Record label Universal Music Group has removed all of its music from the popular social media application Tik Tok. This comes after the license agreement between the two companies expired on Wednesday, January 31st.
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Universal Music extracts music from TIK TOK
Universal Music has accused social media app TikTok of “bullying”. The record label also noted that Tik Tok wanted to pay a “portion” of what other social media sites pay for access to its vast music catalog.
As a result, Universal Music removed millions of songs from Tik Tok.
However, Tik Tok states that this is not the case. The social media app said Universal Music lied by presenting “false narratives and rhetoric” to the broader public.
Universal Music says that in addition to advocating for “adequate compensation for artists and songwriters,” the company will[protected] Protect against the negative effects of AI and ensure online safety for TikTok users. ”
The record label stopped licensing content to TikTok when its contract expired on Wednesday, January 31st.
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“It's sad and disappointing…”
With Universal Music holding a dominant position in the music industry, Tik Tok said it shared its disappointment with how Universal Music has overcome this dilemma. Tik Tok also pointed out that record labels intentionally put “greed” above their own interests.
tick tock “It is sad and disappointing that Universal Music Group put their own desires ahead of the interests of artists and songwriters.”
The popular social media application continues, “Despite Universal's false narratives and rhetoric, the fact is that they are a powerful platform with well over 1 billion users that serves as a free promotion and discovery vehicle for talent.” I have chosen to distance myself from such support.” .
With Universal Music removing music from Tik Tok, Tik Tok users will no longer be able to use songs from artists signed to Universal Music Group. Taylor Swift, Drake, Elton John, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Lana Del Rey, Muni Long, just to name a few.
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