Music Business Worldwide News

1. FireAid benefit concert expands lineup with Oliva Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak and more

   The benefit concert aims to raise funds for communities impacted by the Southern California wildfires

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2. Live Nation and Crew Nation pledge $1M for Los Angeles wildfire relief

   The initiative offers grants of up to $5,000 for musicians, live music crew, and live music industry workers affected by the fires

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3. After brief shutdown, TikTok restores service in the US as Trump offers ‘assurance’ over divest-or-ban law

   TikTok is back online in America.

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4. TikTok goes offline for 170m+ US users, as divest-or-ban law takes effect

   Google and Apple have also removed TikTok from their app stores to comply with the law.

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5. From Drake suing Universal Music to TikTok facing a US ban… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

   The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

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6. 21 Savage, Gunna, Metro Boomin’, and Wiz Khalifa to perform at Balad Beast 2025 in Saudi Arabia

   The MDLBeast-organized event takes place January 30-31 at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Al-Balad

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7. Supreme Court upholds law that bans TikTok in the US if parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell the app

   The clock is officially ticking for TikTok in the United States.

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8. UK-based Melody Rights launches new rights management and distro platform

   Melody Rights says that its distribution network includes access to what it calls 'top-tier platforms in stock music, gaming, and social music categories'

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9. Billie Eilish, Joni Mitchell and Stevie Nicks among superstars to headline FireAid benefit concerts in Los Angeles

   The one-night, two-venue show is being produced by Shelli and Irving Azoff, in conjunction with Live Nation and AEG Presents

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10. As TikTok prepares to shut down in the US, Trump mulls executive order to keep it running (report)

    Legal experts have questioned the Trump administration’s ability to delay or water down the TikTok law through executive orders

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