Mobile is one of the channels that entered our lives with the huge development of the world. TikTok happened. The platform became so popular that in a very short time it competed fiercely with well-established channels such as Facebook, X (Twitter) and YouTube. However, the latest developments regarding the platform are not very positive. Because the concept of singing and dancing, which makes TikTok TikTok, may be seriously damaged by Universal Music Group, one of the largest music companies in the world.
Things are not going well on TikTok – nearly 4 million songs may be deleted
The licensing dispute between TikTok and Universal Music Group remains unresolved. As it is known, the agreement between the two giant names ended on January 31, and there were no positive results from the licensing negotiations. However, as of February 1, a large music catalog of approximately 3 million songs by famous artists such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Harry Styles within Universal Music Group was removed from TikTok.
According to Universal Music Group, the reasons for not renewing the licensing agreement with TikTok are the failure to pay appropriate royalties to artists, the platform’s inability to block recordings created by artificial intelligence, and problems with online security.
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According to the latest information, things do not end here. For TikTok When we look at the latest statement made by Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) contract We can say that there is a similar situation for songwriters. at this point 3 removed on February 1 After a million songs and now 4 Nearly a million songs left the platform within the realm of possibility. This means that more popular tracks will leave the platform soon, and this will cause many problems, especially for users who make dance videos.
We are in the process of complying with Universal Music Group’s requirement to remove all songs written by a songwriter signed to Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) based on information provided by them. Their actions not only affect the songwriters and artists they represent, but also many artists and songwriters who are not signed to Universal.
If we expand on this subject a little more; Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is part of Universal Music Group. But only broadcasting rights one that focuses unit we can say. Here UMPG contractual One the author contributing to a song in any way relating to of the piece removed from TikTok due to licensing issues It requires.
In other words, the songs of artists who collaborate with names such as Taylor Swift, Adele, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Ice Spice, Elton John, Harry Styles and SZA will be removed from the platform, and the sound of videos that already use these songs will be muted.