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Gaming platform also formally announced its DistroKid integration at the Roblox Developers Conference (RDC)

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Roblox revenues are forecast to hit $3.5bn across the course of this year

The partnership aims to create new revenue streams for artists and songwriters

Boombox will roll out first in TWICE Square, the Roblox experience inspired by K-pop girl group TWICE

WMG joined a $520m Series H investment round in Roblox Corp back in January 2021

Metaverse studio Karta raised $1.1 million in July 2023

Event is claimed to be the first-ever dedicated K-pop experience on Roblox

Firm posted a net loss of $176.4 million in Q2

BLACKPINK will perform in 'The Virtual', a fan experience and free to view event

Exec's appointment forms part of a wider expansion of Roblox's global partnerships team

Vlassopulos will work with Dubit in a senior advisory capacity on future metaverse strategies

'The time has come to embark on my next adventure,' said the music exec in a statement

Pre-concert 'quests' have already seen over 1.6m visits

Tai Verdes will perform his newly released single, Let’s go to Hell, as part of a four-song concert