Universal Music Group Accuses TikTok of Unfair Artist Compensation, Will Remove Songs From Platform

The catalog of the likes of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and other artists signed to Universal Music Group (UMG) will be removed from TikTok after the label and social media platform failed to renegotiate their licensing contract.In a scathing open letter, UMG accused TikTok of refusing to appropriately compensate their artists and protect artists from AI and copyright infringement. The major record label alleged that TikTok offered to pay UMG artists and songwriters "at a rate that is a fractio...