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Taylor Swift songs pulled from TikTok over licensing dispute
UMG is removing songs from the ByteDance-owned short-form video app after months of fruitless negotiations over a new agreement
Universal Music Group , the world’s biggest record label, has begun pulling its artists’ music from TikTok after contract negotiations between the two companies failed to result in a new licensing agreement.
Videos featuring UMG-owned songs will be muted, and users will have the option to choose a new song to soundtrack their content. That means TikTok users, of which there are more than 1 billion, will have to find alternatives to songs from acts ...
