WWE Music Group
| WWE Music Publishing, Inc. | |
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| Parent company | WWE |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Vince McMahon |
| Distributor(s) |
Sony Music Entertainment (2003–2013) Warner Music Group (2013–present) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | 780 Third Avenue, 5th Floor New York City, New York 10017 United States |
| Official website | wwe.com/inside/wwemusic |
WWE Music Publishing, Inc.;operating publicly as WWE Music Group, is an American record label funded and operated by WWE. It was manufactured and co-marketed by Columbia Records and was distributed by Sony Music Entertainment until 2013 when the distribution moved to Warner Music Group. The label specializes in compilation albums of the WWE wrestlers' entrance themes, often by contributing performing artists, but also releases titles that have been actually performed by the wrestlers themselves, including the various-artists album WWE Originals and John Cena's You Can't See Me.
Historically, most WWE entrance themes have been created by Jim Johnston since the 1980s, while in recent times, themes have been written or performed by John Alicastro and Mike Lauri, known collectively as CFO$. The label is currently under the management of Neil Lawi.
The series of World Wrestling Federation (WWF) produced albums began in 1985 with The Wrestling Album. The album contained the song "Land of a Thousand Dances", recorded by a majority of the WWF roster at the time (including Roddy Piper, Jesse Ventura, and Randy Savage). The locker room would later reconvene for the song's music video.
Later in 1993, WrestleMania: The Album was released, but it failed to chart on the Billboard 200. By 2002, however, it had sold a total of 91,000 copies.
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