WMG'S ARTS MUSIC TOYS WITH MATTEL

Warner Music Group’s Arts Music division is now the sole distributor of Mattel’s current catalog of more than 1,000 songs from brands such as Barbie, Thomas & Friends and and Fisher-Price.

Arts Music and Mattel will make hundreds of never-before-released songs from its catalog available for the first time and will collaborate on the creation and distribution of new music including the upcoming Thomas & Friends’ birthday album, which will launch on digital streaming services on 5/8.

“Arts Music has been steadily building a powerful repertoire of family-friendly material over the last few years and adding Mattel to our offering absolutely takes it to a new level,” said Arts Music President Kevin Gore. “Mattel’s iconic brands have been bringing joy to children around the world since its founding 75 years ago, and we are honored that they’ve trusted our team as the exclusive stewards of their musical enterprises.”

“Music is an important part of Mattel’s DNA, and has been integral to our brands’ ability to connect with children of all ages to help them learn and grow,” said

Fred Soulie, Mattel’s Senior Vice President, Content Distribution and Business Development, noted “their significant expertise in nurturing music creation across genres will enable us to significantly expand our catalog with new music for generations of children to come.”

Arts Music will partner with WMG’s ADA Worldwide for global distribution.