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This week in the wild world of Tiktok I rolled out an announcement that is already shaking Hollywood. According to TechCrunch and also detailed on the TikTok Newsroom I am launching my very first major U.S. award show live from the Hollywood Palladium on December 18 complete with a red carpet live performances and a crowd of creators—all of it livestreamed on TikTok and Tubi with on-demand viewing just after. The buzz is huge because this is not just an influencer popularity contest. Categories like Creator of the Year Video of the Year and Breakthrough Artist of the Year put faces like adamw alixearle brookemonk_ keith_lee125 kristy.sarah and rising music stars like laufey and alexwarren directly in the spotlight. Voting opens November 18 through a new in-app portal primed to get my audience hyped and my community more engaged than ever. According to Tekedia and echoed by business analysts the announcement comes at a decisive moment for me as my China-based parent ByteDance just received Beijing’s blessing for my U.S. sale to new American investors after months of political wrangling. The U.S. government’s prior 90-day ultimatum for a sale or a ban is now over. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed last week that formal sale approval is in and analysts are calling it the end of a legendary regulatory rollercoaster. The story has dominated business news because it signals my fresh corporate freedom from national security scrutiny—meaning I can solidify my claim as a fixture of American pop culture. Industry watchers compare my move to Instagrams recent Ring Awards but unlike their digital-only reveal I am pulling Hollywood into the digital spotlight for real. This is seen as a power play to assure creators fans and advertisers that my future in the U.S. is ironclad. My CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony to Congress earlier this year and the commitment to store American user data under Project Texas with Oracle are now seen not as defensive measures but part of a longer game of institutional resilience. Meanwhile I am trending organically as always—the “What’s Going On” lip-syncing craze is the latest viral wave and users are loving the back-to-back collabs. Social chatter about the awards mixes excitement for the nominees with speculation over surprise guest performances. My first U.S. awards gala isn’t just a news headline. It’s my way of doubling down on my role in launching new careers influencing music fashion sports and film and proving that TikTok is here not just to stay but to redefine the entertainment landscape.

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