Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Cohen Lyor
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Warner Music Group Corp. [WMG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, Rec. Music - North Am.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2008
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 (1) (2) 03/15/2008   A   1,750,000 A $ 5.29 3,421,102 (3) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 5.29 03/15/2008   A   1,500,000     (4) 03/15/2018 Common Stock, par value $0.001 1,500,000 $ 0 1,500,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Cohen Lyor
C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP.
75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10019
      CEO, Rec. Music - North Am.  

Signatures

 /s/ Trent N. Tappe as attorney-in-fact   03/18/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents Common Stock granted pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2008. The shares of restricted stock generally vest based on a double trigger that includes achievement of both service and performance criteria (each, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting dates). The time vesting criteria is in increments of 20% on the first five anniversaries of the date of grant, March 15, 2008. The performance criteria is as follows: 413,666 shares, upon WMG achieving an average closing stock price of at least $10.00 per share over 60 consecutive trading days; (Continued in Footnote 2)
(2) 413,667 shares, upon WMG achieving an average closing stock price of at least $13.00 per share over 60 consecutive trading days; 413,667 shares, upon WMG achieving an average closing stock price of at least $17.00 per share over 60 consecutive trading days; and 509,000 shares, upon WMG achieving an average closing stock price of at least $20.00 per share over 60 consecutive trading days.
(3) Total reflects 0.2286 fractional shares cancelled upon vesting of restricted stock.
(4) This option becomes exercisable in increments of 20% on the first five anniversaries of the date of grant, March 15, 2008.

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