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• Spotify Is Rolling Out Public-Facing Podcast Ratings
• Here Are TikTok’s Top 20 Emerging Artists Of 2021

  According to TikTok, 430 songs brought in at least one billion views each on its platform this year—a 144% increase from the 176 songs that garnered one billion in 2020.

  
• Dr DisRespect Launches His Own Video Game Studio, ‘Midnight Society’

  Gaming streamer Dr DisRespect, whose real name is Guy Beahm, is stepping behind the camera with the launch of his very own video game studio. 

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 12/12/2021

  Nobody Sausage puts YouTube and TikTok trends into an oblong pink body. Somehow, this is good enough to reach our U.S. Top 50 chart.

  
• YouTube Celebrates ‘Minecraft’s’ Trillionth View With Nods For Top Creators
• Twitch Hires Meta, YouTube Vet Kendra Desrosiers To Advocate For Underrepresented Creators
• Wheelhouse DNA Sets Brooklyn Beckham Cooking Show At Facebook Messenger
• Larray Premieres Patreon-Exclusive Talk Show On Just-Launched Page
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 12/12/2021
• MrBeast’s Third ‘Creator Games’ To Host Bella Poarch, Logan Paul, With $1 Million Prize
• Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan To Launch Gaming NFT Marketplace Fractal
• YouTube TV Says it Will Drop Price By $15 If It Can’t Reach Deal With Disney
• Snapchat Spotlight Has Paid Out $250 Million To 12,000 Creators In One Year
• TikTok Launches Standalone ‘Seller’ App For Business-Minded Users — But Only In Indonesia
• Vox And Group Nine Are In Advanced Talks To Merge
• Instagram’s Latest Feature: Why Type A Comment When You Could Film A Reel?
• Lilly Singh Launches Virtual Book Club Ahead Of Second Self-Help Title, ‘Be A Triangle’
• Disney CTO Joe Inzerillo Exits To Lead Tech At SiriusXM
• Instagram Is Getting Back On Chronological Time
• Here Are Your 2021 Streamy Award Winners
• A New Bipartisan Bill Would Strip Platforms Of Section 230 Protection If They Don’t Disclose Internal Data
• Riot Games Pacts With Soundtracking Service Slip.stream To Distribute Creator-Safe ‘League Of Legends’ Albums
• Streamys Unveils a Cavalcade of Creators – Plus Performers Ari Lennox, Måneskin – Ahead Of Saturday Night’s Broadcast
• Meta Opens Virtual ‘Horizon Worlds’ To Users In U.S. And Canada