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• Digital Brand Architects Signs Vlog Squad’s Natalie Noel, Historian And Activist Blair Imani, Others
• Jackie Aina Gets Into The Candle Business With Her New Brand, ‘Forvr Mood’

  Jackie Aina is looking to set the mood with her very own candle collection.Aina has unveiled a new brand dubbed Forvr Mood (presumably pronounced Forever Mood) that could eventually encompass other products but launching with a range of four candles.

  
• Influencer Marketing Firm CreatorIQ Closes $24 Million Funding Round

  Influencer marketing company CreatorIQ has raised $24 million in fresh funding.

  
• Spotify Rolls Out Native Video Podcast Capability To H3h3 Productions, Rooster Teeth, The Misfits Podcast, More

  Spotify is going full out with its native video podcast feature, which it began piloting in May in collaboration with the YouTuber-hosted audio series Unfiltered with Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar.

  
• TikTok Plans To Hire 10,000 U.S.-Based Staffers Over Next 3 Years, Company Says
• TikTok Millionaires: Christian Tye Tugs On Heartstrings
• UTA Signs Multi-Faceted Digital Star ‘Flight’, Beloved For His Basketball Reactions
• Podcast Advertising Remains Resilient In Face Of COVID, Will Surpass $812 Million This Year (Study)
• Rapper Logic Signs Seven-Figure Streaming Deal With Twitch
• Addison Rae And Her Mom, Sheri Nicole, Unveil Podcast With Spotify-Owned ‘Parcast’
• Charli, Dixie D’Amelio Partner With Morphe For Launch Of Gen Z Sub-Brand ‘Morphe 2’
• TikTok Drops New Creator-Starring PSAs To Help Users Recognize Misinformation Online
• Insights: Netflix Is Still Winning The Streaming Wars, But That Might Start Getting More Difficult Soon
• Sibling Trio Garners Guinness World Record For Most ‘Diamond Play Buttons’ Held By A Single Family
• Judge Denies Netflix’s Request To Dismiss Discrimination Lawsuit From Comedian Mo’Nique
• NBC’s Peacock Topped App Charts On Release, Besting The Debuts Of Quibi, HBO Max (Report)
• UTA Signs TikTok Comic Rob Anderson
• Instagram Opens Up New ‘Shop’ Tab For Users In The U.S.
• Twitch Stops U.S. Army From Linking To Recruitment Page Under Guise Of Xbox Controller Giveaway
• Michelle Obama To Launch Spotify Podcast — Welcoming Her Parents, Conan O’Brien, More — On July 29
• YouTube Millionaires: How Nichole Jacklyne Went From Summer Job To Slime Empire
• Netflix’s Q2 Report: 10 Million New Subscribers, Production Delays For 2021, And Content Head Ted Sarandos Is Now Co-CEO
• Vox Media Lays Off 70 Employees, As Coronavirus Continues To Grind Away At Revenues
• How SVODs Are Leveraging Facebook And YouTube To Grow Their Audiences