Music Business News: United States
News Contestants will advance based on a combination of likes, views and comments, and judges' scores. News Organizers of the FireAid benefit concert said the remaining $25 million is expected to be distributed by year-end. News Since launching in April last year, EVEN has onboarded 80,000+ artists across more than 2,200 labels News Co-Founder and CEO Jonathan Strauss has described Create Music Group as an "audience company" Interviews Larry Mestel gives MBW a peek behind the curtain of his company's new Vegas show – and the future of 'name, image, and likeness' in music News Ek recently led a €600 million (USD $703m) series D for Helsing, a defense company focused on AI-powered military drones. News Lutnick said Donald Trump is "positive towards TikTok, if it can move into American hands." News Twelve tracks by African artists reached the Shazam Global Top 10, with three reaching the No. 1 position.