World Leaders

‘We must continue evolving how K-pop is made.’

With concert revenues up 53% in Q4 2025, a new boy group set for 2026, and plans to ramp up acquisitions, SM Entertainment is betting big on its next chapter. In this exclusive interview, Co-CEOs Daniel Jang and Dmitry YJ Tak take us inside a K-pop powerhouse...

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Believe’s Chris Meehan on growing Sentric into a global platform, servicing indie songwriters, and why publishing once ‘felt like a dark art’

MBW's World Leaders series meets Chris Meehan, CEO of Publishing at Believe

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Spinefarm’s Jonas Nachsin on 30 years in rock & metal and working with acts from Slipknot to Sleep Token

MBW's World Leaders series meets Jonas Nachsin, General Manager (Worldwide) of Spinefarm Music Group.

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Meet BTS label boss Seon Jeong Shin, the exec guiding the superstar K-pop group’s ‘unprecedented’ return

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Seon Jeong Shin, President of HYBE's flagship record label BIGHIT MUSIC

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‘I see an explosion of hybrid sounds coming from Africa. The next big global hits will come from these cultural crossovers.’

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Nuno Rocha, Head of Business Development for MENA, Lusophone, and Francophone markets at ONErpm

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Warner Music Italy boss Pico Cibelli talks A&R, M&A, Italian-language music growth – and the company’s new frontline label structure

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Pico Cibelli, President of Warner Music Italy.

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Zebralution’s Konrad von Löhneysen talks independent distribution and the firm’s €100m-a-year revenue target

MBW's World Leaders series meets Konrad von Löhneysen, Founder & CEO of Embassy of Music and Co-CEO of Zebralution

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Katie Kang developed K-Pop superstars in South Korea. Now, as CEO of TITAN Content, she’s launching girl group AtHeart in LA… with global ambitions

MBW's World Leaders series meets Katie Kang, CEO of Los Angeles-headquartered K-Pop company TITAN Content

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‘We are the home for the modern African music entrepreneur.’

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Olukorede 'Kay' Ikazoboh, Head of Nigeria for Virgin Music Group

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Naoshi Fujikura on breaking global superstars, Japan’s culture of superfans, and UMG’s positioning in the world’s second-largest music market…

MBW's World Leaders series meets Naoshi Fujikura, President & CEO of Universal Music Japan

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Vinit Thakkar talks Sony Music India, artist development, M&A, and more: ‘The Indian music market is at a transformative stage.’

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Vinit Thakkar, Managing Director of Sony Music India

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‘Music fans nowadays are so immersed in the online world, they can see what’s real and what’s manufactured.’

MBW's World Leaders series meets Niels Walboomers, President, Recorded Music and Publishing, Benelux, Warner Music Group, which includes powerhouse dance label Spinnin’ Records

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Oscar Höglund talks Epidemic Sound’s revenue growth and vast reach: ‘We get roughly 3bn daily views. That’s 20 Super Bowls per day, 365 days per year.’

MBW's World Leaders series meets Oscar Höglund, CEO of Epidemic Sound

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Taeho Kim, HYBE COO and BELIFT LAB President, talks ENHYPEN, ILLIT, Coachella, and superfans

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Taeho Kim, Chief Operating Officer of HYBE and President of BELIFT LAB

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Per Sundin on Pophouse’s $1bn+ ambitions in music rights: ‘We don’t buy catalogs to put them on a shelf.’

Per Sundin reveals what sets Pophouse apart from other music investment firms, and shares his thoughts on the future of catalog investment...