Universal Music Group wiping their songs from TikTok is going to hurt the label’s smaller artists the most … so says a musician who saw the app elevate his own artistic brand. Mareux had his 2015 cover of The Cure’s “The Perfect Girl” go viral in 2021 and it vaulted him to a Coachella performance … Read more
TikTok sounds a little different this week. On Feb. 1, many users woke up to discover the music from videos they made or watched had been removed due to a dispute between TikTok and Universal Music Group. Those videos were muted, even if only a few seconds of the song by the UMG artist was … Read more
What started as a simple kind gesture has now turned into a major life-altering experience. When Sanai Graden was vlogging during her walk to the grocery store a few days ago, her life’s path, as well as a stranger’s path, changed in a way that’s had the internet shedding tears and donating money. The college … Read more
David Archuleta is responding to speculation about his sex life. The 33-year-old “Crush” singer and American Idol alum came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community back in 2021. Since then, he has discussed his relationship with his faith and his love life. This week he took to social media to respond to someone … Read more
Play video content TMZ.com It’s happening … huge hitmakers are being wiped from TikTok after the app failed to reach a deal with UMG — something Rickey Thompson calls a game-changer, and a bummer. We chatted with the social media star Wednesday in Bev Hills, and he told us the unfortunate development creates a massive … Read more
SINGAPORE — After a U.S. senator grilled Singaporean TikTok CEO about his nationality and affiliation with the Chinese Communist Party, Singaporeans are complaining about ignorant — or even racist — views of their country. TikTok CEO Shou Chew, along with executives from technology firms such as Meta, X and Snap, testified before U.S. lawmakers on … Read more
Photo: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images (Getty Images) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., infamous anti-vaxxer and 2024 presidential hopeful, says he wasn’t the one who posted a message on the TikTok page of a fitness influencer who was admiring her glutes after a workout. Sure, RFK Jr., we believe you as much as you believe Big Pharma. … Read more
NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty Images TikTok quickly became a music discovery platform, with viral songs on the app becoming fan favorites and topping the charts. According to MRC Data research, 75% of TikTok users say they discover new artists via TikTok, with 63% of them hearing new music they never heard before on the app. That might soon … Read more
#SwiftTok had a rough day. Early Thursday, after Universal Music Group and TikTok failed to reach an agreement on licensing music from UMG artists on the app, sounds from those artists—including Taylor Swift, Drake, and others—went silent. “Some of my most viewed videos are ones talking about Taylor Swift that have Taylor Swift songs in … Read more
Lurking inside your reheated fried rice is a dangerous bacterial killer—at least, that’s what you might think after watching one of the latest viral videos shared on TikTok and other social media platforms. There is a grain of truth to this claim, and you should try to properly store your leftovers, but the risks of … Read more