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May 2021
29m 42s

Is TikTok Ruining the Music Industry?

COLIN AND SAMIR
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TikTok has become the modern Radio, this week, we talk about it's impact on the music industry as a whole. Thanks to Slip Stream for sponsoring this episode, Head over to http://www.slip.stream and enter your email in to access 1000+ free tracks. Subscribe to get access to the biggest music catalog on the internet - the tracks are great, check out http://www ... Show More
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