On the Billboard Global Music Index — up 13% at the midyear — two South Korean companies also accounted for some of the biggest gains.
Morgan Wallen leads a boom in country and world music continues to blossom, among other genre takeaways from the year's midway point.
Elsewhere, both Capitol Music Group and Warner Records jumped ahead, while Sony had a big first half showing from its Latin and Nashville divisions.
“One Thing at a Time” and “Flowers” were the U.S.’ most popular album and most-streamed song in the first half of 2023, respectively.
