News Connolly was most recently Head of Music Partnerships at TikTok Analysis News The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… News With the AWAL partnership, Gibbs will be able to retain ownership and control of his music News Hook enables users to create authorized remixes and mashups using licensed music News Universal Music Group acquired a majority stake in the Lagos, Nigeria-based music company in February News 'No Guidance' has been streamed more than 1 billion times on Spotify, and viewed more than 480 million times on YouTube News DistroKid estimates that it distributes 30-40% of all new music in the world News Included in the deal are some of Jerry Jeff’s biggest hits such as Mr. Bojangles, Sangria Wine and Railroad Lady