Interviews Taeho Kim, HYBE COO and BELIFT LAB President, talks ENHYPEN, ILLIT, Coachella, and superfans MBW’s World Leaders series meets Taeho Kim, Chief Operating Officer of HYBE and President of BELIFT LAB
Analysis News From Warner’s superfan app to Create buying !K7… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis Five reasons why sync is still stuck in the last century… The following MBW op/ed comes from Tom Stingemore, the founder of sync data platform, ALLOY
News Nick Holmstén launches Belong: Former Spotify exec’s new ‘challenger bank’ aims to reward music superfans "We're not just launching a company. We're sparking a paradigm shift," Holmsten stated in his announcement.
News YouTube launches new AI music tool… that makes instant copyright-free video soundtracks The update to YouTube's Creator Music marketplace enables video creators to produce AI-generated music via text prompts
News HYBE deepfake crackdown sees eight arrested in South Korea, as company’s CEO pledges ‘zero-tolerance and no-settlement policy’ over alleged crimes against its artists 'We will continue to monitor and take legal action to eradicate such serious crimes,' said HYBE CEO Jason Jaesang Lee
News Tom Allen moves to CTO, Downtown Music; Richard Leach appointed to President of Curve Tom Allen has served as interim CTO since April 2024, while Richard Leach previously served as Managing Director of Curve
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Tunji Balogun The head of Def Jam talks us through the tracks that have shaped his musical tastes and played a part in his professional journey
News TICKET Act mandating ‘all-in’ pricing for events heads to full vote in US Congress The proposed law has been resurrected after being left out of a Senate spending bill last year
News Create Music Group acquires !K7 Music, founded by the late Horst Weidenmüller The deal had been in the works before Horst Weidenmüller’s passing in February
News ADOR says it’s taking legal action to protect NewJeans against harassment, deepfakes as contract dispute continues The HYBE-owned label said it will expand its efforts to monitor and take legal action against posts targeting NewJeans members
News NO FAKES Act aimed at cracking down on deepfakes reintroduced in US Congress – this time with support of Google and OpenAI Google and OpenAI joined the music majors and the RIAA in backing a bill that enables individuals to protect their voice and likeness against AI fakes
News Warner Music Group is readying its superfan app – with help from Ed Sheeran Sheeran is now "actively posting" on the platform, according to the WSJ interview with Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge
Interviews ‘I’m getting invited to a few more lunches now.’ A UK grime fan is currently one of the hottest producers in LA and Nashville. Hoskins recounts his unlikely journey and discusses his musical philosophy...
News Spotify integrates with UK’s Skiddle to connect streaming listeners with live events The partnership allows Spotify users in the UK to discover concerts, club nights and festivals directly on the app
News Epidemic Sound’s revenues jumped 29% to $181.6m in 2024, as EBITDA soared 150% YoY to $13.9m The company expanded its audio library with the acquisition of sound effects company Soundly
News For Google and OpenAI, the UK’s proposed loosening of copyright laws for AI isn’t enough – they want to be ‘free’ of copyright “We believe training on the open web must be free,” Google said in a submission to a parliamentary committee
News German collection society GEMA distributed $1.22bn to rightsholders in 2024, up 4.7% YoY Performance rights collections have seen a sharp spike amid tepid growth from online music