By The Way, is a rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This week, TikTok expanded it's partnership with UMG and bagged a full catalog of music in the process. Besides that, a livestream celebrating Metallica's bassist, the late Cliff Burton, on what would’ve been his 59th birthday. Music sharing platform Soundcloud also made moves with reports of a new fan-to-artist payment model.

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The tribute can be found at twitch.tv/gomezgrip.