Funds will be used to accelerate Word Collections’ global direct licensing business
Word Collections secures $5m in funding from investors led by Metallica’s Black Squirrel Partners
TikTok goes offline for all 170m+ US users, as divest-or-ban law takes effect
January 19, 2025
Google and Apple have also removed TikTok from their app stores to comply with the law. Source
21 Savage, Gunna, Metro Boomin’, and Wiz Khalifa to perform at Balad Beast 2025 in Saudi Arabia
January 18, 2025
The MDLBeast-organized event takes place January 30-31 at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Al-Balad Source
From Drake suing Universal Music to TikTok facing a US ban… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
January 18, 2025
The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… Source