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UK-based Melody Rights launches new rights management and distro platform

Melody Rights says that its distribution network includes access to what it calls 'top-tier platforms in stock music, gaming, and social music categories'

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Billie Eilish, Joni Mitchell and Stevie Nicks among superstars to headline FireAid benefit concerts in Los Angeles

The one-night, two-venue show is being produced by Shelli and Irving Azoff, in conjunction with Live Nation and AEG Presents

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As TikTok prepares to shut down in the US, Trump mulls executive order to keep it running (report)

Legal experts have questioned the Trump administration’s ability to delay or water down the TikTok law through executive orders

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Could Elon Musk save TikTok from a ban in the US?

Following reports that China is considering selling TikTok to Musk in the US, TikTok says: 'We can't be expected to comment on pure fiction.'

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Beatstar spins out into new music-gaming firm NEXTBEAT, led by Space Ape Games and Voisey co-founders Simon Hade and Olly Barnes

Beatstar has amassed nearly 100 million downloads and is expected to surpass $200 million in lifetime revenue this year

Interviews

‘Saying yes to something scary and daunting has taught me that discomfort can lead to significant achievements and transformations.’

Nitsa Kalispera, EVP of Global Supply Chain at BMG, discusses going direct with DSPs, new revenue streams, the potential of AI and building a more diverse workforce

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On Air signs deal with Universal’s Mercury Studios, bringing concerts by The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, others to streaming

Concerts by Katy Perry, Madonna, Hans Zimmer, Etta James, Fall Out Boy, Bob Marley and others are coming to On Air

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TikTok asks Supreme Court to block US ban

TikTok seeks temporary pause to an incoming law that could see the app banned in the market if it's not divested from parent company ByteDance