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HYBE and Chairman Bang Si-hyuk under investigation by South Korea’s financial regulator over ‘secret’ shareholder contracts in IPO (report)
HYBE allegedly made a nearly $340 million profit off an agreement with private equity firms that was apparently not disclosed ...
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Jay Mehta talks Warner Music’s M&A strategy in South Asia and how India is going to produce ‘the next big global wave for music.’
MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the most influential industry figures ...
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Lunar Client partners with STYNGR to bring licensed music to Minecraft
Through the Lunar Client Launcher, players will be able to stream music from major labels directly within Minecraft.
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Fortnite’s ‘Remix: The Finale’ concert draws over 14M players, breaking records
Fortnite has set a new milestone, drawing 14.3 million concurrent players for its ‘Remix: The Finale’ virtual concert on ...
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Are Spotify’s changes to third-party developer access meant to combat AI scraping?
Spotify has limited third-party developers’ access to its internal data, sparking speculation that the move is meant to ...
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Azi Eftekhari named Sony Music UK’s Chief Operating Officer
Sony Music UK has named Azi Eftekhari as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Reporting directly to Jason Iley, ...
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From Drake’s legal action to Spotify execs’ big cash-out… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our ...
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TikTok rival Triller says Kevin McGurn won’t be joining the company as CEO after all
In an unusual move, TikTok rival Triller has backed out of plans to make Kevin McGurn its new CEO. “The Board of Directors of ...
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NewJeans just held a press conference to announce they’ve left HYBE’s ADOR… but the K-Pop giant says their deal is still ‘in full effect’
Over in South Korea, the future of HYBE-owned label ADOR has been thrown into uncertainty after K-pop girl group NewJeans, ...
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At $45.5bn in 2023, music copyright now worth more globally than cinema, new report finds
The value of music copyrights – both recordings and compositions – jumped 11% to USD $45.5 billion in 2023, making music 38% ...
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As Believe UK celebrates its 15th anniversary, key executives Ben Rimmer, Alex Kennedy and Malena Wolfer talk recent successes and what comes next.
In 2009, when Believe opened its first London office in Parsons Green, the UK music industry was a very different place. Yet ...
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Johnny Marr talks artist development and the record industry’s future as he partners with Epidemic Sound
Stockholm-based music licensing platform Epidemic Sound has partnered with legendary British guitarist, songwriter, and ...