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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Music Group

Why are songs disappearing from TikTok videos?

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Drake among the list of artists whose music has been removed from the platform

Evening Standard

Universal Music CEO announces restructuring, new leadership for label operations

Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge announces a restructuring of the operating model, with John Janick and Monte Lipman assuming greater responsibility over...

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Universal Music Group removes music from TikTok over licensing dispute

TikTok faces the removal of Universal Music Group's music catalog after failing to renew their licensing agreement, causing a dispute over compensation and...

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Karol G, Feid, Anitta, and J Balvin: Latin Artists Muted on TikTok Amid Universal Music Clash

The dispute over rights and compensation also impacted Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish and BTS, among others

Latin Times

Why you can’t find music from Taylor Swift, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo and other artists on TikTok right now

If you can't find music by Taylor Swift or Drake on TikTok, here's why.

USA Today Sports Media Group

TikTok Pulls Taylor Swift, Weeknd In Rights Feud

Music by Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, The Beatles and other artists can no longer be heard on TikTok after a breakdown in negotiations with music group Universal over compensation.

International Business Times

TikTok removes music from UMG artists, including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift

TikTok has removed all Universal Music Group music from its platform, according to a spokesperson for the company. UMG argues, among other things, that TikTok is not compensating its artists fairly.

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‘I’ll probably be OK, right?’ Musicians and users concerned as Universal music taken off TikTok

Contractual dispute between Universal Music Group and social media giant results in removal of thousands of songs, and loss of marketing clout for musicians

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift, Drake, BTS and more may have their music taken off TikTok — here's why

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has threatened to remove all of the music it owns from TikTok, unless the streaming platform agrees to more favorable terms.

WEKU

Universal Music Group Stops Licensing Music on TikTok

Universal Music Group announces it will no longer allow its music on TikTok due to expired licensing deal and concerns over compensation, AI, and online sa...

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First Thing: US rightwing conspiracy theory claims Taylor Swift is an ‘election psyop’

Far-right influencers claim singer is ‘Pentagon asset’ conspiring to ‘manipulate’ voters after ‘rigged’ Super Bowl favors Chiefs. Plus, documents show fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954

The Guardian - UK

Universal Music Group threatens to pull song catalog from TikTok in furious open letter

UMG said it will remove all songs from TikTok after it accused the social media platform of trying to ‘bully’ them into ‘a bad deal’ over music rights fees

The Guardian - AU

Universal Music Ends TikTok Licensing Agreement

Discover the latest news in the music industry as Universal Music Group announces its decision not to renew its licensing agreement with TikTok. Find out m...

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Most artists won't like UMG and Deezer 'artist-centric' music-streaming model

No longer will every stream be worth the same.

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MusicRadar

YouTube sets out its 3 AI music principles, as Universal Music chairman Lucian Grainge compares the “inspiring” generative technology to sampling, MIDI and Pro Tools

Plus, the new YouTube Music Incubator Group is set to advise the Google-owned company on its “AI-related musical tools and products”

Los Angeles Times

Dead Beatles, Fake Drake and robot songwriters: Inside the panic over AI music

LOS ANGELES — Inside the Mayk.It app, I don’t have to work hard to sound nearly perfect.

Barchart

Markets Today: Stocks Climb on a Tentative Deal to Raise the Debt Ceiling

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.61% at a 9-1/2 month high, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +1.46% at a 13-1/2 month high. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher after a tentative agreement was reached...

Reason

A Fake Drake Song Shows the Potential for A.I.'s Future

Meanwhile, content creators and corporations want copyright regulations for artificial intelligence.

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AI-generated song yanked from streaming services

MONTREAL - A new song created using AI software to imitate Canadian singers Drake and The Weeknd has been removed from streaming services after quickly racking up millions of listens and sparking debate over the new technology.

MusicRadar

Heart On My Sleeve, the AI-generated track that sounds like it was recorded by Drake and The Weeknd, has been pulled from streaming services

Universal Music Group says that AI impersonations constitute a violation of copyright law

The Conversation

Inside the music industry's battle with the UK government over AI song generators

Universal Music Group has been asking music streaming services like Spotify to stop developers from scraping its material to train AI bots to make new songs. The label, which controls about a third of the recorded music industry, has also been issuing substantial numbers of takedown requests in relation to…

The Guardian - UK

Streaming sites urged not to let AI use music to clone pop stars

Record label Universal urges Spotify and Apple Music to stop copycats scraping song data

The Independent UK

Abba Voyage virtual concert ‘being considered for world tour’

Organisers reportedly plan for the one of a kind show to travel ‘around the world’

The Independent UK

Morrissey is starting to ‘believe’ Capitol Records signed his album to ‘sabotage it’

The singer also states that he is ‘too diverse’ for Universal Music Group

Pedestrian.tv

An AI Rapper Is Under Fire For Using The N-Word Despite Being Made By Zero Black People

"In no universe should this offensive bullshit be given credence."

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