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Pop Powerhouses Big Hit, YG, Universal Music Team Up for Streaming Platform

Pop Powerhouses Big Hit, YG, Universal Music Team Up for Streaming Platform

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop giants Big Hit Entertainment and YG Entertainment as well as global music powerhouse Universal Music Group have inked a partnership to nurture a streaming platform aimed at helping artists go global, the companies said Wednesday. Big Hit, the agency behind global sensation BTS, said YG and Universal have [...]

BLACKPINK Signs Contract with Interscope Records to Enter U.S. Market

BLACKPINK Signs Contract with Interscope Records to Enter U.S. Market

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sensational K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has signed a contract with Interscope Records, a major music label under Universal Music Group, to tap into the U.S. pop market, the band’s Korean management agency said Tuesday. Interscope has published music of such high-profile American artists as Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Maroon 5 [...]