News Vinyl records and CDs spared from Donald Trump’s new US import tariffs Physical music formats are classified as “information materials” exempt from trade restrictions.
News White House joins TikTok… as platform’s US divest-or-ban deadline looms The account, which has so far attracted more than 60,500 followers, debuted with clips of Trump addressing supporters.
News TikTok must transfer control to US owner, US commerce secretary says Lutnick said Donald Trump is "positive towards TikTok, if it can move into American hands."
News Pentagon removes drone video after Metallica issues copyright strike A Metallica representative told Rolling Stone that the band had not authorized the use of their music.
News TikTok developing a separate US app as divest-or-ban deadline nears (report) US version of TikTok app reportedly scheduled to launch in US app stores on September 5
News Mystery buyer for TikTok named by Trump is the same Oracle-Blackstone group whose bid stalled (report) The previous talks broke down after Beijing withheld approval in the wake of Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods
News Trump says TikTok buyer found, won’t name group for two weeks Trump told Fox News’ 'Sunday Morning with Maria Bartiromo' that the potential acquirer is "a group of very wealthy people."
News Donald Trump signs Executive Order extending TikTok sale-or-divest due date for third time The latest extension pushes ByteDance's new deadline to September 17, 2025.
News Trump grants third TikTok extension as US sale talks stall The latest extension pushes ByteDance's deadline to sell its TikTok US operations to mid-September.
News Trump set to extend TikTok divest-or-ban deadline for third time (report) The US president reportedly plans to issue another order postponing the deadline for a potential TikTok ban beyond June 19
News Donald Trump sued by US Copyright Office Director over ‘blatantly unlawful’ firing Shira Perlmutter argues the president doesn't have the power to fire employees of the Library of Congress or its sub-department the US Copyright Office
Analysis News From Trump firing top copyright official to SoundCloud ‘fixing’ AI policy… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission launch public inquiry into live music business Agencies launch public inquiry under President Trump’s executive order
News Trump signals willingness to extend TikTok ban deadline again US President signals ban extension during NBC interview
News Bill Ackman, who wants to move UMG’s financial HQ to the US, calls for ‘time out’ on Trump’s tariff war Ackman, a Trump supporter, says the tariff war could destroy international confidence in the US as a trading partner and investment destination.
