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Setlist: The questions raised by TikTok’s Warner deal

By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 24 July 2023

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)

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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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