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SM Entertainment buys additional 11.4% stake in Bubble superfan app operator DearU in $92m deal
K-pop agency SM Entertainment has acquired an additional 11.42% stake in fan platform operator DearU Co. for 135.6 billion won...
Latin Music’s US revenues hit $1.42 billion in 2024, up 5.8% YoY
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HYBE continues diversification drive as gaming division raises $21m in latest funding round
HYBE Interactive Media (HYBE IM), the gaming subdivision of South Korean music and entertainment giant HYBE, has announced it’s raised...
Chance the Rapper’s big money legal battle with ex-manager headed to trial
Over four years ago, Chance The Rapper (aka Chancelor Bennett) was sued by his former manager, Pat ‘The Manager’ Corcoran....
Merlin sues TikTok rival Triller for breach of contract over allegedly unpaid music licensing fees
TikTok rival Triller is once again facing a lawsuit over allegedly unpaid music licensing fees.This time, the music organization suing...
Pophouse Entertainment, the firm behind ABBA Voyage, closes $1.3bn music rights buying fund
Pophouse Entertainment, the Sweden-based music investment firm co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, has raised over EUR €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion)...
HYBE’s Weverse launches in-app streaming service, ‘Listening Party’
HYBE’s superfan platform Weverse has launched a new in-app music streaming service called ‘Listening Party’.The new service lets artists and...
GetReal Security raises $17.5m to combat AI deepfakes
A cybersecurity company that combats AI deepfakes called GetReal Security has closed a $17.5 million Series A funding round.The round...
Tyla producer Sammy SoSo hit with lawsuit over Grammy-winning hit ‘Water’
Producer Sammy Soso (Samuel Awuku) is being sued in California over the hit single, Water by South African superstar Tyla...
Amanda Kingsland, Shawn Marino named co-heads of A&R at Universal Music Canada
Universal Music Canada (UMC) has named Amanda Kingsland and Shawn Marino co-heads of A&R, giving the duo “a renewed mandate...
