Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs.

TikTok is a lousy platform for music discovery, and while the music industry may not get better if it's banned, it certainly won't get worse.

Now TikTok has garnered over 170 million users in the U.S. Some of the largest record labels nationwide like Universal Music Group have taken advantage of that audience pool, using the app to ...

When Universal Music Group removed its catalog from the app last March in an effort to seek higher pay for their artists, negotiations were largely based on TikTok’s argument that its 30-second ...

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs.

Drake's UMG lawsuit, the TikTok ban, the Nelly case and more music legal news from the past week, including cases involving Diddy and Tekashi 6ix9ine.

The brief shutdown of the platform in the US sparked panic in the music industry, which has found its best platform in the Chinese network. However, many warn of its influence: "It has excessive power over songs and the world in general.

On January 19, the United States will ban TikTok. What happens to music?

The deal requires Pershing to sell at least $500 million worth of its UMG holdings as part of the listing process.

President Donald Trump gave the social media platform more time to comply with a law that requires it to divest its Chinese ownership.

Americans have limited access to the TikTok app due to nationwide restrictions. As a result, offers for iPhones with TikTok already installed have started to appear, with some prices being downright surreal.

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