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Kakao founder Kim Beom-su indicted on stock price manipulation charges
The founder of South Korean telecom giant Kakao Corp. has been indicted on charges of stock price manipulation linked to...
SM Entertainment reports $185m in Q2 sales, driven by near-doubling of concert revenue
South Korea’s SM Entertainment has recorded a jump in sales from both albums and concerts, but weak performances at some...
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies aged 56
Susan Wojcicki, who led YouTube for nearly a decade – and was personally involved in the platform striking landmark deals...
From HYBE’s new label services business to Sony and Warner’s calendar Q2 earnings… 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 headlines...
Emily Dashiell, Jeff Gunkel, Carlos Monnaco promoted to SVP roles at Capitol Christian Music Group
Universal Music Group’s Capitol Christian Music Group (Capitol CMG) has promoted three veterans of the company to senior vice president...
Warner Music Group just bucked the trend of streaming revenue growth slowdowns. How?
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events...
As HYBE raises $80m for its gaming business, could it try to emulate Sony Corp’s cross-media strategy?
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
British startup sues Spotify for alleged patent infringement over ‘Remote Group Session’ and ‘Jam’ features
British startup Bluejay Technologies has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against music streaming giant Spotify, alleging that the latter’s “Remote...
Alix Kram appointed Head of Marketing at Universal Music Publishing Group in new global role
Universal Music Publishing Group has appointed Alix Kram as Head of Marketing in a newly created global role.Based in New...
Sony unfazed by streaming music revenue growth slowdown in calendar Q2
As covered by MBW earlier today (August 7), Sony’s global music rights operation posted double-digit growth for calendar Q2 (fiscal...
