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The company that collects and distributes digital performance royalties to over 250,000 artists and master rights owners reported Wednesday that $241.6 million was distributed in Q2 this year. That's down just under 1% from Q2 a year ago and down from $245.4 million in Q1 of this year.

Mike Golic and Kate Scott will headline 'College Football Saturday Night' on multiple platforms. The pair will broadcast 13 games for Learfield, a multimedia rights holder for nearly 200 universities across the United States.

SiriusXM has launched three new music channels focusing on female artists. The limited-run channels: Queens of Hip-Hop, Women of Rock and Women of Country will be available through September.

The Varsity Network has partnered on an app focusing on college sports. The app is built and powered by Learfield a supplier of collegiate multimedia rights, licensing, technology and data.

SiriusXM and TikTok have teamed up on a new full-time music channel. 'TikTok Radio' has been designed to sound like a radio version of the platform's 'For You' feed.

Audacy is adding Urban One's 57 stations to its digital app. Audacy VP of Business Development Corey Podolsky said, “This partnership underscores our unwavering commitment to amplifying diverse voices and delivering premier audio content to the communities in which we serve."

Global Citizen, an international advocacy organization, has announced some of the participants taking park in the September 25 event. Those involved will help rally citizens in demanding that governments, major corporations, and philanthropists work together to defend the planet and defeat poverty.

SiriusXM is launching a new channel dedicated comedy legend Lucille Ball. 'Lucille Ball: Let's Talk to Lucy' is named after her 1960s CBS Radio show, featuring interviews with some of the biggest stars of the Hollywood Golden Era.

Tom Brady and Larry Fitzgerald will host Let’s Go! a weekly show on SiriusXM. They'll join Jim Gray to discuss what’s going on in the NFL. The one-hour show will air every Monday at 6 p.m. starting Sept. 6 on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio (channel 82).

TuneIn and iHeartMedia have announced a partnership that will put iHeart's 850+ radio stations on the TuneIn platform. The goal of the partnership is to create even more scale for advertisers looking to reach the biggest listening audiences possible.