TikTok loses Taylor Swift, Drake, and other major Universal Music artists

/ Music was pulled after negotiations failed to extend TikTok’s expired licensing agreement. The dispute centers on artist pay, generative AI, and online safety.

By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.

Major artists like Swift have been removed from TikTok. Photo by Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Universal Music Group (UMG) has started removing the music catalogs of performers the label represents — including Taylor Swift, Drake, and Olivia Rodrigo — from TikTok after negotiations to renew licensing agreements broke down this week. The previous licensing agreement between UMG and TikTok

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