Drake's UMG lawsuit, the TikTok ban, the Nelly case and more music legal news from the past week, including cases involving Diddy and Tekashi 6ix9ine.

TikTok’s influence has permeated nearly every industry, but its impact on how people discover and consume music is especially profound. In an era defined by internet-driven listening and interaction, TikTok has propelled the music industry to new heights.

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs.

The brief shutdown of the platform in the US sparked panic in the music industry, which has found its best platform in the Chinese network. However, many warn of its influence: "It has excessive power over songs and the world in general.

TikTok is a lousy platform for music discovery, and while the music industry may not get better if it's banned, it certainly won't get worse.

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs.

Now TikTok has garnered over 170 million users in the U.S. Some of the largest record labels nationwide like Universal Music Group have taken advantage of that audience pool, using the app to ...

When Universal Music Group removed its catalog from the app last March in an effort to seek higher pay for their artists, negotiations were largely based on TikTok’s argument that its 30-second ...

The deal requires Pershing to sell at least $500 million worth of its UMG holdings as part of the listing process.

The U.S. TikTok ban went into effect on the evening of January 18; here's how it could affect the music industry for better or worse.

Drake launched a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group , the record company he shares with rival Kendrick Lamar, after his diss hit Not Like Us was released.The lawsuit, which