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, 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Macri Steven James 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] (Last) (First) (Middle) 75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA 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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 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 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)

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	02/21/2015	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	17,080	$ 9.14	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	12/14/2017	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	22,000	$ 6.34	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	08/14/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	175,000	$ 7.56	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Macri Steven James 75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	Â	  EVP, Chief Financial Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Trent Tappe as attorney-in-fact		09/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	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.

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