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Universal Music has taken its artists’ songs down from TikTok

Millions of songs will be taken down from TikTok after talks over payment with Universal Music fell through. It means a wealth of material from huge artists will no longer be available.

TikTok is once again facing controversy. This time, it’s over payment and music royalty rights.

Universal Music, one of the world’s biggest music corporations, is gearing up to pull millions of songs from TikTok after it failed to reach a deal over catalogue fees. The former accused the social media platform of ‘bullying’, claiming it wanted to pay a ‘fraction’ of the rate others such as Facebook and Instagram currently do to access its songs.

In response, TikTok said that Universal was pushing a ‘false narrative and rhetoric’ and is refusing to budge on its payment agreements.

Keep in mind that Universal is a huge organisation that controls and owns roughly a third of the world’s music. Similarly…