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Perth Now
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
BTS and TXT's label to launch new K-pop boy band next month
BTS and TXT's agency, BIGHIT MUSIC, is set to unveil a brand-new boy band on August 18. The label has announced that Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon and Keonho will be the creative forces behind the new K-pop outfit. BIGHIT MUSIC said in a statement: "The new band is a 'young creators' crew' with members who will create their own music, choreography and videos. "All the members are teenagers and they will express their creative talent based on their own stories. All members will take part in the creative process, regardless of their set positions." The band members have previously contributed choreography to BIGHIT's other acts, including Tomorrow X Together (TXT). Details regarding the as-yet-untitled group's debut album are set to follow. BIGHIT's parent company is HYBE and it was previously revealed that hitmaker Ryan Tedder was teaming up with the K-pop giant to form a new boy band. HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, HYBE America CEO Scooter Braun and the OneRepublic star - who has worked with the likes of HYBE's girl group KATSEYE and boy band TXT, as well as superstars Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Adele - launched a global talent search for the next BTS. Bang Si-hyuk told Billboard: 'Artists under HYBE have consistently reached impressive global milestones, dominating charts year after year. 'Especially with KATSEYE, we've demonstrated that our K-pop methodology is successful in the US mainstream market. Launching a new boy group in collaboration with Ryan Tedder will be another step in continuing our legacy within the music industry.' Tedder added: 'I'm thrilled to partner with HYBE on this new exciting project, Bang and his team have proven to be the best fan-engaging creatives out there and we want to build a group that is the most fan-focused on earth with the best music imaginable.' Applicants had to be aged between 13 and 23, with training held in Los Angeles. The application read: "HYBE is collaborating with multi-platform producer Ryan Tedder for a groundbreaking partnership behind the latest evolution in pop music artistry. This unprecedented alliance merges HYBE's proven expertise in artist training and development of K-pop infrastructure and global fandom cultivation with Tedder's legendary track record of creating chart-topping hits and developing successful artists. "The project will be led by an elite team of industry veterans, including HYBE Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk, the visionary producer behind 21st century pop icons BTS and KATSEYE, HYBE AMERICA CEO Scooter Braun, and Ryan Tedder, who will oversee all aspects of casting and creative direction. Training for this new group of artists, to be conducted in Los Angeles, will fuse HYBE's comprehensive development program with creative direction from Tedder, whose credits include collaborations with Beyoncé, Adele, Ed Sheeran, and more."
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
OneRepublic Leaves Interscope After 18 Years, Sign New Deal With BMG
OneRepublic have signed with BMG, the company announced on Thursday, with the Ryan Tedder-fronted pop-rock band signing a new global recordings partnership with BMG after a nearly two-decade run at Universal Music Group's Interscope. BMG said Thursday that OneRepublic will be dropping their upcoming seventh album through the company, with lead single 'Beautiful Colors' set to release on July 25. More from The Hollywood Reporter Doechii on Viral BET Awards Speech Calling Out President Trump: "Wasn't Sh** They Could Do" As Oasis Kicks Off Reunion Tour, Fans Lap Up New Merch (and Seek New Ticketing Options) Justin Bieber to Release Seventh Album on Friday (Exclusive) 'We're excited to join the BMG family to keep releasing music that our fans will love,' Tedder said in a statement. 'Jon [Loba, BMG's president, frontline recordings] and Dan [Gill, EVP, Recorded Music, West Coast] have already been such incredible partners throughout this whole process and we're looking forward to their continued support. We can't wait for our fans to hear our new single 'Beautiful Colors' inspired by the Japanese anime series 'Kaiju No. 8', coming out later this month.' Mosley Music Group/Interscope has been OneRepublic's home since 2007, when the label released the band's debut Dreaming Out Loud. OneRepublic released some of the biggest hits in pop with the label, including their quadruple-platinum-certified debut single 'Apologize' and the diamond-certified 'Counting Stars.' OneRepublic's last album with Interscope was 2024's Artificial Paradise. That album also featured 'I Ain't Worried,' which was originally made for Top Gun: Maverick and now has over 2 billion streams on Spotify. 'OneRepublic is one of the most dynamic and enduring bands of the past two decades, with a global footprint that spans chart-topping hits, billions of streams, and a deep catalog of era-defining music,' Loba said in a statement. 'Their ability to evolve, innovate, and connect with audiences worldwide aligns perfectly with BMG's artist-first philosophy.' Gill, meanwhile, called the new deal 'an exciting new chapter – not just for the band.''Partnering with OneRepublic further strengthens our ability to collaborate at the highest level and deliver for artists of this caliber,' he said. 'We are fully committed to supporting OneRepublic's creative vision and ensuring their upcoming album reaches fans on a scale like never before.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Party in the U.S.A.' to 'Born in the U.S.A.': 20 of America's Most Patriotic (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025
Korea Herald
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Hybe launches first-ever integrated multilabel global audition
Applicants can try out for 8 labels at once; Grammy-winning producer Ryan Tedder joins the search Hybe is launching its first integrated audition under the Hybe Music Group, aiming to discover the next wave of K-pop stars. The K-pop powerhouse will hold the 'Hybe Music Group Audition,' the first company-wide audition involving all labels under the Hybe Music Group umbrella. This unprecedented audition allows participants to apply to all eight Hybe-affiliated labels with a single application. The labels include Big Hit Music, Belift Lab, Source Music, Pledis Entertainment, KOZ Entertainment, Ador and YX. Additionally, "Hybe X Ryan Tedder" — a special audition with four-time Grammy-winning and multiplatinum producer Ryan Tedder — is also part of the lineup. The audition is open to anyone born in or after 2007, regardless of gender or nationality. Applicants can showcase their singing, dancing, or any other talent that highlights their individuality. Online submissions will be accepted from July 14 to September 7. In Japan, applicants will also have the chance to apply in person at a special pop-up event, which will take place at MIL Gallery & MIL 2ND in Shibuya, Tokyo, Aug. 27–30. Meanwhile, Hybe continues to expand its global reach through Hybe Music Group APAC, which oversees its operations worldwide. The company is nurturing artists not only through its US-based branch Hybe America but also through Hybe Japan and Hybe Latin America. A new branch in India is scheduled to launch in September or October.
Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Adele, Beyonce and Taylor Swift hitmaker Ryan Tedder admits to using AI in his music - with the One Republic star branding the technology 'amazing'
One Republic star Ryan Tedder has admitted to using AI in his songs, calling the technology's effect on music 'amazing'. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 46, has produced some of the biggest songs of the last 15 years after working with hugely popular artists such as Beyonce and Taylor Swift. Having shot to stardom as One Republic's front man, he too helped Adele scoop Album Of The Year at the GRAMMYs twice with her albums 21 (2011) and 25 (2015). Ryan - who too co-wrote Beyonce's 2008 hit Halo - has now however admitted to using AI in his songs, even revealing that he uses the technology to 'change his voice'. Speaking on a new episode of Smallzy's Surgery, the singer said: 'It is changing music. 'It's changing it from a creative perspective, I've gotten cuts because for instance, if I'm pitching a song to a female artist, historically I would either just leave me on singing the demo or occasionally I would hire a female demo singer to come in and replace me with what they call a scratch vocal. 'But with AI, I started replacing my voice probably 18 months ago. Like if I wanted to do a song with Ariana Grande, I'd sing it like Ariana in my way, process it, put the song back in and all of a sudden you're like, "oh my god this is amazing". 'So I started pitching a song doing that and it started working to tremendous effect... holy cow, it works!' Ryan also opened up about exactly how much he turns to AI to aid his creative process, saying it saves him 'half a day of work'. 'There's a couple different AI companies that allow me to input my idea and then tell it what I want it to do, to sound like, and then it'll pop out the other end,' he said. 'What that does is save me half a day of work, it's all the s**t that I would have to do anyway, but it saved me it. 'So that's the extent that I've used it. But when it comes to lyrics, ChatGPT lyrics has become the joke. 'Inside songwriting sessions, you'll be like, "man, that sounds so ChatGPT", like that has become the punchline. The lyrics are so bad it's ChatGPT.' Amid the increasing influence of ChatGPT on the music industry, Spotify have received a host of backlash after being accused of creating 'fake artists' to fill up their playlists. Back in 2017, the streaming platform strongly denied doing such a thing presumably in order to reduce royalty payments. 'We do not and have never created "fake" artists and then put them on Spotify playlists,' the platform argued. But just this week a host of listeners once again threatened to boycott Spotify after suspicious arose that a new band could be AI-generated. The group, named The Velvet Sundown, already have over 550,000 million monthly listeners despite only debuting on the service in early June. Promotional images of the band all appear to be AI generated, and the credits on their music has no writers, producers or musicians listed. There's also no live performances or interviews of the band anywhere to be found, and none of the four members have any kind of internet presence. The band also has barely any social media followers, with just 322 on Instagram and 47 followers on X. Despite this, The Velvet Sundown have been featured on multiple popular Spotify playlists. After various media outlets reported that The Velvet Sundown may be AI-generated, the band hit back in a series of posts on X - yet offered no proof to disprove the claims. 'Absolutely crazy that so-called 'journalists' keep pushing the lazy, baseless theory that The Velvet Sundown is 'AI-generated' with zero evidence,' they wrote. 'Not a single one of these "writers" has reached out, visited a show, or listened beyond the Spotify algorithm,' they continued. 'This is not a joke. This is our music, written in long, sweaty nights in a cramped bungalow in California with real instruments, real minds, and real soul. Every chord, every lyric, every mistake — HUMAN.' They added, 'Just because we don't do TikTok dances or livestream our process doesn't mean we're fake.' And despite their miniscule following on social media, the band said that they had to 'lock down' all of their accounts 'due to harassment'. However, none of their accounts are officially verified by any site outside of Spotify, and none of their social media accounts have been set to private either. On Deezer, where The Velvet Sundown's music also appears, there's a warning from the streamer stating, 'some tracks on this album may have been created using artificial intelligence'.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
6 Awkward And Outrageous Celebrity Moments From This Week That Are Peak Cringe
Tedder — who's written songs for everyone from Beyoncé to Tate McRae — spoke out against last weekend's "No Kings" protests and in support of Trump's military parade. Beckham snubbed his own father, David Beckham — on Father's Day. Dave Benett /for Burberry, Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA / Getty Images Related: 'It's Always Fat People": 28 Times Celebrities Said Some Really, Really Messed-Up Stuff That Just Flew Under The Radar Canadian politician Jagmeet Singh went to a Kendrick Lamar concert, Drake shared a screenshot of him DM'ing the politician. Carmen Mandato / Getty Images, NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images Related: Shia LaBeouf Just Shared A Screenshot Of His Private Email Exchange With Timothée Chalamet, And It's Certainly Interesting Kardashian shared a bizarre conversation with ChatGPT — and was promptly roasted for it. Hannah Montana star Mitchel Musso questioned Miley and Tish Cyrus' claim that he smoked weed on set with her dad Billy Ray. 'Well, that's not how I remember it," he said in a statement to E! News. "However, I've got plenty of stories from those years that might be worth having a conversation about. If we're revisiting Hannah Montana history — just say the word.' finally, Nick Cannon struggled to name all 12 of his children when asked to. Jee-zus Christ, dude. Bobbi Althoff asked Nick Cannon to name all 12 of his kids, but he forgot some of them 😭😭 — Killa 🌺 (@KillaKreww) June 20, 2025 @KillaKreww / The Really Good Podcast / Via Also in Celebrity: 17 Weird Celebrity Red Carpet Moments That'll Make You Say "Wow, I Can't Believe That Actually Happened" Also in Celebrity: After Signing A $125-Million SiriusXM Deal, Alex Cooper Was Just Asked If She Thinks About Her Former "Call Her Daddy" Co-Host Sofia Franklyn Also in Celebrity: 27 Cringe-Inducing Celebrity Moments From This Year That You Honestly Probably Already Forgot I Can't
