"TikTok Faces Mass Music Removal Amid Universal Music Group Dispute"
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TikTok is removing songs written or co-written by artists signed to Universal Music Group (UMG) as the platform’s battle over music rights continues. This move impacts not only UMG artists but also those with publishing deals with the label, including Harry Styles, Steve Lacy, and SZA. The fallout from the failed music licensing agreement has left many TikTok videos with UMG songs silent, while YouTube is attempting to attract shortform video makers with a new music video remix feature featuring UMG's catalog.
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- TikTok is removing even more music as it argues with UMG The Verge
- Universal Music Deploys the 'Nuclear Option' Against TikTok, More Songs Being Removed - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- More music leaving TikTok over Universal Music row BBC.com
- More songs will be removed from TikTok because of a dispute over artists' fees NPR
- TikTok Is Not a 'Material Part' of Global Music Promotion, Says UMG Billboard
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