News HYBE launches subsidiary in China, as K-Pop giant’s global expansion continues China is the world's fifth-largest recorded music market
News Round Hill, with $1.1bn music portfolio, strikes flurry of catalog acquisitions Round Hill Music's portfolio features 200,000 copyrights
News Live Nation expands presence in Latin America via acquisition of Dominican Republic promoter SD Concerts Saymon Diaz, Founder & CEO of SD Concerts, will continue to lead the business
News Grammy winner Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins strikes music rights deal with HarbourView HarbourView said the deal was facilitated by Swedish music technology company Chapter Two
News South Korea financial watchdog reportedly plans to refer HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors over alleged IPO fraud Bang Si-hyuk alleged to have misled HYBE investors in 2019
News SK Sharma joins PE giant Warburg Pincus as Senior Advisor, focused on investment opportunities in Generative AI Warburg Pincus LLC has more than $87 billion in assets under management
News Kobalt signs global deal with Música Mexicana specialist K Music Publishing K Music was founded in 2019 by CEOs Alfredo Becerra & Leonardo Soto and songwriter/producer Carlos Santos
Analysis News Reservoir spent $115m+ on acquisitions and advances in latest fiscal year, as its annual revenues jumped 10% YoY to $158.7m Reservoir has published its fiscal Q4 (calendar Q1) and FY fiscal 2025 results (ended March 31, 2025)
News HYBE America sells Big Machine Rock label to Gebbia Media Scott Borchetta, founder of Big Machine Label Group, to join advisory board Gebbia Media parent Siebert Financial
Analysis News EU artists generated more than $1.8 billion on Spotify in 2024, up 15% YoY Spotify has published Loud & Clear stats for the EU
News Spotify has reached 100m paying subscribers in Europe, Daniel Ek confirms Spotify reported on April 29 that it grew its global Premium Subscriber base to 268m paying users in Q1
News NetEase Cloud Music strikes strategic deal with South Korean entertainment company RBW Deal marks the latest K-Pop partnership for NetEase Cloud Music
News Downtown expands presence in Africa, as Sheer rebrands to Downtown Music Publishing Africa Sheer was acquired by DMP parent Downtown Music Holdings in 2020
Analysis News Private Equity’s thirst for the live business continues, as Providence strikes $1bn+ deal for event logistics firm that worked on Taylor Swift tour GCL is the parent of Rock-it Cargo, a prominent player in the world of logistics for tours by superstar artists
Analysis News HYBE is selling its entire stake in K-Pop rival SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for nearly $180m Tencent Music will become the second-largest shareholder in SM Entertainment