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BTS, Katseye Drive Hybe to Record Quarterly Revenue and Profit

BTS’ world tour sent K-pop powerhouse Hybe to the highest quarterly revenue and operating profit in its history in the third quarter of 2026. Revenue for the quarter reached KRW1.5257 trillion ($1.13 billion) and operating profit came in at KRW188.5 billion ($140.2 million). Both numbers beat the records the company se

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  • •Reported by Variety Music.
  • •BTS’ world tour sent K-pop powerhouse Hybe to the highest quarterly revenue and operating profit in its history in the third quarter of 2026.
  • •Revenue for the quarter reached KRW1.5257 trillion ($1.13 billion) and operating profit came in at KRW188.5 billion ($140.2 million).
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Pandora’s monthly user base fell by 2.75m YoY in Q3, while SiriusXM’s total revenue share and royalty costs rose to $726M

Pandora’s monthly active user base shrank by 2.75 million year-over-year in the third quarter of 2026. The streaming service had 38.81 million monthly active users (MAUs) at the end of September, down 6.6% from 41.56 million a year earlier. That’s according to third-quarter results published by parent company SiriusXM

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The Chicks Postpone Los Angeles Concert Hours Before Showtime Due to Illness

The Chicks have have postponed their Los Angeles concert just hours before doors were scheduled to open, citing illness. The trio announced Monday (Nov. 2) that their show at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre would no longer go ahead as planned and had been rescheduled for Wednesday (Nov. 4). All previously purchased tickets w

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Kelly Clarkson Compares 13-Year-Old ‘The Voice’ Singer to Whitney Houston

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Since their debut in 2024, TWS have captured the spirit of youth through their signature sound: “Boyhood Pop.” From the excitement of first encounters to the joy of moving forward together, their music has always carried a celebratory energy. But after more than two years in the spotlight, SHINYU, DOHOON, YOUNGJAE, HAN

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Burning Song

Unlike the composer’s typically massive, sprawling drones, these pieces for pipe organ—accompanied by guitarist Stephen O’Malley and cellist Lucy Railton—are finely filigreed miniatures.

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The perennially unserious duo’s embrace of AI is the least of the problems weighing down its latest album (and 55-track bonus compendium) of post-ironic club pop.

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Featuring heartbroken vocal performances and stripped of frills like basslines or reverb, the Manchester producer’s latest album of bruised electronica is his starkest and most forlorn yet.

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The “Stop the Wedding!” singer’s vintage-styled new album combines stately pop classicism and exuberant ’70s pastiche.

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The Disintegration Loops made the composer’s name synonymous with weighty meditations on memory and loss, but his latest album—calm, focused, tender—is a reminder of his fondness for beauty.

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Marrying lush arrangements and field-recording experiments, the English revivalists honor folk music’s radical tradition by reinforcing its contemporary significance.

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Richard D. James’ once divisive 2001 album today looks, with 25 years of hindsight, like the keystone of his career, joining rave mischief and academic rigor in a sprawling, 100-minute package.

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