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• YouTube Millionaires: iAmJordi is an OG TikToker. Here’s how her tight-knit fanbase helped launch her music career.
• Creator-facing music platform Slip.stream just raised $7.5 million. One of its investors is one of the ‘Big Three’ labels.

  Slip.stream has raised a $7.5 million Series A round to expand its creator-facing music platform. Sony Music is one of the investors.

  
• Max Fosh pulled a good-natured prank on airline passengers. It ended up as the BBC’s most-read story.

  Max Fosh went viral in his native UK and ended up as the most-read story on the BBC website after he made a prank sign near a London airport.

  
• Spotify has launched its own island in Roblox. Will it launch a metaverse concert series?

  Spotify Island, a new metaverse destination inside of Roblox, will be a spot where the audio streaming service's users can grab K-pop merch.

  
• At least 40 employees from marginalized backgrounds lost their jobs in Netflix’s latest round of cuts
• YouTube star Guava Juice launches 10,010-piece “crypto-optional” NFT collection via Spring
• Pocket.watch now has 70,000 videos in its library after partnering with top kids channels like Vania Mania
• Made In Network will support its creators with $50 million investment
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 05/22/2022
• Brace yourself. The YouTube Shorts ads are coming.
• TikTok’s subscriptions are going live on a few accounts soon
• Halsey called out their record label after being compelled to produce a “viral TikTok moment” for a new song