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Music Industry Girds For Looming US TikTok Ban

TikTok has dramatically changed music discovery and marketing -- a reliance the looming US ban on the popular app has underscored as the music world braces for an unknown future.

International Business Times · Jan 16, 2025

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

TikTok has removed all Universal Music Group music from its platform, according to a spokesperson for the company. UMG argues, among other things, that TikTok is not compensating its artists fairly.

WEKU · Feb 1, 2024

Taylor Swift, Drake, BTS and more may have their music taken off TikTok — here's why

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has threatened to remove all of the music it owns from TikTok, unless the streaming platform agrees to more favorable terms.

WEKU · Jan 31, 2024