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• Millionaires: Reza & Puja went viral with their big fat Indian-Persian-Pakistani wedding
• TikTok loses songs from Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake amid Universal Music Group dispute

  Songs from Universal Music Group acts like Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Drake, and BTS has been muted on TikTok due to a licensing dispute.

  
• Here are the influencer marketing trends that could define YouTube in 2024

  Creator products, "creators as creative," new sponsor types, and blitz-style campaigns were four influencer marketing trends from 2023.

  
• TikTok, Meta CEOs take heat from Congress in contentious Capitol Hill hearing on child safety

  Tech CEOs like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew took a grilling from Congress during a Capitol Hill hearing on child safety.

  
• Deestroying is going pro after signing a contract in the United Football League
• The Sidemen are telling their story with a Netflix original
• YouTube ad revenue earns 15% year-over-year bump, hits $9.2 billion in Q4 2023
• Creators become celebrities: 92% of advertisers consider creator content to be “premium”
• For Black History Month, TikTok is promoting its ecommerce hub by inviting users to #ShopBlack
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Touchdown fantasy sports
• TikTok brings film-focused creators to Sundance for some Hollywood hobnobbing
• YouTube trained its AI using pop songs — and created new tensions with labels in the process