Warner Music to lay off 10% of workforce as part of restructuring plan
WMGWarner Music(WMG) Market Watch·2024-02-08 07:25

Warner Music Group Corp. is planning to lay off about 600 employees, or around 10% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan aimed at freeing up more cash to invest in music and boost growth. Warner WMG, -0.58% said in a filing late Wednesday that it expects the plan to generate a cost savings of about $200 million on an annualized basis by the end of fiscal 2025. The company joins Snapchat’s parent Snap Inc. SNAP, -34.61%, Wayfair Inc. W, -1.84%, and Okta Inc. OKTA, +2.08% in announcing recent work ...