Music Business News: Asia
News SME, through Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong, agreed to acquire a 49% stake in YeaH1-owned 1Label for an undisclosed sum last month. News Def Jam Recording China has partnered with China Mobile's Migu to discover talent, and create and distribute music. News The K-pop powerhouse is also aiming to build Asia's "largest and most respected publishing company" via its Kreation Music Rights (KMR) subsidiary News Deahl will oversee policy strategy across Caldecott's three divisions: BandLab Technologies, NME Networks, and Vista Musical Instruments News The agreement includes provisions addressing artificial intelligence, with both companies committing to what they called artist-centric AI principles. News The deal gives Madverse's network of over 150,000 independent artists and labels access to Kobalt's global publishing infrastructure globally. News The company is cashing out from a recent stock rally driven by the highly anticipated return of their biggest acts, BTS. News 2026 will be the year HYBE has to prove the value of its recent investments, CEO Jason Jaesang Lee said