As revenue growth slows in the developed world, AI makes executives nervous, China surges to No. 5 and all eyes turn to Africa's massive potential.
TME says growth in subscriptions failed to offset a nearly 20% decline in its social entertainment services business.
The songs pulled include "Apna Bana Le" from the hit film "Bhediya," which was the most-streamed track on the service over the past two weeks.
Tech firm is trying to ‘hold artists at gunpoint,’ one rights group says of removal of repertoire of Italian Society of Authors and Publishers.
Chairman Bang Si-hyuk says HYBE must have a “sense of urgency” in efforts to grow outside its home country.
"It’s a spy balloon into your phone," says one Texas Republican of the wildly popular app.
HYBE's BIGHIT Music previously said all seven members would serve in the military and the group is expected to reconvene in 2025.
The digital market accounted for 86% of revenue in the country last year, while vinyl continued to surge despite an overall downward trend in physical media.
The agency behind BTS said it was still studying possible avenues for collaboration with SM, once South Korea’s dominant K-pop company.
The Eurovision-winning band’s five-city swing culminates in their first SXSW appearance on March 16.
