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HYBE Chair Bang Si-hyuk tells staff he’ll return to Seoul to face IPO fraud investigation
HYBE’s founder and chairman, Bang Si-hyuk, told employees in a leaked internal email that he plans to return to Seoul...
Warner Music Group regains momentum: underlying recorded music revenues up 8.3% YoY in calendar Q2, subscription revenues up 8.5%
Warner Music Group has reported total revenue of $1.689 billion in calendar Q2 (fiscal Q3), representing a 7.0% YoY increase...
SM Entertainment’s Q2 2025 revenue up 19% to $218M; CEO hints at China expansion after Tencent deal
South Korean entertainment giant SM Entertainment reported a 19.3% YoY jump in consolidated revenue for the second quarter of 2025,...
ONErpm signs string of North American artists – including a Grammy winner
ONErpm has signed four notable artists across multiple genres in recent weeks, as the firm continues to expand its artist...
From Live Nation’s record Q2 concerts revenue to Kobalt’s new AI deal… 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...
How Live Nation just grew Concerts revenue by 19.0% YoY… despite putting on fewer shows
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
Warner Music appoints Lo Ting-Fai as President of Asia-Pacific
Warner Music Group has announced the appointment of Lo Ting-Fai, known as Lofai, as President of Warner Music Asia-Pacific (APAC).Starting...
AEG expands global partnership with American Express across festivals, venues, events on four continents
AEG has renewed and expanded its long-running partnership with American Express, making the credit card brand its official payment partner...
DuoLingo ramps up music move, acquiring team behind Beatstar
Language learning giant Duolingo has acquired the London-based team behind hit music-based video game Beatstar.Duolingo’s ‘acqui-hire’ of 23 staff from...
Substack isn’t the right model for music. But the future’s still bright.
MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following comes...
