News HYBE, the home of K-pop stars BTS, sees revenues soar 79.2% YoY in Q2 to $244m Company has posted its financial results for Q2 2021
Interviews ‘The world is growing ever closer – and so are Universal’s global teams.’ Frank Briegmann is the latest interviewee in MBW's World Leaders series
Interviews ‘This is about the artist. It’s about the music. It’s not about you.’ Jimmy Iovine on his time as a producer - and how it shaped the rest of his career
Interviews Adam Leber nearly gave up on artist management. Now, with Lil Nas X and Miley Cyrus’ help, he’s smashing it. "There has to be a reason you're willing to base your life around an artist's – because that's what this job is."
News BTS and Big Hit (HYBE) sued for copyright infringement over K-Pop reality TV show I-Land Big Hit also named in lawsuit claiming that the idea for the show was "stolen"
Analysis News Spotify’s average subscriber is now paying less than $5 per month Bang goes the ARPU (again), as SPOT reveals figure fell to just €4.12 in the first three months of 2021
Interviews Why SoundCloud has the music business right where it wants it. Michael Weissman, CEO of SoundCloud, answers MBW's questions on payout models, tipping, and where the music industry's headed
News Sony Music Publishing India signs global deal with Anand Audio Company represents over 5,000 tracks and over 700 original Kannada film soundtracks
Analysis Artists have a 0.2% chance of generating $50k a year on Spotify. Let’s kick this stat around. Spotify's new website has started a debate. The world of soccer might provide some answers.
News 1.4m viewers watched Kiswe’s pay-per-view virtual concerts in 2020 Company's platform supported virtual events from BTS and Justin Bieber in 2020
News Big Hit Global CEO Lenzo Yoon on K-Pop, BTS, their fans and the future of the global entertainment industry Big Hit Entertainment Global CEO Lenzo Yoon delivered a speech this week for SXSW Online
News Nearly 98% of 18-to-49-year-olds in the US didn’t tune in to the Grammys on Sunday Nielsen figures reveal that 2021's pared-down show drew a TV audience of less than 9m
News Big Hit invests $3.6m in Supertone, an AI firm that just cloned a dead superstar’s voice Startup claims to be able to create "a hyper-realistic and expressive voice that [is not] distinguishable from real humans"
Analysis News BTS helped Big Hit’s annual revenues jump 36% to $676m in 2020… despite the pandemic Filing in Korea reveals details of K-pop company's stellar 2020 – despite the collapse of live concerts
News Spotify to expand into over 80 new markets across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America New markets include Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Pakistan