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Kevin Mayer, the longtime Disney executive who oversaw the launches of Disney+ and ESPN+, is leaving the company to take over as CEO of TikTok, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance announced on Monday. Mayer’s appointment is a major development for TikTok, which now has an accomplished executive in the ultra-competitive video …

For those of you nearing mind-numbing agony from spending weeks at home — like we are — fashion brand Alexander McQueen’s new Spotify channel could be the soundtrack to your next DIY project. The channel, launched Monday with a collection of playlists and songs from previous McQueen runway shows, is …

UPDATE (3/16):Lady Gaga offered some more hints aboutChromaticain aPaper cover story. BloodPop is LP’s executive producer, but she notes that many other collaborators were involved in the very “fluid” musical process, including BURNS, Axwell, Rami Yacoub, Benjamin Rice, Tchami and more. She also hinted at a collaboration with another female …

Are you dead? Let’s find out: Watch this video, which went viral on TikTok this week, and see if you don’t chuckle. For those skeptical types who refrained from clicking the link above: It’s a human, clad in a dinosaur costume, petrifying members of the public. What can I say? …

Everyone’s a musician nowadays — and every tech company is also a music company, it seems. This week alone, two separate news items hinted at where strong winds are blowing for the music industry: first, a paid streaming service created by the owner of TikTok, and second, a new feature …