Will this BTS tide finally lift all K-Pop boats?
MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following op/ed comes ...
Tag: KPop
As K-pop concert revenues rise, HYBE, SM Entertainment, JYP, and YG plot music festival joint venture
K-pop giants HYBE, JYP Entertainment, SM Entertainment, and YG Entertainment are preparing to establish a joint venture to launch a ...
Universal Music generated $4.19B in Q4, up 10.6% YoY – driven by Taylor Swift, KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Olivia Dean, and more
Universal Music Group generated revenues of €3.605 billion ($4.19bn) across all of its divisions (including recorded music, publishing, and more) ...
HYBE’s US restructure, Weverse turns profitable and concerts boom: 3 things to know from the K-pop giant’s latest earnings call
MBW Explains is a series in which we dig behind the headlines, via data and context, to improve your understanding ...
HYBE posts record annual revenues of $1.86bn for 2025 as K-Pop firm’s concert revenues hit all-time high – but operating profit plunged 73%
South Korea-based entertainment giant HYBE has published its Q4 and FY 2025 earnings.According to the new investor filing, HYBE’s annual ...
K-pop industry eyes royalties boost as China’s copyright body signs deals with Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music
The Music Copyright Society of China (MCSC), a collective rights management organization based in China, has signed licensing deals with ...
K-pop giant JYP’s China unit and CJ ENM strike joint venture with Tencent Music
South Korean entertainment and retail company CJ ENM has set up a joint venture with JYP CHINA and Tencent Music Entertainment ...
SM Entertainment’s operating profit soars 261% amid streak of hit K-pop albums, growth at fan platform DearU
South Korea’s SM Entertainment, known for K-pop acts such as NCT 127, EXO, Riize, and aespa, has reported a massive ...
K-pop superfan platform bemyfriends, a rival to Weverse, acquires controlling stake in SK Group’s music streaming operator Dreamus for $38.5m
bemyfriends, a startup operating fandom platforms for K-pop fans and other communities, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dreamus, ...
Universal Music Group generated $3.53bn in Q3, up 10.2% YoY – driven by the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter
Universal Music Group generated revenues of €3.021 billion ($3.53bn) across all of its divisions (including recorded music, publishing, and more) ...
