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• Spotify, Jemele Hill Forge ‘Unbothered’ Podcast Network Centering Black Women’s Voices
• Twitter To Let Creators Keep 97% Of Revenues From Super Follows, Ticketed Spaces — Until They Surpass $50,000

  Twitter has opened up applications for two recently-unveiled monetization tools: Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 06/21/2021

  A channel known as Orange Mom, which comes from Hong Kong and offers short-form videos to young YouTube viewers, made it into the Top 50.

  
• TikTok’s D’Amelio Family Debuts ‘Squeaky And Roy’ Cartoon With TV, Film Ambitions

  Creator sisters Charli and Dixie D’Amelio--who collectively count more than 170 million followers on the platform--and their parents Marc and Heidi have debuted Squeaky and Roy, two cartoon characters described as they brothers they “never asked for but always wanted.”

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/21/2021
• VidCon Announces Initial Speaker And Sponsor Lineups, Adds To ‘Featured Creators’ Roster
• Brooklyn & Bailey, Ninja Kidz TV To Headline First-Ever ‘Clamour Live’ Online Video Convention In Dallas
• FaZe Clan Collaborates With Illustrious Artist Takashi Murakami On Limited-Edition Merch
• Netflix Names Allure Magazine’s Michelle Lee VP Of Editorial And Publishing
• TikTok ‘Jump’ Program Will Enable Creators To Link To Third-Party Mini-Apps, Like Recipes And Quizzes
• BTS, Hyundai Lead YouTube’s 2021 Cannes Ad Leaderboard With 105+ Million Views For Earth Day Campaign
• Facebook Launches Clubhouse Copycat ‘Live Audio Rooms’, Begins Natively Hosting Select Podcasts
• YouTube To Host First-Ever ‘Small Biz Day’ With Live Shopping Stream, Creator-Led Workshops
• Liza Koshy Joins Netflix Rom-Com ‘Players’, Starring Gina Rodriguez
• Spotify Acquires Podcast Preview-Generating Startup Podz
• YouTube Millionaires: Jeffo Joined YouTube To Stay Busy During Lockdowns. Now His Channel Is His Career.
• Airrack Launched An Online Course For Aspiring YouTubers After Nabbing 1 Million Subscribers In A Year
• Famous Birthdays Testing Paid ‘Pro’ Service To Help Brands, Platforms Detect Emerging Creators (Exclusive)
• Charli, Dixie D’Amelio Host TikTok Fashion Show For Their ‘Social Tourist’ Clothing Brand
• Instagram Rolls Out Ads On TikTok Competitor Reels
• Facebook Will Enable Indie Artists To Get Their Tracks Used Across Instagram Stories, Reels, More
• Spotify Launches Clubhouse Competitor ‘Greenroom,’ Will Let Creators Record Live Chats And Turn Them Into Podcasts
• Creators On The Rise: SeanDoesMagic Conjured 3 Million Subscribers And Almost 1 Billion Views In 4 Months
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/14/2021