
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*[[Brett Kissel]]
*[[Buck 65]]
*[[Buck 65]]
*[[Aviva Mongillo|Carys]]
*[[Aviva Mongillo|Carys]]
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*[[Divine Brown]]
*[[Divine Brown]]
*[[Eleven Past One]]
*[[Eleven Past One]]
*[[Lindsay Ell]]
*[[Great Big Sea]]
*[[Great Big Sea]]
*[[Greg Keelor]]
*[[Greg Keelor]]
*[[Hot Hot Heat]]
*[[Hot Hot Heat]]
*[[Meaghan Smith]]
*[[Meaghan Smith]]
*[[Meghan Patrick]]
*Modern Space
*Modern Space
*[[Russell Peters]]
*[[Myles Castello]]
*[[Scott Helman]]
*[[Scott Helman]]
*[[Spirit of the West]]
*[[Spirit of the West]]
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*[[High Valley]] (Warner Music Nashville)
*[[High Valley]] (Warner Music Nashville)
*[[k.d. lang]] ([[Nonesuch Records]]) (previously on Sire and Warner Bros.)
*[[k.d. lang]] ([[Nonesuch Records]]) (previously on Sire and Warner Bros.)
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*[[Avril Lavigne]] ([[DTA Records]]), ([[Elektra Records]])
*[[Robyn Ottolini]] (Warner Music Nashville)
*[[Robyn Ottolini]] (Warner Music Nashville)
*[[Daniel Powter]] ([[Warner Bros. Records]])
*[[Daniel Powter]] ([[Warner Records]])
*[[Rush (band)|Rush]] (Roadrunner Records, previously on Atlantic) (new US LPs imported into Canada under licence)
*[[Rush (band)|Rush]] (Roadrunner Records, previously on Atlantic) (new US or EU LPs imported into Canada under licence)
*[[Simple Plan]] ([[Atlantic Records]])
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*[[Tegan and Sara]] ([[EastWest Records|EastWest]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]])
*[[Neil Young]] (Reprise Records)
*[[Neil Young]] (Reprise Records)


==Canadian artists formerly signed to Warner Music Group==
==Canadian artists formerly signed to Warner Music Group==
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*[[Amanda Stott]] (Warner Music Canada)
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*[[Barenaked Ladies]] (Reprise)
*[[Bif Naked]] (Lava/Atlantic [outside Canada]/Warner Music Canada)
*[[Leonard Cohen]] (Warner Bros.)
*[[Victoria Duffield]] (Warner Music Canada)
*[[Flashlight Brown]] (Hollywood [outside canada]/Union 2112)
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*[[Matthew Good]] (Warner Music Canada)
*[[Lawrence Gowan|Gowan]] (Anthem/Atlantic) (outside Canada)
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*[[Brett Kissel]] (Warner Music Canada)
*[[Honeymoon Suite]] (WEA)
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*[[Hot Hot Heat]] (Sire)
*[[Gordon Lightfoot]] (Reprise/Warner Bros./Warner Music Canada)
*[[Lisa Lougheed]] (WEA)
*[[Alanis Morissette]] (Maverick/Reprise)
*[[Alanis Morissette]] (Maverick/Reprise)
*[[Joni Mitchell]] (Asylum/Reprise)
*[[Joni Mitchell]] (Asylum/Reprise)
*[[Gordon Lightfoot]] (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
*[[Moxy Fruvous]] (Warner Music Canada)
*[[Leonard Cohen]] (Warner Bros.)
*[[Meghan Patrick]] (Warner Music Canada)
*[[Honeymoon Suite]] (WEA)
*[[Alannah Myles]] (Atlantic)
*[[One to One (band)|One To One]] (Bonaire/WEA)
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*[[Barenaked Ladies]] (Reprise)
*[[Robbie Robertson]] (Warner Bros.)
*[[Robbie Robertson]] (Warner Bros.)
*[[Alannah Myles]] (Atlantic)
*[[Lorraine Segato]] (WEA)
*[[Bif Naked]] (Lava/Atlantic [outside Canada]/Warner Music Canada)
*[[Simple Plan]] ([[Atlantic Records]])
*[[Tamia]] (Qwest/Warner Bros./Elektra)
*[[Tamia]] (Qwest/Warner Bros./Elektra)
*[[Tegan and Sara]] (Sire/Warner Records)
*[[The Tragically Hip]] (Sire) (US)
*[[The Tragically Hip]] (Sire) (US)
*[[Lawrence Gowan|Gowan]] (Anthem/Atlantic) (outside Canada)
*[[The Washboard Union]] (Warner Music Canada)
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*[[Victoria Duffield]] (Warner Music Canada)
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*[[Hot Hot Heat]] (Sire)
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*[[Matthew Good]]


==Affiliated labels==
==Affiliated labels==
* [[6ixBuzz Entertainment]]<ref>https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/killy-houdini-vvs</ref> (2020–present)
* [[6ixBuzz Entertainment]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/killy-houdini-vvs|title = KILLY & Houdini Connect for Splashy New Single "VV's"|website = [[Complex Networks]]}}</ref> (2020–present)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 16 February 2024

Warner Music Canada
Logo used since 2020.
Parent companyWarner Music Group
Founded1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Country of originCanada
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Official websitewww.warnermusic.ca

Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (French: WEA Musique du Canada, Ltée),[1] often shortened to WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd.[2]

Current artist roster

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This list is for artists signed directly to Warner Music Canada.

Canadian artists on Warner Music Group affiliates

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This list is for Canadian artists currently signed to other Warner Music Group affiliates based outside of Canada.

Canadian artists formerly signed to Warner Music Group

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Affiliated labels

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References

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  1. ^ "WEA MUSIC OF CANADA, LTD. · WEA MUSIQUE DU CANADA, LTEE · 1810 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough, ON M1P 2J1".
  2. ^ "Warner Music Canada Celebrating 50th Anniversary With New Releases, Playlists, Concerts and More". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ "KILLY & Houdini Connect for Splashy New Single "VV's"". Complex Networks.
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