Hybe America Relaunches Big Machine Label Group as Blue Highway Records, Appoints Jake Basden as CEO

Following Scott Borchetta’s departure last week, Hybe America has announced the relaunch of Big Machine Label Group as ...

Jake Basden Named Head of HYBE AMERICA’s New Country and Americana Label, Blue Highway

Jake Basden has been named head of HYBE AMERICA's new country and Americana label, Blue Highway, after the departure of Scott Borchetta.

Legal victory opens new chapter for Min Hee-jin as HYBE, NewJeans face next test

A Seoul court’s ruling ordering K-pop conglomerate HYBE Labels to pay former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin about 25.5 billion won ($17 ...

The Label That Launched Taylor Swift Is Changing Hands — Again

Big Machine Records, founded by Scott Borchetta in 2005, was acquired by Ithaca Holdings and later HYBE America. Now, ...

Scott Borchetta Departs HYBE AMERICA & Buys Back Big Machine Records Name, HYBE Retains Big Machine Label Group Assets

Big Machine Label Group CEO/founder Scott Borchetta is departing HYBE America five years after HYBE’s purchase of Ithaca Holdings in 2021 for $1.05 billion. Ithaca Holdings purchased Big Machine Label ...
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HYBE posts record annual revenues of $1.86bn for 2025 as K-Pop firm’s concert revenues hit all-time high – but operating profit plunged 73%

On the operating line, HYBE did deliver on that promise – swinging from a 42.2 billion won operating loss in Q3 to a 4.6 billion won operating profit in Q4, with operating expenses falling 7.5% QoQ.