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Elizabeth Blair

TikTok removes music from UMG artists, including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift

TikTok says it has removed all music by artists licensed to Universal Music Group, including Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake and Olivia Rodrigo.

"We started the removal late last night Pacific Time, Jan 31st, as we approached the deadline of the [UMG/TikTok] license expiration," a TikTok spokesperson told NPR in an email.

In addition to removal of music, "videos containing music licensed by Universal have been muted."

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