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• YouTube is teaching parents about “raising kids in the digital age”
• Spotify’s expanded music video ecosystem includes its take on MTV’s ‘TRL’

  Spotify has souped up its music video library with new features, including a global chart that harkens back to old-school MTV.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: MrBeast, FIFA, and CleanMyMac?

  This week's Gospel Stats Brand Report is four Shorts and a long (chosen by yours truly). If anything's a sign of the times, it's that. We've officially arrived at a time where brands are paying creators for punchy, 60-second content--and creators are using the same format to advertise their own products.

  
• Breaking down the billions of fans who took in the World Cup on YouTube and TikTok

  YouTube and TikTok got expanded access to the FIFA World Cup in 2026. That turned out well for all parties involved.

  
• Instagram’s audio swapping tool is a quality-of-life upgrade for creators
• YouTube shares tools that let creators turn their playlists into shows
• TikTok’s return to U.S. government devices represents easing tensions
• Have you heard? Miku’s medical device, KanePixels’ director’s cut, and Jaylen Brown’s Twitch takes.
• TikTok’s plan to break into sports involves slam dunks and right hooks
• YouTube says it contributed $60 billion to the U.S. GDP in 2025
• A creator contest will find “Fresh Meat” for a theatrical horror anthology
• Disney is using a glitzy L.A. premiere to court creators with Hollywood ambitions