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• Corpse Husband, Machine Gun Kelly Collab “Daywalker!” Stakes 4 Million Views In 24 Hours
• Night Media Launches $20 Million Venture Fund Backed By Top YouTubers

  Night Media founder and CEO Reed Duchscher told TechCrunch the fund is writing initial checks of up to $300,000 for consumer-facing startups, and is especially interested in companies focused on gaming and digital content creators.

  
• YouTube And TikTok Stars To Face Off In Inter-Platform Boxing Battle, Starring Austin McBroom, Bryce Hall

  The latest big-ticket boxing event has been announced, in which influencers from both YouTube and TikTok will face off against one another in a new franchise called Social Gloves: Battle of the Platforms.

  
• Addison Rae Forays Into Music With Surprise Single “Obsessed”

  TikTok megastar Addison 'Rae' Easterling, who counts 78 million followers, surprised fans last night with the news that she's pursuing a music career by dropping the music video for her debut single, "Obsessed."

  
• Addison Rae’s ‘He’s All That’ Gallops To Netflix
• 2021 NewFronts Announce Full Lineup Of Presenting Companies, Including Amazon, YouTube, TikTok
• YouTube Launches Shorts Beta In U.S., Says It’s “Actively Working On” Monetization
• Insights: Will NFTs Help Creators Make More Money, Or Just Trap Them In Another Bubble?
• FaZe Banks And Keemstar’s Spotify-Exclusive ‘Mom’s Basement’ Podcast Returns For Second Season
• David Dobrik Apologizes To Seth François As Another Former Vlog Squad Member Faces Sexual Assault Allegations
• Chipotle Launches Third Annual ‘Challenger Series’ Fortnite Tournament With TimTheTatMan, BrookeAB, More
• HBO Max Taps Rosanna Pansino For ‘Baketopia’ Cooking Competition Series
• Clubhouse Names Instagram Alum Fadia Kader Head Of Media Partnerships And Creators
• This Week In Social Video: Selection Sunday, ESPNW, SSSniperwolf
• Instagram Announces New Teen Safety Features In DMs Amid Gradual Move To Encryption
• Creator Anwar Jibawi Launches Los Angeles Restaurant Inspired By Hit Instagram Series
• Fans Can Now Pay A Premium To Get Their ‘Cameos’ Turned Around In 24 Hours
• YouTube To Exclusively Broadcast 21 Major League Baseball Games This Season
• Startup 1v1Me Raises $2 Million To Add Wagering Component To Games Like ‘Call Of Duty’, ‘Fortnite’
• Facebook Adds Creator Monetization For Shortform Content, Stories
• MrBeast To Launch Second ‘Finger On The App’ Contest On Saturday, With $100,000 Prize
• Clubhouse Launches ‘Creator First’ Accelerator Program, Offering Monetization, Audience Growth, More
• Indie Spotlight: Chemistry In The Time Of COVID With ‘Girl Night Stand’
• YouTube Collective ‘The Boys’ Sells Roughly $12,000 Worth Of Feet Photo NFTs