Montreal, December 2, 2024 – Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B), an industry leader in music and video content distribution, business services, and advertising solutions, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking content partnership with HYBE, a global entertainment lifestyle platform company. Qello Concerts by Stingray, renowned for offering the world’s largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries, will feature 11 spectacular live concerts and documentaries showcasing BTS and SEVENTEEN, available across North America and Latin America starting this December.

Fans of K-pop can look forward to a lineup featuring:

BTS

• Audiences can experience BTS World Tour: LOVE YOURSELF with thrilling performances in Europe and New York. 

• They can relive the BTS World Tour: SPEAK YOURSELF with dynamic shows at Wembley, Saudi, and Seoul. 

• Fans will enjoy intimate fan-meeting concerts like BANG BANG CON The Live and MAGIC SHOP in SEOUL. 

• Viewers can dive into the documentaries BREAK THE SILENCE: THE MOVIE and BRING THE SOUL: THE MOVIE for a behind-the-scenes look at the artists’ journeys.
  

SEVENTEEN 

• SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR＜ODE TO YOU＞ IN SEOUL showcases their world tour opening with energetic dance moves and diverse performances. 

• SEVENTEEN in CARAT LAND highlights their fan meeting event, uniting the band and fans, known as Carat, in a memorable experience. 

BTS have become a five-time Grammy nominee with six No.1 Billboard Hot 100 singles and numerous awards, attributed to their strong fan engagement. SEVENTEEN won Best Group at the 2024 MTV VMAs and earned nominations at the Billboard Music Awards. Their independent spirit and jaw-dropping performances have solidified their status as one of the biggest groups ever. This partnership expands Qello Concerts’ catalog, offering a unique opportunity to experience HYBE’s iconic artists.

“We are excited to partner with HYBE to bring these incredible performances to our audiences,” said Valérie Héroux, Vice President Content Acquisition at Stingray. “This collaboration underscores our commitment to providing diverse and high-quality content that resonates with music lovers worldwide.”

All titles will be released on the Qello Concerts app starting December 2024, with availability on affiliate platforms such as Amazon, Comcast, and Roku.

About Stingray
Stingray (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B), a global music, media, and technology company, is an industry leader in TV broadcasting, streaming, radio, business services, and advertising. Stingray provides an array of global music, digital, and advertising services to enterprise brands worldwide, including audio and video channels, over 100 radio stations, subscription video-on-demand content, FAST channels, karaoke products and music apps, and in-car and on-board infotainment content. Stingray Business, a division of Stingray, provides commercial solutions in music, in-store advertising solutions, digital signage, and AI-driven consumer insights and feedback. Stingray Advertising is North America’s largest retail audio advertising network, delivering digital audio messaging to more than 30,000 major retail locations. Stingray has close to 1000 employees worldwide and reaches 540 million consumers in 160 countries. For more information, visit www.stingray.com. 

About HYBE
HYBE Corp. (HYBE), rebranded from Big Hit Entertainment in March 2021, is a global entertainment lifestyle platform company that seeks boundless expansion in order to innovate the music industry. Ever since, HYBE has been expanding its multi-label system including BIGHIT MUSIC, BELIFT LAB, SOURCE MUSIC, PLEDIS Entertainment, KOZ ENTERTAINMENT, ADOR, HYBE LABELS JAPAN, NAECO, while HYBE AMERICA also manages its affiliate labels including Big Machine Label Group and Quality Control. In addition to the music business, HYBE established an integrated structure with its tech-driven future growth initiatives that creates concert, video content, game, original story and retail, as well as a platform business through Weverse, a global superfan platform. Composed of its global offices based in Korea, Japan, the US, and Mexico, the company works towards bringing innovative change throughout the global music industry.  

For more information, please contact:

Frédérique Gagnier
Director, Communications & Partnerships
Stingray
fgagnier@stingray.com