Music Business News: Asia News Korean regulators approve Kakao’s takeover of SM Entertainment, despite ongoing stock price manipulation probeKakao's music streaming service Melon will be monitored for signs of anti-competitive practices News HYBE’s revenue dropped 12% YoY in Q1; Weverse platform saw user decline amid ongoing BTS droughtAlthough it’s common for HYBE’s earnings to decline in the winter months of Q1, the size of this drop surprised analysts Analysis News Anghami’s paid subscribers jumped 18% in Q1 2024, after a 2023 of revenue ‘headwinds’The MENA-focused streaming service expects a revenue boost following its merger with TV and film streamer OSN+ Analysis News India’s Tips Industries generated $7.6m in calendar Q1, up 22% YoYIndia-headquartered music and entertainment company Tips has published its financial results for calendar Q1 News NetEase Cloud Music expands K-Pop library with JYP Entertainment partnershipThe China-based music streaming service says it will continue signing new partnerships to bring a wider range of music to its listeners Analysis News A shaman, a management coup, a tearful press conference and a $770m market cap dip: What the heck is going on at HYBE?Disputes between record companies and their executives have happened before, but this one takes the cake for weirdness Analysis News From the bidding war for Hipgnosis Songs Fund to ByteDance’s battle for TikTok in the US… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days… News Warner Chappell strikes exclusive deal with BandLab Technologies that includes a JV to identify and sign songwriters on ReverbNationCompanies to identify and sign 'top-performing singer-songwriters' across the ReverbNation platform1 2 … 149 Next
News Korean regulators approve Kakao’s takeover of SM Entertainment, despite ongoing stock price manipulation probeKakao's music streaming service Melon will be monitored for signs of anti-competitive practices
News HYBE’s revenue dropped 12% YoY in Q1; Weverse platform saw user decline amid ongoing BTS droughtAlthough it’s common for HYBE’s earnings to decline in the winter months of Q1, the size of this drop surprised analysts
Analysis News Anghami’s paid subscribers jumped 18% in Q1 2024, after a 2023 of revenue ‘headwinds’The MENA-focused streaming service expects a revenue boost following its merger with TV and film streamer OSN+
Analysis News India’s Tips Industries generated $7.6m in calendar Q1, up 22% YoYIndia-headquartered music and entertainment company Tips has published its financial results for calendar Q1
News NetEase Cloud Music expands K-Pop library with JYP Entertainment partnershipThe China-based music streaming service says it will continue signing new partnerships to bring a wider range of music to its listeners
Analysis News A shaman, a management coup, a tearful press conference and a $770m market cap dip: What the heck is going on at HYBE?Disputes between record companies and their executives have happened before, but this one takes the cake for weirdness
Analysis News From the bidding war for Hipgnosis Songs Fund to ByteDance’s battle for TikTok in the US… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
News Warner Chappell strikes exclusive deal with BandLab Technologies that includes a JV to identify and sign songwriters on ReverbNationCompanies to identify and sign 'top-performing singer-songwriters' across the ReverbNation platform