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YouTube Just Expanded Voice Replies to All Creators

February 27, 2026

YouTube announces expanding some creator tools, including rolling out its voice replies option to all creators, and a new Shorts remix option. YouTube revealed some fun expansions for creators this week, inc... Read More...

TikTok Live Music Campaigner job posting

TikTok Keeps Pushing Into Long-Form Music — Who Wants to Be the Next ‘TikTok Live Music Campaign Manager’?

Ashley King

February 26, 2026

Amid TikTok’s broader push into the music sector, the company posts a job listing for a “TikTok Live Music Campaign Manager.” TikTok continues to expand its worth as a valuable platform for music discovery, ... Read More...

Apple Music Connect Relaunches as a B2B Promotional Tool — Streamlined Editorial Pitching, ‘Social Share Cards,’ and More

Dylan Smith

February 19, 2026

(Re)introducing Apple Music Connect, which has returned as a B2B promotional hub with support for editorial pitches and more. Apple Music just recently shed light on its retooled Connect offering, the initi... Read More...

TikTok Is Suddenly a Serious Competitor In Long-Form Podcasting — With Music a Major Focus

Ashley King

February 18, 2026

TikTok continues its expansion into long-form podcasting with the second episode of ‘TikTok in the Mix’ featuring special guest Megan Moroney. After the successful launch of its new live podcast series late ... Read More...

Social Music Platform Hook Scores $10 Million Series A, Says Its ‘Active Users Have Increased by More Than 45X’ During the Past Year

Dylan Smith

February 18, 2026

Social music platform Hook has scored a $10 million Series A, teed up an Android app launch, and elevated Spotify vet Simmi Singh to COO. New York City-headquartered Hook formally disclosed the fresh fundin... Read More...

Major TikTok + Apple Music Integrations Are Now In the Works—Including Full-Length In-App Listening and ‘Listening Parties’

Ashley King

February 16, 2026

TikTok is teaming up with Apple Music for two new integrations: full-length in-app listening in TikTok, and a Listening Party feature. Apple Music is teaming up with TikTok to launch two new features in the ... Read More...

TikTok US Launches Local Feeds Using Your Precise Location — What Does This Mean for Local Music?

Ashley King

February 12, 2026

TikTok has just launched an opt-in local feed in the US, leveraging users’ precise location information to display content related to travel, events, and more. That raises a hopeful question for the music ind... Read More...

Bad Bunny Wipes Instagram Account Following Super Bowl Halftime Show Fallout

Ashley King

February 9, 2026

Bad Bunny scrubs his Instagram account immediately after his Super Bowl halftime performance, leaving his 50 million followers wondering what’s next. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny seems to be taking a bre... Read More...

TikTok Traffic Rapidly Rebounds After US-Based Split-Off, Latest Data Reveals

Ashley King

February 5, 2026

TikTok has mostly recovered from its dip in active users in the days immediately following its US ownership change, according to the latest data. According to data from digital market intelligence firm Simil... Read More...

TikTok US Off to Rough Start, but Oracle Says Tech Issues Resolved

Ashley King

February 2, 2026

TikTok says the technical issues plaguing its budding US enterprise over the past week have been resolved; Oracle cites cold weather as the culprit. Last week, TikTok’s U.S. operations were pummeled with tec... Read More...

YouTube Blocks Background Play for Non-Premium Subscribers on Third-Party Browsers

Ashley King

January 30, 2026

YouTube has been updated so that non-Premium users can no longer access background playback by accessing a third-party browser. YouTube’s background play feature—the ability to play only the audio of a video... Read More...

TikTok Competitor UpScrolled Sees a Surge in Downloads—So What Is UpScrolled, Anyway?

Ashley King

January 29, 2026

No sooner had TikTok’s US ownership taken hold than users started flocking to other platforms, like former Oracle engineer Issam Hijazi’s UpScrolled. Last week, TikTok’s U.S. operations changed ownership to ... Read More...

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

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