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From the NMPA’s criticism of Spotify’s bundling plans to Concord’s bid for Hipgnosis assets… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

HYBE-owned Supertone’s new AI ‘voice changer’ lets artists change their vocals… in real-time

Supertone has launched the beta version of a new tool called 'Supertone Shift'

‘In K-pop, the number one thing is the relationship with your fans. Non K-pop artists have to put their fans on the same level as their artistry.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series meets Mitra Darab, President HxG at HYBE America

Universal Music invests in ‘superfan’ platform Weverse, as it strikes new 10-year agreement with HYBE

HYBE has struck an expanded long-term agreement with Universal Music Group

After launching Latin Music arm via the acquisition of Exile Music, HYBE hires Fernando Grediaga as General Manager for new division in Mexico

HYBE Latin America is set to introduce new “promising artists” to its roster, the company says

From Warner’s potential bid for Believe to the unveiling of Interscope Capitol Labels Group… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

HYBE’s CEO delivered some strong fiscal results to investors last week. Except it wasn’t him. It was an AI clone.

Jiwon Park's voice on company's earnings call was actually an AI replication via HYBE's Supertone technology

Sales from K-Pop stars including Jungkook and Seventeen pushed HYBE’s revenues to over $1.6bn in 2023

South Korea-based entertainment giant HYBE has published its earnings for Q4 and FY 2023

Meet Sung Soo Han, the music executive behind K-Pop stars SEVENTEEN, and founder of HYBE-owned PLEDIS Entertainment

Sung Soo Han founded SEVENTEEN’s label, developed the group, and oversees all creative processes for the HYBE-owned label’s roster.

HYBE acquires Latin music label Exile Music, establishes HYBE Latin America

Company behind K-pop megastars BTS expands into the booming Latin Music market

Sales from Seventeen, Jungkook and other BTS solo stars drove HYBE’s revenues to over $400m in Q3

South Korea-based entertainment giant HYBE has published its financial results for Q3

HYBE-signed K-Pop stars Le Sserafim partner with games developer Blizzard Entertainment for Overwatch 2 collaboration

The deal marks the game’s first musical artist collaboration

The strategic reason HYBE’s Chairman wants to retire in 10 years, and 2 other things we learned from Bang Si-Hyuk’s recent interview

Bang Si-hyuk explained the logic behind HYBE's US expansion, the differences between the US and Korean music industries, and his retirement, in recent chat with Bloomberg

K-Pop stars NewJeans to perform anthem for 2023 League of Legends World Championship

Previous artists to have performed the anthem include Imagine Dragons and Lil Nas X

BTS renew contracts with K-pop giant HYBE

HYBE revealed the news in a regulatory filing on Wednesday (September 20)