TikTok's Global Live Fest Returns to London with Zara Larsson as Headliner, Jason Derulo to Host
TikTok's Global Live Fest brings together top artists and creators for a worldwide streaming event from London this January 16. Zara Larsson, whose collaboration "Symphony" with Clean Bandit has generated 800,000 TikTok posts, headlines the show with Jason Derulo serving as host.
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The event features red carpet coverage by popular creators Sarel and Arnaldo Mangini, alongside performances from rising stars including Mexican artist Anndrea Torres, TikTok's Most Inspiring Award winner Fiaa Hamilton, and fan-favorite street performer Jourdan Blue.
TikTok Live head Adam Wang emphasizes the platform's role in transforming creator-audience connections, enabling real-time engagement and community building. The Global Live Fest aims to showcase the platform's creative community and provide creators with new ways to share their talents and stories.
This event comes at a crucial time for TikTok, as the platform faces a January 19 deadline to be sold or risk a U.S. ban. Creators are actively preparing for potential platform changes by migrating content to alternative platforms like YouTube and Instagram. President-elect Donald Trump, who previously supported the ban, has recently requested Supreme Court intervention to delay implementation and seek a political solution before his January 20 inauguration.
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