I'LL-IT members (Photo Credit: BELIFT LAB/ HYBE Labels) HYBE’s new K-pop girl group, I’LL-IT, is ready to debut. After revealing the members’ profiles, ILL-IT’s label BELIFT LAB confirmed its debut ...

HYBE, the South Korean entertainment giant behind BTS – arguably the world’s biggest K-pop act – is planning to spend 2026 ...

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HYBE Corp., the biggest corporation in the South Korean pop music scene, has begun an audit into ADOR, the label responsible for K-pop act NewJeans. HYBE says that executives at the majority-owned ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. In a whirlwind of magnetic charm, the latest girl group ...

K-pop music purveyors HYBE today announced an expanded long-term agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), providing them exclusive distribution rights across HYBE music for the next 10 years. HYBE ...

Hybe America has appointed Ethiopia Habtemariam as president of music, effective immediately. Habtemariam will be based in ...

HYBE, the company behind BTS, NewJeans, and other K-pop groups, has now reached a 10-year deal with Universal Music Group, according to Variety. This partnership will provide HYBE’s artists with ...

Korean entertainment giant HYBE said it will report an executive of subsidiary label ADOR to police, a move coming days after launching an audit. HYBE is also asking ADOR’s CEO, Min Hee-jin, to exit.

Whitney joins HYBE America from Riot Games, where he most recently served as Global Head of Music Business Affairs and Label ...

In other moves this week, ASCAP hires a new senior vp of licensing and a longtime UMG PR exec departs the company.