Savan Kotecha’s Visva Records forms JV with Republic Records after ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ chart success
Visva Records, the new label founded by Grammy-nominated songwriter Savan Kotecha, has formed a joint venture with Republic Records following ...
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Fictional K-pop groups from Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ dominate streaming charts
Two fictional K-pop groups from Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters are seeing significant streaming success, with their songs occupying ...
Aussie Rapper Threatens To Sue K-Pop Band—Unless They Put Him In Their Group
An Australian rapper who goes by Allday launched a trademark dispute and slammed K-pop last week after discovering a new ...
HYBE launches subsidiary in China, as K-Pop giant’s global expansion continues
HYBE has officially launched a subsidiary in China, the world’s fifth-largest recorded music market.A HYBE spokesperson has confirmed that the ...
HYBE is selling its entire stake in K-Pop rival SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for nearly $180m
South Korean entertainment giant HYBE is selling its entire 9.38% stake in rival K-Pop firm SM Entertainment.The buyer is Tencent ...
Luminate strikes partnership with South Korea’s KreatorsNetwork, an artist services firm aiming to globalize K-pop labels
Entertainment industry data and research company Luminate has struck a partnership with South Korea’s KreatorsNetwork.The Seoul-headquartered KreatorsNetwork describes itself as a ...
BTS, once HYBE’s top earner, accounted for below 20% of the K-Pop giant’s revenues in 2024
June 15, 2022, was a pivotal day for BTS and their record company HYBE.It was the day that HYBE confirmed ...
K-Pop in crisis? Around 93m albums were sold in South Korea in 2024 – 23m fewer than in 2023
Market monitor Luminate‘s 2024 year-end report clearly shows K-Pop’s continued appeal outside of its home market of South Korea.According to ...
HYBE’s ADOR files lawsuit over NewJeans deal dispute, says K-Pop group’s exclusive contract ‘cannot be unilaterally terminated’
ADOR, a subsidiary of K-pop powerhouse HYBE, has filed a lawsuit to prevent girl group NewJeans from terminating their exclusive ...
NewJeans just held a press conference to announce they’ve left HYBE’s ADOR… but the K-Pop giant says their deal is still ‘in full effect’
If you thought that Drake’s legal action against Universal Music Group was the artist vs. label dispute of the week, ...
