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Report claims HYBE is raising $380m for US acquisitions
It’s no secret that HYBE is looking to expand its business further beyond South Korea, and indeed beyond K-Pop.
Contracts and insider-trading charges spell trouble for K-Pop firms
There is trouble brewing for two of the most prominent companies in the K-Pop industry, despite their growth and global expansion.
TikTok goes big on #10yrsWithBTS anniversary celebration
BTS may be on hiatus, but that doesn’t mean the marketing activity around the K-Pop stars stops.
Justin Tranter’s label to share recordings royalties with songwriters
Superstar songwriter Justin Tranter’s record label has promised to give its songwriters a share of its recordings royalties.
British music industry promises to up its metadata game
A working group set up by the British government has brokered the latest agreement within the music industry to sort its metadata out.
The BOSS and SWIFT ACT draws criticism from Fix The Tix
Say what you like about American politicians, but they can’t be faulted for the effort they put into the acronyms for their legislation.
Rod Stewart pulls out of potential catalogue sale to Hipgnosis
Rod Stewart has issued a surprisingly blunt statement explaining why he has pulled out of a proposed catalogue sale to Hipgnosis.
UK government to create working group on musicians’ streaming pay
The UK government has announced plans to create a working group to explore how musicians are paid in the music streaming economy.
Singaporean artist Stefanie Sun feels under threat from AI clones
Musician Stefanie Sun has become an unwilling guinea pig in the latest wave of experiments with AI voice-cloning technologies.
New study explores music streaming’s ‘glocalisation’ effect
In 2012, only one of the top 10 songs in Poland was sung in Polish. Ten years later in 2022, that figure had risen to eight.
TikTok explores conversational AI with tests of Tako chatbot
TikTok is testing an in-app chatbot called Tako that can answer questions about videos and recommend other content.