Inside TikTok’s Hidden Hit Machine

 https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/tiktok-music-industry-hits-1043154/

BTS’S DYNAMITE TOPPED 12.6M STREAMS ON SPOTIFY ON DAY ONE – BUT 4.9M OF THEM WERE DISCOUNTED FROM ITS CHART

 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/btss-dynamite-topped-12-6m-streams-on-spotify-on-day-one-but-4-9m-of-them-were-erased-from-its-chart/

What will Trump’s TikTok ban mean for music?

 https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/what-will-trumps-tiktok-ban-mean-for-music/

Spotify's Pollen playlist gets 20,000 submissions a week!

 https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/spotify-successful-playlist-made-pollen?curator=MusicREDEF

You Have a TikTok Hit! Now, Quick — Change the Title

 https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/tik-tok-hits-changing-titles-983383/

Richard Russell has done so many interviews recently, but they're all worth reading, and they all say something different

 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/richard-russell-its-alright-to-feel-fear-so-long-as-you-ignore-it/

DITTO MANAGEMENT ON GOING TOP 5 IN THE UK: ‘WE’RE NOT IN THE OLD SCHOOL MUSIC INDUSTRY CLUB – WE’VE GOT DATA INSTEAD!’

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ditto-management-on-going-top-5-in-the-uk-were-not-in-the-old-school-music-industry-club-weve-got-data-instead/