To put it mildly, HYBE’s relationship with Min Hee-jin, ex-CEO of the company’s label subsidiary ADOR, has been a rocky one this year — and the saga doesn’t appear to be over yet.
Months after the K-pop giant announced it had launched an investigation into ADOR — home to chart-topping girl group NewJeans — and its CEO Min, the dispute has devolved into an ongoing war of he-said-she-saids complete with teary press conferences, accusations of plagiarism, numerous additional lawsuits, and both Korean and international fans fiercely taking sides.
The crux of the dispute revolves HYBE’s claims that Min is trying to hijack control of ADOR and NewJeans, among other accusations. The feud has since grown to rope in the K-pop groups ILLIT and LE SSERAFIM, in the process becoming one of K-pop’s most public industry disputes to date — and it’s only gotten more tangled and complicated as the months have gone on. To outsiders, the pitched battle provides a peek into the increasingly competitive and high-stakes nature of the South Korean entertainment landscape.
As HYBE and Min fight it out in courtrooms and through press statements, the five members of NewJeans — Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein — have also been greatly affected. In the saga’s most recent development, the girl group’s members voiced their concern for NewJeans’ future during a since-deleted livestream and demanded that Min be reinstated as ADOR’s CEO. “Seeing the people who have poured their lives into creating our work being treated this way makes it hard to understand how this could be happening,” Minji said during the livestream. “These incidents naturally make us question whether HYBE really cares about NewJeans.”
Below, check out a full timeline of every development in the ongoing dispute so far.
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It’s not every day that you wake up to a loving shout-out from one of the planet’s biggest pop stars. But that’s where Bay City, Texas rapper That Mexican OT is right now after Beyoncé gave him a loud and proud stamp of approval in an email interview with GQ in which the “Texas Hold ‘Em” superstar said she’s a huge fan of the “Johnny Dang” MC.
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“THANK YU!!! [prayer hands emoji] @Beyonce & S/O TO HOUSTON,” OT — whose stage name is short for Outta Texas — tweeted on Tuesday along with the iconic GIF of Flavor of Love‘s Tiffany Pollard incredulously saying “BEYONCE?” to a fellow contestant who thinks she looks like the global icon.
In the interview, Bey was asked which music and movies/TV are inspiring her right now and noted that she respects “all of the female singers-songwriters who are out right now,” while mentioning Raye, Victoria Monét, Sasha Keable, Chloe x Halle, and Reneé Rapp, as well as Doechii and GloRilla. Then came the the nod that put him over the edge. “I just heard That Mexican OT, he’s from Houston…. He goes hard!,” she said in reference to the fellow Houstonian whose 2023 breakthrough hit “Johnny Dang” hit No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Last year, the rapper told Billboard that breakthrough hit is not only an homage to Slick Rick’s signature flow on his 1989 top 5 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart classic “Children’s Story,” but also a nod to Queen Bey herself. “Dang,” he said, is also a nod to the sought-after Texas jeweler of the same name, who appears in the song’s video, who has created flashy chains and grills for artists including Migos, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott and, of course, Beyoncé.
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After 17 years in Ibiza, IMS is expanding to the Middle East.
The annual electronic music conference announced Thursday (Sept. 12) that it will host the debut edition of IMS Dubai on Nov. 14-15 at the W Dubai – Mina Seyahi.
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The two-day event will feature MENA region-based speakers from YouTube, Warner Music Group, Anghami, Believe and more, along with artists and organizers of regional events including Morocco’s Oasis Festival, Dubai’s Soho Garden and Groove on the Grass, and Beirut’s Factory People.
Additionally, speakers from outside the Middle East will represent companies and brands including Tomorrowland, Defected Records, CAA, WME, He.She.They and the Association For Electronic Music.
An opening keynote will be delivered by Maha ElNabaw, managing editor of Billboard Arabia. Other speakers will include Aloki Batra, CEO of The Pacha Group and Five Hospitality; Janet Ashak, YouTube’s head of music in the region; and more. Artist participants include Iranian producer Deep Dish, and Saudi Arabian producer Cosmicat. As at the Ibiza event, IMS Dubai will be hosted by BBC Radio’s Pete Tong, who is also an IMS co-founder.
The two-day conference will feature 13 panel discussions, with topics including navigating the music industry in the MENA region; a look at culture tourism focused on Ibiza and Dubai; MENA region investors; regional talent buyers; the growth of labels and streaming in the region; the underground scene in Dubai; a focus on the Egyptian market; MENA women in music; and more.
Passes for the event go on sale Sept. 19.
“For almost two decades, International Music Summit has united the global electronic music community annually in Ibiza to explore industry trends, innovations, and the challenges our diverse community faces,” the IMS founders said in a joint statement. “To make a global impact, IMS seeks to be where change is happening, which is why we’ve also hosted three editions of IMS Asia Pacific in Shanghai and one in Singapore, five IMS Engage events in Los Angeles, and three IMS College events in Malta. IMS Dubai will debut in the United Arab Emirates, marking a strategic expansion into the Middle East and North Africa.”
Organizers note that the conference “will not receive government or cultural funding or incentives for this initiative.” Digital download platform Beatport acquired a majority stake in IMS in 2023, with support for the event also coming from AlphaTheta, the owner of Pioneer DJ.
“Our goal is to inspire continued growth, support, and investment while addressing the unique cultural challenges musicians and start-ups face,” the statement continues. “Electronic music culture is built on long standing principles of bringing people together from diverse backgrounds on the dancefloor. Music has the power to unify and we all have a part to play in creating safer spaces for all; a principle that IMS and Beatport proudly stand behind.”
The MENA region is indeed a current buzzy growth market for electronic music and more. The 2024 IFPI Global Report found that total MENA revenue rose by 14.4% in 2023 following a 26.8% jump in 2022. According to IFPI, streaming revenue accounted for 98.4% of the region’s market over the last year.
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Green Day is heading down under next year for a multi-date stadium tour.
The Rock Hall-inducted rock trio’s The Saviors Tour will swing into Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on March 1, followed by Engie Stadium in Sydney on March 3, and wrap March 5 at CBUS Super Stadium, on the Gold Coast.
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool will play in full Dookie, which this year marks its 30th anniversary, and American Idiot, celebrating its 20th year. The set list will include cuts from Saviors, their 14th and latest album, and hits from across their career.
West Coast rockers AFI is the support, marking their first dates in Australia since 2017.
“We’ve never been more excited to unleash new music than with Saviors, a record that’s meant to be rocked live, together,” reads a statement from Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool. “And we cannot wait to return to Australia, it’s been way too long. So let’s thrash.”
Live Nation and Triple M are presenting the Australian leg of Green Day’s world tour.
Green Day is always welcome in Australia. Earlier this year, Saviors arrived at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart, for the rockers’ 12th top 10 album here. Three of those LPs led the national chart: Dookie (in 1994), American Idiot (2004) and Father Of All Motherf—ers (2020).
The California band was last booked to play Australia and New Zealand in 2020 for the four-date Hella Mega Tour, also featuring Fall Out Boy and Weezer. That run, however, was cancelled due to the pandemic. The Saviors Tour will be their first visit to these parts since 2017, in support of Revolution Radio.
Green Day’s Saviors Tourmade headlines last week when their performance at Comerica Park in Detroit was paused when a unauthorized drone was reportedly spotted hovering within sight of the stage. The bandmates were pulled from the stage, mid-song, returning 10 minutes later.
Green Day’s “The Saviors Tour” – Australia 2025 With AFI
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Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi stepped into an unexpected role as a hero on Tuesday (Sept. 10) when he helped talk a distressed woman off the edge of a Nashville bridge.
The incident, which occurred on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, was captured on surveillance footage released by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
The 62-year-old, who was filming a music video at the time, approached the woman with another person and calmly convinced her to step down from the ledge over the Cumberland River.
After about a minute of conversation, the footage shows Bon Jovi and the other individual helping the woman climb back over the railing. The singer then embraced her, before comforting her as they walked down the bridge together. Police confirmed that the woman was later taken to receive mental health care.
“A shout out to @jonbonjovi & his team for helping a woman on the Seigenthaler Ped Bridge Tue night. Bon Jovi helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety,” Nashville police shared on X (formerly Twitter).
Nashville Police Chief John Drake praised the singer, stating, “It takes all of us to help keep each other safe.”
A shout out to @jonbonjovi & his team for helping a woman on the Seigenthaler Ped Bridge Tue night. Bon Jovi helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety. “It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,”–Chief John Drake https://t.co/1YejKJ2WgM
Bon Jovi’s involvement in the rescue is perhaps unsurprising given his extensive charity work through the JBJ Soul Foundation, which focuses on helping those affected by homelessness, hunger, and other crises.
This act of kindness has only further endeared Bon Jovi to fans, many of whom took to social media to praise the “Livin’ On a Prayer” legend.
When he’s not saving lives, Bon Jovi remains a longtime fixture in the music industry. The frontman for Bon Jovi, one of the world’s best-selling rock bands, has four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits under his belt, including classics like “Livin’ on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name.” Earlier this year, the band released their album Forever, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart.
On Wednesday (Sept. 11), the MTV Video Music Awards celebrated its 40th anniversary with a star-studded telecast led by first-time host Megan Thee Stallion.
Taylor Swift, who was joined by “boyfriend” Travis Kelce, was the night’s biggest winner. By clinching seven Moonpeople from her 12 overall nominations, Swift surpassed Beyoncé as the biggest VMAs winner of all time. Carpenter took home her first Moonperson (song of the year for “Espresso”), as did fellow 2024 breakout star Roan (best new artist). Perry reigned as the night’s biggest honoree as she became the latest artist to receive the coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Introduced by her fiancé Orlando Bloom, Perry delivered a bombastic career-spanning medley that notably featured two selections from her forthcoming 143 album: “Lifetimes” and the Doechii-assisted “I’m His, He’s Mine.”
Of course, no single television program can capture everything that happens on a night when so many stars come out to play — but Billboard has you covered. From the ground floor of Long Island’s UBS Arena to a VIP suite hosted by Bacardí Rum, the official spirits partner of the 2024 MTV VMAs which also boasts a global partnership with Cabello, Billboard was a true fly on the wall.
Here are five things you missed on the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards telecast.
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The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards took over the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Wednesday (Sept. 11). Hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, the 2024 VMAs boasted a surprisingly consistent, inventive and impressive run of performances.
This year’s broadcast marks 40 years of the VMAs, which had its inaugural show at Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 14, 1984. One of that night’s big winners – Cyndi Lauper – was present at this year’s show, introducing a performance by 2024 breakthrough Sabrina Carpenter. Plus, dozens of clips from VMAs past were peppered throughout the show, reminding viewers of odd moments they may have forgotten and legendary ones no one could.
“We’re going to be revisiting some of the show’s most iconic moments that made the VMAs the pop culture beast it is today,” Bruce Gillmer (an executive producer of this year’s show alongside Jesse Ignjatovic) told Billboard just days ahead of the broadcast. “It’s a homecoming of sorts, so we’ll celebrate turning 40 by flashing back to moments on stage and screen.”
It was fitting that for a 40th anniversary show, new history was made at the 2024 VMAs, with Taylor Swifttying Beyoncé as the top VMA winner of all time. Swift, who recently endorsed Kamala Harris for President of the United States, appeared in person to accept two awards and honor the victims and memory of 9/11 on its anniversary.
But awards and speeches have never really been the thrust of the VMAs – it’s always been about the musical performances. From Katy Perry’s Video Vanguard Award medley to LL COOL J’s 40th anniversary salute to Def Jam to sets from rising stars Chappell Roan and Carpenter, here are the best performances from the 2024 VMAs, ranked. (Note: Shorter performances, like those from Jessie Murph and Teddy Swims, are not included in the ranking, nor are pre-show performances.)
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Chappell Roan made a bold statement at the 2024 MTV VMAs—not just for her medieval-inspired outfit, complete with a sword and rug, but also for a fierce exchange that took place on the red carpet.
The incident, which was caught on video, shows Roan responding after a photographer shouted at her.
While posing for photos at the entry to UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., a photographer impatiently yelled at the rising pop star to “Shut the f–k up,” prompting the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer to turn and deliver an unfiltered response: “You shut the f–k up.”
Waving a finger at the heckler, she added, “Not me, b—h,” before calmly resuming her red carpet poses as the crowd cheered.
Roan has been vocal about her experiences as an artist, especially when it comes to setting boundaries. After the incident, she told Entertainment Tonight, “For someone who gets a lot of anxiety around people yelling at you, the carpet is horrifying, and I yelled back. You don’t get to yell at me like that.”
Inside the venue was a more positive experience for the Missouri native, who took home her first-ever MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
“Can you believe it? We’re at the VMAs!” she exclaimed as she accepted the award. In an emotional speech, Roan dedicated the win to the LGBTQ+ community and those who have supported her. “I dedicate this to all the drag artists who inspire me… for all the queer kids in the Midwest watching right now, I see you. I understand you, because I am one of you.”
Before accepting her Moon Person, Roan brought the heat on stage with a fiery performance of her breakout single “Good Luck, Babe!”
Dressed in a suit of armor, the vocalist lit a castle on fire with a flaming crossbow without missing a single note of the track, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August.
In addition to this major win, Roan was also nominated for Push Performance of the Year for “Red Wine Supernova”, and Song of the Summer for “Good Luck, Babe!”.
Watch the moment Roan confronts a photographer on the 2024 MTV VMAs red carpet below.
The MTV VMAs of 2024 were filled with big wins and even bigger performances. Katy Perry was honored by taking home the Video Vanguard Award, Sabrina Carpenter performed a medley of her hits including “Espresso” & “Taste,” Taylor Swift won big and so much more. Keep watching to learn more about what went down!
Taylor Swift:
Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic, so I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot.
Narrator:
Taylor Swift and Post Malone took home Video of the Year during MTV’s star studded 40th VMA Awards, and took the opportunity to thank her
Taylor Swift:
Boyfriend, Travis.
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Megan Thee Stallion was the ultimate host.
Megan Thee Stallion:
I want to give a shout out to my hotties and my hatties because I know y’all watching too.
Narrator:
Giving Britney references
Megan Thee Stallion:
I don’t know this snake, this snake don’t know me.
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And epic performances of her hits, including her VMA winning “Mamushi” with Yuki Chiba. The night was full of incredible performances spanning many genres. It was an international affair. Thanks to Anitta, Rauw Alejandro and Karol G, which had Taylor, Post and Camila Cabello dancing. Artists like Eminem, LL Cool J, and Lenny Kravitz, showed the audience why they’re legends. LISA made her VMA debut as a solo artist, proving why she deserved best K-Pop.
LISA:
Blinks and lilies all around the world. Thank you so much for this aword.
Narrator:
And Sabrina Carpenter’s performance was out of this world, complete with an extraterrestrial kiss. She even went on to take home Song of the Year.
Sabrina Carpenter:
I’ve literally never won one of these. This is really special.
Narrator:
Other awards of the evening: Taylor and Post took home the trophy for Best Collab, Anitta was Best Latin.
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Taylor Swift won seven awards at the 2024 VMAs, which were held at UBS Arena in New York on Wednesday (Sept. 11). This brings Swift’s career total of Moonpersons to an even 30, which enables her to sprint past Beyoncé as the top winner in the show’s history. Bey has won 27 awards.
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Swift won five of her awards in tandem with Post Malone, her collaborator on the smash “Fortnight.” That put him second in the night’s award count.
“Fortnight” won video of the year. It’s the third year in a row – and the fifth year overall – that Swift has won in that category. She previously won for “Bad Blood” (2015), “You Need to Calm Down” (2019), “All Too Well: The Short Film” (2022) and “Anti-Hero” (2023). This extends Swift’s record for most wins in the category and also makes her the first person to win three years running.
Swift directed the “Fortnight” video, which won for best direction. Swift has won in that category in four of the last five years (for videos she personally directed). She previously won for “The Man,” “All Too Well: The Short Film” and “Anti-Hero.”
Swift also won artist of the year for the second year in a row. She’s the first artist to win twice in that category, which was introduced in 2017.
“Fortnight” won best collaboration. It’s Swift’s third win in that category, following “Bad Blood” (featuring Kendrick Lamar) and “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” with Zayn. And she won best pop for the third time, which puts her in a tie with Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake for the most wins in the category. (JT’s count includes two wins with *NSYNC.)
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” beat “Fortnight” for song of the year, but “Fortnight” beat Carpenter’s follow-up hit, “Please Please Please,” for song of summer.
Eminem, Megan Thee Stallion and Katy Perry each won two awards. This brings Eminem’s career total of VMAs to 15, which is more than any other male artist in the show’s history. Until this year, Em had been in a tie with Peter Gabriel, with 13 wins each.
Eminem took best hip-hop and best visual effects, both for “Houdini.” This is his third win for best hip-hop. Only Nicki Minaj has won more awards in the category (five). Drake has also won three.
Megan Thee Stallion, who hosted this year’s show, won best trending video for “Mamushi” (featuring Yuki Chiba) and best art direction for “BOA.”
Perry received the Video Vanguard Award and also, in a surprise, won VMAs most iconic performance for her 2013 performance of “Roar.” It beat such memorable VMA moments as Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” from the inaugural 1984 show and Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am” from 2000, where the rap icon was joined by 100+ Eminem lookalikes.
Women continued to dominate in several key categories. This is the seventh year in a row that a woman has won best new artist; the sixth year in a row that a woman has won video for good; the fifth year in a row that a woman has won song of the year; and the fourth year in a row that a woman has won best Latin. The last male artist to win the video vanguard award was Kanye West in 2015.
Chappell Roan won best new artist. It’s the seventh year in a row that a female artist has won the award. Cardi B started this streak in 2018, followed by Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, Dove Cameron, Ice Spice and now Roan. Eilish and Rodrigo went on to win the Grammy for best new artist, which is looking increasingly likely for Roan.
Tyla’s “Water” won best Afrobeats in the category’s second year. Both winners in that category have been top 10 hits on the Hot 100. “Calm Down” by Rema and Selena Gomez won last year.
Seventeen took best group video. This is the sixth consecutive year that a K-pop group has won in that all-genre category. Blackpink won last year. BTS won the four years before that.
SZA took best R&B for the second year in a row. “Snooze” won this year. “Shirt” took the award last year. The only other artists to win back-to-back awards in this category are En Vogue (1993-93), Destiny’s Child (2000-01) and Alicia Keys (2004-05).
Anitta won best Latin for the third year in a row. The Latin star won for “Mil Veces,” having won in 2022 with “Envolver” and in 20023 with “Funk Rave.” This ties J Balvin, who won three years running (2018-20).
LISA’s “Rockstar” won best K-pop for the second time in three years.
Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” won video for good. She won in that same category three years ago for “Your Power.”
Lenny Kravitz won best rock for “Human.” Surprisingly, it’s his first win in the category. He beat five bands – Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Green Day, Kings of Leon and U2.
Charli XCX, GloRilla, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims were each shut out, despite four nods each.
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