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HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk Under Investigation By South Korea Over Alleged $285 Million Profit from 2020 IPO

HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk is under investigation by South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) for alleged misconduct surrounding the company’s 2020 initial public offering (IPO). The investigation centers on claims that Bang

02/12/2024

K-Pop News·Music Business

Lila Iké no longer signed to RCA Records

Exclusive: Lila Iké Parts Ways with RCA Records

Reggae singer Lila Iké is no longer signed to RCA Records after four years. According to sources familiar with the situation, Iké was released from the Sony Music-owned label ahead of her

21/11/2024

Music Business

Cardi B and Lizzo are both signed to Atlantic under the Warner Music Group

Meta Has Announced A New Multi-Year Licensing Deal With Warner Music Group (WMG)

Meta has announced a new multi-year licensing deal with Warner Music Group (WMG), covering both Warner’s recorded music and Warner Chappell publishing operations across all of Meta’s platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger,

10/10/2024

Music Business

Jay-Z Owned Roc Nation Makes It Easier For Independent Artists To Distribute Music

Roc Nation and Equity Distribution Merge to Form Roc Nation Distribution In a major move that is set to shake up the music industry, Roc Nation and its music distribution arm, Equity

15/08/2024

Music Business

Luminate Measures Reggae’s Popularity In France, Brazil, Mexico and Singapore In 2024 Midyear Report

In France, reggae music is more popular than in any other European country, according to Luminate’s 2024 Midyear Music Industry Report. The genre is listened to more than R&B/Hip Hop and Jazz

16/07/2024

Music Business·Music Report

Record Deals To Change As YouTube Negotiates New AI Music Agreements with Major Labels

YouTube is now negotiating with record labels to license their songs for artificial intelligence tools that clone popular artists’ music. The aim is to win over a skeptical industry with upfront payments.

26/06/2024

Music Business·Tech·Technology

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KKR Acquires Superstruct, Sziget & Wacken Open Air Music Festivals Owners in €1.3bn Deal

The US private equity firm KKR has agreed to purchase UK-based Superstruct Entertainment, the company behind major European music festivals, including Hungary’s Sziget and Germany’s Wacken Open Air, for €1.3bn according to

21/06/2024

Concerts·Music Business

“All of Them Pay 70 Cents on the Dollar”: Music Executive Dominique Zgarka Defends Industry Evolution, UB40’s Success, and Fair Streaming Payouts

Dominique Zgarka is the Executive Vice President at The SRG – ILS Group LLC, two Toronto based companies that merged and serve as Universal Music Group’s umbrella for its independent labels with

27/05/2024

Features·Music Business

J Boog, one of the artists whom Ineffable distributes reggae music for

California Reggae Record Label Seeing 50% Increase In Catalog Streams Year Over Year

Adam Gross, President of Reggae Record Label Ineffable Records, says his company is witnessing a surge in the catalog’s streams, with a remarkable 50% increase year over year across all platforms. “Our

16/05/2024

Catalogs·In Di Labels·Music Business

The Conglomerate That Owns ‘Big 3’ Company Sony Music Group Turns 78

On May 7, 1946, Ibuka partnered with Akio Morita to co-found a firm that would eventually become Sony. (東京通信工業, Tōkyō Tsūshin Kōgyō, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation) pioneered Japan’s inaugural tape recorder, the

07/05/2024

Music Business

Sean Paul, the most streamed Jamaican artist on Spotify globally for 2023

Latin America Leads Growth Surge with 19.4% Revenue Increase in Global Music Market

The global recorded music industry experienced remarkable growth in 2023, with revenues surging by 10.2%, according to the latest data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) 2024 Global Music

21/03/2024

Music Business

Bob Marley, Buju Banton, Shenseea, Shaggy, Sean Paul Music To Be Pulled From TikTok as UMG Licensing Negotiations Breakdown

Bob Marley‘s music is set to be pulled from TikTok tomorrow as Universal Music is poised to remove its songs from the ByteDance owned platform following a breakdown in negotiations over payment.

30/01/2024

Catalogs·Music Business

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