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• BeReal heads to Coachella with a plan to depict “RealEvents”
• Taylor Swift’s music returns to TikTok amid Universal Music Group feud

  One week before the release of her album 'The Tortured Poets Department,' Taylor Swift has brought her UMG music back to TikTok.

  
• Creators on the Rise: Bri Macdonald goes with her gut

  When Bri Macdonald was a kid, her parents didn't buy her Barbie dolls. But they did buy her Barbie houses.

  
• YouTube’s new parental controls will let kids read comments that were previously turned off

  Parental controls will affect YouTube users who manage minors' accounts. Those underage users can now see comments in "read-only" fashion.

  
• Paramount is reportedly considering a VidCon sale
• Deestroying earned a spot on a pro football roster. Then he landed on the injured reserve list.
• Spotify’s Substack integration brings in more free and paywalled podcasts
• Fan investment platform GigaStar announces $1 million fund to back “established creators”
• Take Notes: TikTok teases “a new app for photo posts”
• Cannes Lions ad festival, Viral Nation introduce Creator Pass for influencer attendees
• Night acquires The Roost, the podcast network formerly affiliated with Rooster Teeth
• Dude Perfect lands nine-figure private equity deal to fund its next phase of growth