British record labels association the BPI has appointed Hailey Willington to the newly-created post of BPI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager.

Willington, who started in the new role on 1st June, reports to BPI Chief Operating Officer MJ Olaore. She was previously Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader at Merton Music Foundation. Willington commented: “I am thrilled to be joining the BPI to help further the progress of the important diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that ha...

South Korean music company HYBE is seeking to raise around 500 billion won ($380 million) to fund acquisitions in the US and expand its business beyond K-pop, according to a report from Blomberg.

HYBE, home to the band BTS, has already shifted in the past two years from a mainly South Korean-centric company to a player with a larger footprint, thanks to investments in Japan and in the US, where it is now the owner of Scooter Brown's Ithaca Holdings in a deal that included management company...

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the Hollywood studios, including Netflix and Amazon.

The agreement, which will be submitted to DGA National Board at special meeting on June 6, includes higher wages, a substantial increase in residuals from SVoD, and a determination the "AI is not a person."

The...