
The Label That Launched Taylor Swift Is Changing Hands — Again
Big Machine Records, which helped launch Taylor Swift's career, is relaunching under founder Scott Borchetta.

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Big Machine Records, which helped launch Taylor Swift's career, is relaunching under founder Scott Borchetta.

Ador, a subsidiary of K-pop giant HYBE, has filed a $30 million lawsuit against former NewJeans member Danielle and the label's ex-CEO Min Hee-jin

NewJeans' label Ador terminated Danielle's contract, and announced it would sue her and the label's former CEO for allegedly causing the band's split

Tomorrow x Together talk about renewing their HYBE contract, starting a new era, exploring solo ambitions, and taking their place as seniors in K-pop

Scooter Braun will step away from his role as CEO of HYBE America after four years heading the U.S. wing of the Korean entertainment giant

NewJeans have hit another setback in their effort to relaunch as NJZ as a South Korean court ruled that the K-pop group must honor their contract

BTS will reportedly return in March 2026, with Suga approaching the end of his mandatory military service as the final member to serve

Chairman Bang Si-hyuk clarified that the hope was for the band to reunite in two years, but the matter of their contracts and mandatory military service may prevent that from happening

How seven young superstars rewrote music-biz rules and became the biggest band in the world