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UMG Artists' Music Still On Tiktok Despite Ongoing Royalty Dispute

The ongoing dispute between UMG and TikTok over music restrictions highlights challenges in managing music rights in the digital age.

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The music industry’s over-reliance on TikTok shows how lazy it has become

Universal’s decision to remove its artists from TikTok has destabilised both companies – and lays bare how record labels have become reliant on random virality

The Guardian - UK

UMG To Save 250 Million Euros By 2026, Job Cuts

UMG plans to save 250 million euros by 2026 through cost-cutting measures to enhance financial performance and competitiveness in the evolving music industry.

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TikTok vs. UMG: Song Removal Spree Continues In Ongoing Dispute

The initial fallout led to the removal of UMG-owned or distributed songs by the end of January.

International Business Times

Universal Music Group Acquires Stake In Chord Music Partners

UMG acquires stake in Chord Music Partners, Erica Bellarosa joins Atlantic Records, Global Citizen hosts international conference in Melbourne with global ...

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UMG To Acquire Minority Stake In Chord Music Partners

UMG acquires a minority stake in Chord Music Partners for 0 million to enhance its presence in the music industry.

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YouTube Shorts gains an edge over TikTok thanks to new music video remix feature

Content creators can now better integrate their favorite artists into videos. Meanwhile, TikTok is reeling from a recent lost deal.

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Why are songs disappearing from TikTok videos?

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Drake among the list of artists whose music has been removed from the platform

Evening Standard

Universal Music CEO announces restructuring, new leadership for label operations

Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge announces a restructuring of the operating model, with John Janick and Monte Lipman assuming greater responsibility over...

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Karol G, Feid, Anitta, and J Balvin: Latin Artists Muted on TikTok Amid Universal Music Clash

The dispute over rights and compensation also impacted Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish and BTS, among others

Latin Times

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.

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‘I’ll probably be OK, right?’ Musicians and users concerned as Universal music taken off TikTok

Contractual dispute between Universal Music Group and social media giant results in removal of thousands of songs, and loss of marketing clout for musicians

The Guardian - UK

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

"TikTok’s tactics are obvious: use its platform power to hurt vulnerable artists and try to intimidate us": Taylor Swift and The Beatles' label UMG goes to corporate war with "bully" TikTok, saying it will pull its entire catalogue

Universal Media Group accuses social media giant of - amongst other things - "sponsoring artist replacement by AI"

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Universal rips up TikTok licensing deal and explains why

Taylor Swift, Post Malone and Ariana Grande are among the artists whose voices could go missing

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Universal Music Group Stops Licensing Music on TikTok

Universal Music Group announces it will no longer allow its music on TikTok due to expired licensing deal and concerns over compensation, AI, and online sa...

The Guardian - AU

Universal Music Group threatens to pull song catalog from TikTok in furious open letter

UMG said it will remove all songs from TikTok after it accused the social media platform of trying to ‘bully’ them into ‘a bad deal’ over music rights fees

The Guardian - UK

Taylor-made deals: how artists are following Swift’s rights example

The singer’s public fight over ownership of her work has lit the way for a new generation of musicians – especially young women – demanding more control over their output

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YouTube's new AI is cranking out music using voices from real singers

YouTube is playing mad scientist with the Dream Track feature, part of a lineup of music AI tools that can whip up tunes from mere text prompts and your questionable humming skills.

WEKU

Google's latest AI music tool creates tracks using famous singers' voice clones

Nine artists including T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charlie Puth have granted Google permission to use their singing voices for the new tool, Dream Track.

Fortune

Most artists won't like UMG and Deezer 'artist-centric' music-streaming model

No longer will every stream be worth the same.

TechRadar

YouTube hatches plan to protect your favorite musicians from AI copycats

YouTube announced a brand new program that will work with music industry professionals to ensure your favorite artists are protected from AI models.

MusicRadar

"Vocal deepfakes are here to stay": AI voice cloning is about to change pop music forever. Here's why

After the AI-generated 'fake Drake' track shook the music industry, the major labels are planning to legitimize AI vocal cloning with big-name artists. Where could it lead?

Android Central

Google, Universal Music reportedly team up to let artists get paid for AI-generated songs

Fans will be able to make songs that sound like their favorite artists using AI, but only if they pay royalty fees, under a new agreement.

TechRadar

Your next work playlist could be AI-generated, thanks to Universal’s new deal

Universal Music Group has partnered with AI music company Endel to make sleep and meditation music.

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