The global music business just took a pragmatic swing at one of its thorniest problems. On July 10, 2026, a heavyweight coalition led by the RIAA and IFPI unveiled a …

Big Hit Music isn’t backing down. The HYBE subsidiary that manages BTS has firmly rejected claims that the group’s chart-topping single “SWIM” copied an unreleased demo by three US songwriters. …

It has emerged that former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin—now the head of OK Records—filed a criminal complaint against officials at the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office who investigated her …

For years, Netflix’s playbook was dead simple: erect a massive subscription moat and keep subscribers locked in with prestige originals you couldn’t get anywhere else. But the streaming wars have …

Editor’s Note: This article is based on reporting by Chilean news outlet The Clinic and has been translated and adapted for U.S. readers. The uncertainty surrounding BTS’s scheduled concerts in …

ADOR, NewJeans, HYBE, and songwriters were sued for alleged copyright infringement of the topline (melody) of “One of a Kind”, written after receiving a request to write for NewJeans. Although …

Songwriters Steve Cooper, Jon Sandler, and Greylyn Johnson filed a federal copyright infringement complaint on July 8, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against …

For two nights, BTS turned London into the center of the music world. The group’s ARIRANG World Tour stop at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium drew approximately 130,000 fans across two sold-out …

NewJeans and the creative team behind the group are now facing multiple copyright disputes, with a newly filed lawsuit over the group’s 2023 hit “ETA” becoming the latest legal challenge. …

In This Article: For decades, there was a clear formula for becoming a global musician. Release a new album.Appear on morning television or late-night interviews. Do magazine profiles. Repeat the …