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B2B Music Provider 7digital Partners with Hangout to Facilitate Social Music Listening

December 6, 2024

Turntable Labs’ Hangout.fm partners with B2B digital music provider 7digital to facilitate the platform’s social music listening. Virtual listening community platform Hangout by Turntable Labs has partnered ... Read More...

TikTok and Nielsen Finalize Measurement Deal, Intend to Provide ‘A Cross-Media View of Ad Campaign Performance’

Dylan Smith

December 5, 2024

Exactly how effective are TikTok advertising campaigns? Amid the app's continued push to drive music discovery, a measurement-centered Nielsen deal could provide concrete answers. TikTok and Nielsen unveile... Read More...

TikTok Says 13 of the 16 Number One Hits in the US This Year Are Linked to TikTok Trends

Ashley King

December 4, 2024

According to TikTok’s year-end review, 13 of the 16 tracks that reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 were linked to trends on the platform. TikTok has long boasted its strong ties to music discovery, parti... Read More...

TikTok Hangs in the Balance—Trump’s Incoming Cabinet Divided on a Ban

Ashley King

December 2, 2024

Will TikTok face its upcoming ban in the United States? Trump’s incoming cabinet members seem divided on the issue—with some in favor of keeping the ban in place. While President-elect Trump was the first to... Read More...

The Fate of TikTok in 2025 May Be in Elon Musk’s Hands

Ashley King

November 24, 2024

TikTok CEO Shou Chew has sought advice from Elon Musk ahead of President-elect Trump assuming office in 2025. Elon Musk endorsed the former president ahead of the election and has been in his orbit since. Th... Read More...

Find Talent Before They Blow Up With Chartmetric’s New Talent Search Tool — Here’s How It Works

Ashley King

November 21, 2024

The days of Star Search are long past. Now finding the next big musical hitmaker means having access to tons of data to analyze. That’s where Chartmetric steps in, offering a tool to help live and recorded mu... Read More...

TikTok Thinks Trump Might Reverse Their US Ban — But Trump’s FCC Nominee Has Other Ideas

Ashley King

November 20, 2024

Trump’s FCC nominee wants to focus on a TikTok ban, despite TikTok hoping a Trump presidency will reverse their impending US ban. As a potential TikTok ban looms over an impending political shift in the US, ... Read More...

TikTok Parent ByteDance Valuation Hits A Whopping $300 Billion

Ashley King

November 18, 2024

TikTok parent company ByteDance is valuing its business at $300 billion, despite the looming ban for TikTok in the United States. The valuation results from a recent buyback offer by ByteDance, according to t... Read More...

YouTube Takes a Page Out of the TikTok Playbook with Digital Gift ‘Jewels’

Ashley King

November 15, 2024

YouTube takes a page out of the TikTok and Twitch playbook with digital ‘jewels’ you buy to send to your favorite creators. In a continued effort to hold its own against competitors like Twitch and TikTok, Y... Read More...

TikTok Launches Full-Blown ‘Immersive Hub’ for BTS’ Jin

Ashley King

November 15, 2024

TikTok partners with K-pop superstar Jin of BTS to release an immersive hub in support of his first solo album, ‘Happy,’ out now. TikTok announces its latest artist partnership, with a new multimedia campaig... Read More...

Hangout.fm launches with licensing deals from major labels

Turntable Labs’ Hangout Launches with Sony Music, UMG, WMG, Merlin On Board

Ashley King

November 13, 2024

Turntable Labs is launching Hangout.fm, a new virtual listening community that draws inspiration from the now defunct Turntable.fm. Turntable.fm was shuttered in 2013, but Hangout by Turntable Labs features l... Read More...

TikTok Launches Photo Sharing Integration with Lemon8 as a US Ban Looms Large

Ashley King

November 12, 2024

TikTok launches integration with Lemon8, ByteDance’s newer social media platform, making photo sharing more feasible between the two. TikTok has announced integration with parent company ByteDance’s newer so... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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