Music Business News: North America

TikTok spokesperson says platform is "sad and disappointed" by UMG statement from earlier today

The world’s largest music rightsholder just announced that its agreement with TikTok is set to expire tomorrow on January 31.

The partnership aims to bridge the gap between aspiring musicians and the resources typically only available to artists with large marketing teams

Riot Games is laying off around 11% of its workforce

New deal comes less than a week after Santa Anna's partnership with and investment in Drake's OVO Sound

Jury agreed with the argument made by lawyers for Kat Von D that her tattooing an image of Miles Davis was “fair use” and didn’t infringe copyright

“Cherie Hu is in an elite echelon of analysts creating the absolute best work and thinking about the future of the music industry."

The collaboration will extend LyricFind's products to a network of music and media services globally where Tuned Global has partnerships