By The Way: Tiktok vs Universal Music Group, Smashing Pumpkins Overwhelming Applications for New Guitarist and The Weeknd's Blinding Light First Song to Hit 4 Billion on Spotify.

By The Way is a monthly rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This month, stories on TikTok's disagreement to renew a licensing deal with Universal Music Group, Smashing Pumpkins receives over 10,000 applications for new guitarist and The Weeknd's Blinding Light is the first song to hit four billion streams for a single track on Spotify.