Universal Music's Publishing Arm Has Begun Pulling Songs From TikTok

Nearly a month after TikTok and Universal Music Group failed to renew their licensing agreement, songs published through Universal Music Publishing Group are being removed from the platform.Attempts at negotiations between the two companies proved fruitless after their agreement expired on January 31. UMG cited a lack of appropriate compensation for artists, the app's failure to curb AI-generated recordings and issues concerning online safety as its main reasons for not renewing.While music crea...