CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including TikTok and Warner Music’s “first-of-its-kind partnership” – a licensing agreement that involves both the Warner Music record company and music publishing business Warner Chappell and covers various platforms run by TikTok owner Bytedance – and the NME’s return to print.

SECTION TIMES
01: TikTok (00:03:04)
02: NME (00:18:53)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Warner Music announces new deal with TikTok, as TikTok Music arrives in three more markets
• NME announces return to print

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