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Recognition Music Group Raising $372 Million With Asset-Backed Security

Recognition Music Group, the company formerly known as Hipgnosis Songs Management, is raising $372 million through an existing asset-backed security (ABS) that is collateralized by the music rights of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Journey, Justin Bieber and others.  The latest ABS, Lyra 2025-1, is Recognition’s fourth ABS deal. The Lyra ABS includes two series from […]

No Need to Hunt: We Found the Best Merch for ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Girl Group HUNTR/X — And It’s On Sale

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The success that is Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters has not gone unnoticed. In this week alone, all eight of the original […]

Skip the Long Lines & Stream KCON LA 2025 With Amazon Music

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. You can now attend KCON LA 2025 even if you’re not in SoCal by streaming the music festival exclusively through Amazon […]

Joe Budden Reveals He Makes $1 Million Per Month Through Podcasting

Joe Budden is making bank, at least according to what he told The New York Times. In a profile published Tuesday (July 22), the rapper-turned-podcaster revealed that his media company — the Joe Budden Network — is averaging $1.04 million per month so far in 2025 on membership platform Patreon, boasts 70,000 paid subscribers and […]