This is a Billboard Japan Women in Music interview.
The show will take place at the historic Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in Tokyo.
The "integrated corporation" in the world's top music market is an expansion of SM and Kakao's existing partnership.
Their allegations against Adrian Strong span a decade and include coercion, drugging and rape. He vehemently denies the accusations and says the relationships were consensual.
Swift lands 28 songs on the July 22-dated survey, tying for the most simultaneous entries on the chart since its launch in 2020.
A new report from trade organization UK Music says blockbuster festivals and tours contributed $8.6 billion to the local economy last year.
The collective management organization outpaced its peers in 2022 -- and its CEO says she's just getting started.
The longtime Sony exec was most recently COO of UMG Sub-Saharan Africa.
The fast-rising Australian artist signs with UTA for representation in the Americas.
"On an everyday level she helps make the industry better," said Ralph Peer II, who presented the award named after him.
