Warner Music Group & MQA Enter Long-Term Licensing Deal

May 6, 2016

Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced a long-term licensing deal with

music technology specialists MQA. The agreement – the first between MQA and any major music

company – will significantly increase music fans’ access to hi-resolution music globally. The agreement

paves the way for recordings from WMG’s diverse roster of acclaimed artists and its world-renowned

catalogue to be made available in studio master quality through MQA distributors.

MQA is a revolutionary technology, which delivers master quality audio in a file small enough to stream or

download. By delivering the sound of the studio masters from WMG’s iconic labels, MQA will enable the

listener to step into the magic of the artists’ original performances. MQA music is currently available via

High Res Audio, Onkyo Music, e-Onkyo, 7digital, 2L and Technics Tracks. Over the coming months, MQA

will expand to more streaming platforms and into download stores worldwide.

Bob Stuart, Creator of MQA, commented: “This collaboration is a giant step forward for MQA and music

fans everywhere. We have been working tirelessly to ensure labels, studios, artists, services and playback

partners understand the potential of our technology and the responses have been overwhelming. MQA is

about bringing the most authentic sound to music lovers all over the world and WMG is our first major

partner to help drive this mission forward.”

Craig Kallman, Chairman & CEO of WMG’s Atlantic Records division, noted: “The digital music era has

been all about convenience. It is fantastic that we can listen to virtually any song, anywhere, any time. In

that process, however, convenience has trumped sound quality, and we have gotten further away from the

sound that artists work so hard to create. MQA makes hi-resolution music easy to stream or download to

any device. Music fans will love it when they hear it, and WMG is thrilled to be partnering with MQA to take

the next step in bringing hi-resolution music to consumers across the globe.”

ABOUT MQA

Using pioneering scientific research into how people hear, the MQA team has created a technology that

captures the full magic of an original studio performance. MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is a

revolutionary end-to-end technology that delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to

stream or download. MQA is also backward compatible, so you can play MQA music on any device – the

days of sacrificing quality for convenience are finally over. MQA is a UK-based private company.