K-pop

Big Hit and Universal ‘rewrite global music history’ with joint K-pop label, expanded partnership

Global search for K-pop boy band set to begin in 2022 as Bang Si-Hyuk and Sir Lucian Grainge announce new pact

Big Hit, headed for a $4bn valuation, hands $54m in shares to BTS members ahead of IPO

Bang Si-hyuk's stake in Big Hit is currently worth comfortably over $1 billion

Republic Records enters strategic alliance with K-Pop Powerhouse JYP Entertainment for TWICE

New music to be released worldwide soon

K-Pop has been streamed for more than 134bn minutes on Spotify since 2014

There have been more than 41bn K-Pop streams on the platform to date

Deezer launches new channel featuring K-Pop-focused editorial playlists

Chanel will focus on K-Pop and its subgenres

FUGA inks deal with developer Riot Games to distribute entire music catalog of League of Legends

This digital distribution deal includes the current release POP/STARS from virtual K-pop band K/DA

Universal signs K-pop girl band to Interscope – can they repeat BTS success?

The South Korean quartet is currently the highest-charting female K-pop act in Billboard Hot 100 history

You won’t believe how much K-Pop stars are earning. No, really, you won’t.

Girls Generation's income makes Premiership footballers look like paupers