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Tiktok draws Taylor Swift and more music in feud with Universal Music Group
Music by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and other popular artists can no longer be heard on Tiktok after a division into the negotiations with Music Group Universal.
Santa Monica, California – Music of Taylor SwiftThe Ariana GrandeThe Olivia Rodrigoand other popular artists can no longer be heard on Tiktok After a division into the negotiations with music Group Universal on compensation issues.
Music by Taylor Swift and other popular artists can no longer be heard on Tiktok after a division into the negotiations with Music Group Universal on compensation issues. © Collage: Unsplash/Sun Feyissa & Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP
All recorded music Licensed to the Universal Music Group has been removed from Tiktok’s music library since Thursday, and all videos containing music that are licensed by Universal have been dampened.
Previous licensing The agreement between UMG and Tictok expired on January 31.
After the calls promptedUniversal on Tuesday accused TikTok of “trying to build a music -based business without paying fair value for the music.”
Among the questions Built into the negotiations was appropriate compensation for artists and songwriters, online security for users and protection of artists from the damage from artificial intelligence, the company added.
Said Tiktok in a statement That it was “sad and disappointing that Universal Music Group has put its own greed on the interests of their artists.”
Universal Music Group’s list contains many of the biggest names in the industry
Despite Tiktok’s huge user base, it accounts for about 1% of Universal’s total revenue, says the label. © Rawpixel/McKinsey
Universal’s repertoire of Artists are huge and in addition to those such as Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande – include Kendrick Lamar, U2, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and countless other music icons.
In spite of tictoc is huge User base, it accounts for about 1% of Universal’s total revenue, says the label.
Universal noted others Problems such as large amounts of AI-generated recordings on the platform, along with what it called a lack of effort to deal with the artists’ music.
Owned by Chinese Company BytaDance, TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms globally with more than one billion users.
The app has Established as a Major Onrammp for new artists and was used as an advertising tool of music labels.
