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# Music Business News Last Week: K-Pop, Gen Z, SoundExchange, More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/top-music-business-news-last-week-7/
- Published: 2025-08-30T12:35:05.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-30T12:35:34.000Z
- Description: A roundup of music business news last week K-Pop Demon Hunters and free health support for musicians, to Gen Z’s dislike of streaming, SoundExchange payouts and more, we’ve got the latest happenings in the biz…
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, music industry, musician, musicians, rewind, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

A roundup of music business news last week K-Pop Demon Hunters and free health support for musicians, to Gen Z’s dislike of streaming, SoundExchange payouts and more, we’ve got the latest happenings in the biz.

### **Music Business News Last Week**

- [**How fictional K-Pop Demon Hunters became real chart idols**](https://www.hypebot.com/how-fictional-k-pop-demon-hunters-became-real-chart-idols/)
- [**Gen-Z dislikes streaming, discovers music on YouTube and TikTok**](https://www.hypebot.com/gen-z-dislikes-streaming-music/)
- [**SoundExchange distributions topped $242.5M in Q2 2025**](https://www.hypebot.com/soundexchange-distributions-topped-242-million-in-q2-2025/)
- [**MusiCares adds Free Health Support for Music Professionals**](https://www.hypebot.com/musicares-adds-free-health-support-for-music-professionals/)
- [**Are the days of hashtags behind us? \[Bobby Owsinski\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/are-the-days-of-hashtags-behind-us-bobby-owsinski/)
- [**Bandcamp warns tariffs mean trouble for music and merch sales**](https://www.hypebot.com/bandcamp-warns-tariffs-mean-trouble-for-merch-sales/)
- [**Co-founder and CEO of beatBread Peter Sinclair dies aged 50**](https://www.hypebot.com/co-founder-and-ceo-of-beatbread-peter-sinclair-dies-aged-50/)