Uncategorized K-Pop stars NewJeans to perform anthem for 2023 League of Legends World ChampionshipPrevious artists to have performed the anthem include Imagine Dragons and Lil Nas X
Analysis News BTS renew contracts with K-pop giant HYBEHYBE revealed the news in a regulatory filing on Wednesday (September 20)
Analysis HYBE and Geffen want to globalize the ‘K-pop methodology’ – and launch the world’s biggest girl group. Will they succeed?They don't even have a name yet – but HYBE and Geffen's ambitions for their new girl group are sky high
News After 120,000+ submissions, HYBE and Geffen unveil 20 artists to compete for a spot in new global girl groupProcess of creating the group will be the subject of an upcoming untitled Netflix documentary series
News HYBE’s Weverse fandom platform just surpassed 10m active users – after company’s revenues grew 21% YoY in Q2Weverse recently introduced a payment method called Jelly, which enables users to purchase premium VODs
Analysis Kakao and K-Pop giant SM Entertainment are ramping up their US presence. What will that mean for HYBE?Korea's biggest music companies are increasing their presence in the United States – and they're hungry to grow market share
Analysis Blog ‘We should all be keeping a close eye on HYBE and how it fares in its quest to rival major labels on a worldwide basis.’The following op/ed from MBW founder Tim Ingham first appeared as the leader in the latest issue of MBW’s premium quarterly sister publication, MBUK
News Mike Molinar promoted to President at Big Machine MusicMolinar has led BMM since its inception in 2011
Analysis News From Deezer’s AI music strategy, to who HYBE might try to buy in Latin Music… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest music biz headlines from the past week, all in one place
Analysis HYBE is raising a stack of capital to buy Latin Music companies. Who might it target?MBW picks out 10 companies that might just be on the minds of Scooter Braun and HYBE Chairman, Bang Si-Hyuk
News HYBE is raising $380m to fund more music acquisitions in the US (report)South Korea-based music giant behind K-pop superstars BTS and rising stars New Jeans seeks to expand global presence via M&A
News HYBE inks music distribution deal with Tencent Music EntertainmentDeal will see music from HYBE artists including Seventeen and Tomorrow x Together made available on QQ Music, Kugou and Kuwo
Analysis News HYBE’s revenues grew 44.1% YoY to $306m in Q1, driven by K-Pop stars Tomorrow x Together, Seventeen, Jimin and moreHYBE’s revenues grew 44.1% YoY to 410.6 billion South Korea Won in Q1 2023, according to a new investor filing published on Tuesday (May 2)
News SM Entertainment HQ raided by financial regulator in South Korea (report)South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service is investigating suspected stock manipulation
News HYBE’s Weverse helped it generate over $50m from fan club activities last year. Now SM Entertainment artists are joining the superfan platformPlatform brings together artist-related content such as music videos, teasers, movies and live streams