Users on TikTok can once again create music clips using tracks from UMG’s catalog, a list featuring some of the biggest names in music today: Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande. That’s because, after months of fighting, the social media platform and Universal Music Group (UMG) have finally called a truce with a new [...]read moreTikTok gets Tay and Billie back with new UMG content licensing deal
Good news: Some Universal Music is returning to TikTok. Bad news: It’s only a few songs by Taylor Swift. That’s no shade to Swift, whose massive fanbase will undoubtedly be excited that her music is returning to the app. It’s only bad news in the sense that TikTok and Universal (UMG) haven’t come to a [...]read moreSome Taylor Swift Tracks Return to TikTok, Despite Ongoing Dispute With UMG
Good news: Some Universal Music is returning to TikTok. Bad news: It’s only a few songs by Taylor Swift. That’s no shade to Swift, whose massive fanbase will undoubtedly be excited that her music is returning to the app. It’s only bad news in the sense that TikTok and Universal (UMG) haven’t come to a [...]read moreSome Taylor Swift Tracks Return to TikTok, Despite Ongoing Dispute with UMG
After ten weeks absent from the platform, Taylor Swift’s music has returned to TikTok — or, at least her more recent songs and “Taylor’s Version” cuts, since she owns those masters. Taylor Swift’s music, and music from all artists signed to Universal Music Group, was pulled from TikTok when the two parties were unable to [...]read moreTaylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok, despite platform’s ongoing UMG dispute
In the wake of Universal Music Group’s (UMG) public spat with TikTok, which saw the label pulling its full catalog from the video app earlier this year, the company is doubling down on its deal with Spotify. On Thursday, UMG announced an expansion of its strategic relationship with the streaming music service that will focus [...]read moreAfter spat with TikTok, UMG expands Spotify partnership to include music videos and more