Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok

Hindustan Times  

By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson HT Image May 2 - Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday that they had reached a new licensing agreement that will restore the label's songs and artists to the social media platform. TikTok began removing Universal's content from its app after their licensing deal expired in January and the two sides failed to reach agreement on royalty payments to artists and songwriters, protections from artificial intelligence, and online safety for TikTok's users. "Roughly a quarter of U.S. consumers say they listen to songs they have heard on TikTok," said Tatiana Cirisano, Midia's senior music industry analyst. In a move that may well have eroded its bargaining power, Taylor Swift, one of Universal Music's biggest acts, allowed a selection of her songs to return to TikTok as she promoted her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department."

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TikTok content creators sue the U.S. government over law that could ban the popular platform
7 months, 1 week ago

TikTok content creators sue the U.S. government over law that could ban the popular platform

The Hindu  

Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. Government on May 14, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year. Attorneys for the creators argued in the lawsuit that the law violates users’ First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing …

TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform
7 months, 1 week ago

TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform

Associated Press  

Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year. Attorneys for the creators argue in the lawsuit that the law violates users’ First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing arguments …

L.A. influencers, businesses live or die on TikTok’s algorithm. Now they fear for the future
7 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. influencers, businesses live or die on TikTok’s algorithm. Now they fear for the future

LA Times  

Brandon Hurst is known as Brandon the Plant Guy on TikTok. “What makes TikTok special is the algorithm,” Hurst said, noting that if TikTok’s owners sell the app, the algorithm could change. “A lot of people have scaled probably beyond their wildest dreams.” Influencers don’t need to own a business to make money on TikTok, one creator said. For small-business …

Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as new licensing deal reached
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as new licensing deal reached

Hindustan Times  

Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute. HT Image The two sides said Thursday that they are “now working expeditiously to return music by artists represented by Universal Music Group and songwriters …

Drake and Rihanna Will Return to TikTok After Universal Feud Ends
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Drake and Rihanna Will Return to TikTok After Universal Feud Ends

Live Mint  

Universal Music Group NV has reached a deal TikTok that will bring its artists’ songs back to the social media platform, ending a months-long standoff that saw performers including Drake and Rihanna pulled from the network. Songs by Taylor Swift, the biggest star in Universal Music’s collection, resurfaced on TikTok last month — a move that threatened to undermine Universal …

Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as a new licensing deal is reached
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as a new licensing deal is reached

Associated Press  

Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute. The two sides said Thursday that they are “now working expeditiously to return music by artists represented by Universal Music Group and songwriters represented by …

Universal Music Group artists dancing back to TikTok after licensing dispute resolved
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Universal Music Group artists dancing back to TikTok after licensing dispute resolved

LA Times  

TikTok may be facing a countdown that could lead to its ban in the United States, but the hugely popular social video platform has managed to put at least one significant controversy behind it. On Wednesday night, TikTok and Universal Music Group, the world’s biggest recorded music company, announced a new licensing deal that will return some of music’s biggest …

Legislation banning TikTok is coming this week. How will it affect the music industry?
8 months ago

Legislation banning TikTok is coming this week. How will it affect the music industry?

LA Times  

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the platform’s consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. TikTok’s tactics are obvious: use its platform power to hurt vulnerable artists and try to intimidate us into conceding to a bad deal …

The U.S. might ban TikTok. Record labels are cutting ties. What’s music’s Plan B?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The U.S. might ban TikTok. Record labels are cutting ties. What’s music’s Plan B?

LA Times  

In November 2022, Isimeme Udu uploaded the song that changed her life. TikTok’s tactics are obvious: use its platform power to hurt vulnerable artists and try to intimidate us into conceding to a bad deal that undervalues music and shortchanges artists and songwriters as well as their fans.” In a statement to The Times, TikTok said that “It is sad …

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized
9 months, 1 week ago

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

Hindustan Times  

Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Pearlman is among the many TikTok creators across the U.S. outraged over a bipartisan bill passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday that would lead to a nationwide …

TikTok is finally on the decline. Here’s why.
10 months ago

TikTok is finally on the decline. Here’s why.

Slate  

Don’t look now, but after half a decade of transforming public life on an international scale, TikTok may finally be entering its flop era. Then, there’s also the sharp slowdown in user growth over the past year, widespread annoyance with its ad-heavy push into e-commerce via the “TikTok Shop,” impatience with its never-ending deluge of A.I.–generated spam and misinformation, exhaustion …

TikTok sues EU over content law levy
10 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok sues EU over content law levy

New Indian Express  

BRUSSELS: TikTok said on Thursday it is challenging an EU fee to enforce a content moderation law, a day after Facebook owner Meta announced a similar move. "We disagree with the fee and are appealing on a number of grounds, including the use of flawed third party estimates of our monthly active user numbers as a basis for calculating the …

TikTok music: Why are songs disappearing from videos?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok music: Why are songs disappearing from videos?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But in a public open letter, UMG accused TikTok of letting down its artists in a host …

Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and more are starting to disappear from TikTok. Here's why
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and more are starting to disappear from TikTok. Here's why

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier this week, Universal Music …

Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and more are starting to disappear from TikTok. Here’s why
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and more are starting to disappear from TikTok. Here’s why

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — TikTok may look a little different when you scroll through the app going forward. Earlier this week, Universal Music Group — which represents big-name artists like Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Drake — said that it would no longer allow its music on TikTok following the Wednesday expiration of a licensing deal between the two companies. In …

Universal pulls music of artists like Taylor Swift and Drake from TikTok
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Universal pulls music of artists like Taylor Swift and Drake from TikTok

Hindustan Times  

Universal Music Group NV, the world’s biggest record label, has begun pulling its artists’ music from TikTok after contract negotiations between the two companies failed to result in a new licensing agreement. Universal Music Group is removing music of artists like Taylor Swift and Drake from TikTok Videos featuring UMG-owned songs will be muted, and users will have the option …

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

Associated Press  

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. In a Tuesday letter addressed to artists and songwriters, UMG said that it had been pressing TikTok on three issues: “appropriate compensation …

Taylor Swift, Drake, Weeknd and other music stars to ‘exit’ TikTok, here's why
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Taylor Swift, Drake, Weeknd and other music stars to ‘exit’ TikTok, here's why

Hindustan Times  

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has declared its intention to cease licensing content to TikTok if a new contract is not reached by the expiration of the current agreement on Wednesday. In response, a TikTok spokeswoman disputed Universal's narrative, asserting that the music company has opted to withdraw from a platform with over a billion users, serving …

Universal Music Group to pull songs from TikTok in furious row over artist rates and AI
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Universal Music Group to pull songs from TikTok in furious row over artist rates and AI

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Wednesday Universal Music Group published an unprecedented open …

Universal Music, TikTok fail to reach new licensing...
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Universal Music, TikTok fail to reach new licensing...

Daily Mail  

It's the go-to social media platform for millions of youngsters around the world. Millions of songs are set to be removed from the platform after Universal Music Group revealed that its agreement with TikTok has not been renewed. But if you use TikTok, the range of music available for your videos is about to be slashed The change means that …

TikTok unveils changes to meet tough new EU rules
1 year, 4 months ago

TikTok unveils changes to meet tough new EU rules

The Hindu  

Video-sharing platform TikTok announced Friday changes to meet strict EU rules including allowing European users to turn off the addictive feature that shows content based on their interests. Heeding that warning, TikTok said it would allow users in Europe "to turn off personalisation", referring to the "For You" feed that keeps people watching videos with recommended content based on their …

TikTok Now Launches Music Service To Rival Apple Music And Spotify: All Details
1 year, 5 months ago

TikTok Now Launches Music Service To Rival Apple Music And Spotify: All Details

News 18  

TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify. The subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music” has been launched first in Brazil and Indonesia. “We are pleased to introduce TikTok Music, a new kind of service that combines the power of music discovery on TikTok with a best-in-class streaming service. TikTok Music …

TikTok creator fund requires 10K followers, 100K views now
1 year, 7 months ago

TikTok creator fund requires 10K followers, 100K views now

India TV News  

TikTok, a Chinese short-form video platform has opened its revamped creator fund, called the "Creativity Programme Beta", to all eligible creators in the US from May 3. In a blog post TikTok said, "Beginning May 3, 2023, US creators with at least 10K followers and 100K authentic video views in the last 30 days are eligible to join the Creativity …

Is TikTok changing your taste in music? Inside the rise of #MusicAd influencers
1 year, 8 months ago

Is TikTok changing your taste in music? Inside the rise of #MusicAd influencers

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That… feels very weird to do.” Back to “Heat …

TikTok CEO to tell legislators app ‘never shared’ data with China
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok CEO to tell legislators app ‘never shared’ data with China

Al Jazeera  

Shou Zi Chew will testify that app is not an ‘agent of China or any other country’ amid national security risk claims. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will tell United States legislators that the Chinese-owned video app would never share users’ data with Beijing amid a growing push in the US to ban the platform outright. TikTok has said it …

TikTok to tell U.S. Congress it has 150 million monthly active U.S. users
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok to tell U.S. Congress it has 150 million monthly active U.S. users

The Hindu  

TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, up from the 100 million it said it had in 2020. The app faces growing pressure from the President Joe Biden's administration and lawmakers including calls to ban the app by many in Congress who fear its U.S. user data could …

TikTok hits 150 million US monthly users, up from 100 million in 2020
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok hits 150 million US monthly users, up from 100 million in 2020

Live Mint  

TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, up from 100 million it said it had in 2020. On Friday, six more U.S. senators backed bipartisan legislation to give President Joe Biden new powers to ban TikTok on national security grounds. Last week, TikTok said the Biden administration demanded …

TikTok, authenticity and self-care: The 2023 Grammy roundtable
2 years ago

TikTok, authenticity and self-care: The 2023 Grammy roundtable

LA Times  

Clockwise from top left: Grammy nominees Babyface, Nija Charles, Kim Petras, Blake Slatkin and Muni Long. Our panelists: • Singer, songwriter and producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, 64, who’s up for traditional R&B performance — his 50th Grammy nod in a career that stretches back to the mid-1970s — with his song “Keeps On Fallin’.” • Singer and songwriter Muni Long, …

The homogenisation of music: of TikToks and viral reels
2 years, 1 month ago

The homogenisation of music: of TikToks and viral reels

The Hindu  

There was once a time when everyone, generally, listened to the same English-language music. Instagram taking over the industry Soon after India banned TikTok, social media giant, Instagram, introduced “reels”, short videos usually no more than a minute long, featuring people dancing, lip-syncing to songs, showcasing various fashion trends, making jokes, really, just about anything else you can think of. …

As TikTok eats the world, YouTube makes a bid for creators’ hearts — and wallets
2 years, 3 months ago

As TikTok eats the world, YouTube makes a bid for creators’ hearts — and wallets

LA Times  

SoFi Stadium is reflected in the glass exterior of the new YouTube Theater. Gathered in the company’s historic Spruce Goose hangar Tuesday morning, a host of YouTube leaders laid out a roadmap for the platform’s evolving relationship with both video creators and the music industry, announcing new monetization tools and industry partnerships in the cavernous event space where Howard Hughes …

TikTok Music app set to challenge Spotify and Apple: Know-how?
2 years, 4 months ago

TikTok Music app set to challenge Spotify and Apple: Know-how?

India TV News  

TikTok Music App: TikTok has certainly been a great consideration when it comes to music discovery in the entertainment and social media trends. And this is not a surprise that after a global success and viral video trendsetter, the short format video platform has launched a music streaming app of its own. The Resso app has very similar features which …

TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up
2 years, 7 months ago

TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up

NPR  

TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR Tyler Colon played college basketball. "They're not just listening to music in a sort of, like, lean-back, passive way," says music industry analyst Tatiana Cirisano. "It's changed music listening from being a …

TikTok’s ad revenue to surpass Twitter and Snapchat combined in 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

TikTok’s ad revenue to surpass Twitter and Snapchat combined in 2022

The Hindu  

Video-sharing app TikTok's TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is one of the world's most popular social media apps, with more than 1 billion active users. "TikTok's user base has exploded in the past couple of years, and the amount of time users spend on the app is extraordinary," said Debra Aho Williamson, analyst at Insider Intelligence. Twitter …

Why the music industry is paying close attention to TikTok
2 years, 10 months ago

Why the music industry is paying close attention to TikTok

NPR  

Why the music industry is paying close attention to TikTok User-generated content specific to TikTok has propelled songs old and new to viral success. VENKAT: UGC - short for user-generated content - it's one of the buzzwords currently going around in the music industry. VENKAT: These days, there's a cottage industry dedicated to marketing a song or artist on TikTok …

Music in the age of algorithm
2 years, 10 months ago

Music in the age of algorithm

Live Mint  

Shekhar Ravjiani is upskilling these days. “My daughter tells me it’s important for your songs to trend on Reels,” says the 40-something singer and music director who makes up one half of the Vishal-Shekhar music production duo. “A lot of music labels are asking artists to give them a window of 15 seconds in a song, preferably with a hook …

TikTok Says It Has Over 1 Billion Active Users In Just Four Years After Launch
3 years, 2 months ago

TikTok Says It Has Over 1 Billion Active Users In Just Four Years After Launch

News 18  

TikTok said Monday it now has more than a billion active users, just four years after the hugely popular video-sharing app was launched by Chinese group ByteDance. Already popular before the coronavirus pandemic – mainly due to its viral choreography set to pop songs – TikTok received a major boost amid lockdowns, school closures and telecommuting. The ByteDance subsidiary, whose …

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, Shares the 'Strangest Deal' of His Life. Know All About It
3 years, 2 months ago

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, Shares the 'Strangest Deal' of His Life. Know All About It

News 18  

Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, while speaking at the Code Conference on Monday said that the Microsoft’s failed attempt to take over TikTok’s US operation last year was one of the strangest things he has ever worked on. “First of all, you’ve got to remember, TikTok came to us, we didn’t go to TikTok,” Nadella said at the Code Conference in …

In a country without TikTok, its erstwhile stars are thriving
3 years, 6 months ago

In a country without TikTok, its erstwhile stars are thriving

Live Mint  

PUNE : In the summer of 2016, Prem Vats, then 17, stumbled on his first fifteen seconds of fame on a platform called Dubsmash. Ultimately, the ban that affected 200 million Indian users of TikTok didn’t make much difference to Vats’s career as a creator of entertainment content. A platform like TikTok needs its creators to come up with content, …

YouTube puts $100 million into creator fund to rival TikTok
3 years, 7 months ago

YouTube puts $100 million into creator fund to rival TikTok

LA Times  

The YouTube app icon on an iPad. YouTube aims to keep pace with TikTok and Snap by paying creators to make content, even if they’re not part of its advertising program. YouTube said it’s starting a $100-million fund for creators of video Shorts, the company’s feature that rivals TikTok. The fund for Shorts creators is the latest entry in a …

How TikTok came back to life after Trump’s threats
3 years, 10 months ago

How TikTok came back to life after Trump’s threats

LA Times  

Last summer, TikTok appeared to be on the ropes. On Thursday, the Department of Justice asked to pause the appeal process until new agency officials can become familiar with the issues in the case, adding such a review “may narrow the issues presented or eliminate the need for judicial review entirely.” Although it’s uncertain how the Biden administration will ultimately …

TikTok has been saved. But for music, is that a good thing?
4 years, 3 months ago

TikTok has been saved. But for music, is that a good thing?

LA Times  

The rise of TikTok, says one music executive, “is like the disco era. But what it’s become is bigger: This month, a young makeup artist with the handle Skiian used the song to soundtrack a brief video on TikTok, the wildly popular social media platform; the clip went viral, spawning tens of thousands of imitators and driving listeners to Rutter’s …

TikTok’s US chief says video site will stay despite Trump ban
4 years, 4 months ago

TikTok’s US chief says video site will stay despite Trump ban

Live Mint  

TikTok will continue to operate its hit music video app in the U.S., whatever comes of the threatened Trump administration ban on its business, senior executive Vanessa Pappas said. “We believe we have multiple paths forward to ensure that we continue to provide this amazing app experience to the millions of Americans who come to rely on it every day,' …

TikTok draws interest from bidders other than Microsoft
4 years, 4 months ago

TikTok draws interest from bidders other than Microsoft

Live Mint  

Microsoft Corp. isn’t the only company interested in buying TikTok’s U.S. operations, according to people familiar with the matter. U.S. government officials probing national-security concerns around the Chinese-owned video-sharing app have had talks with at least one other large company as well as investors in TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. who are interested in taking a stake in TikTok, according to …

Influencer exits. Ban threats. Can TikTok weather the storm?
4 years, 4 months ago

Influencer exits. Ban threats. Can TikTok weather the storm?

LA Times  

TikTok influencer Noah Beck used to regularly post videos on TikTok, but due to concerns over how the app manages his user data, is now encouraging his fans to follow him on Triller. “Right when I’m starting to gain a huge following.. It’s super disappointing.” Feeney is among a growing number of influencers who are worried about TikTok’s future as …

Is Instagram Luring Top TikTok Creators With Money to Join Reels Ahead of Global Launch?
4 years, 4 months ago

Is Instagram Luring Top TikTok Creators With Money to Join Reels Ahead of Global Launch?

News 18  

Is Instagram Luring Top TikTok Creators With Money to Join Reels Ahead of Global Launch?Instagram is reportedly offering financial incentives to some popular TikTok creators in a bid to make them use Reels, a video-music remix feature that the Facebook-owned platform plans to unveil next month in the US, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Some of the top …

Popular TikTok stars to leave platform for rival app over data privacy concerns
4 years, 4 months ago

Popular TikTok stars to leave platform for rival app over data privacy concerns

LA Times  

When Josh Richards first began posting lip-syncing videos as a high school freshman four years ago, he never imagined he would one day become a huge TikTok star. But now Richards has decided to leave the platform that made him a star, citing growing concerns about TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance and how it manages user data. Hollywood Inc. Amid …

TikTok announces $200-million fund to help video creators
4 years, 5 months ago

TikTok announces $200-million fund to help video creators

LA Times  

Pierre Wright and Rodney Lee appear in a video for their friend and colleague Dominique Barrett, known on TikTok as King Vader. TikTok on Thursday announced a new $200-million fund to help promising U.S. creators make original content for its video streaming app. Hollywood Inc. Amid the coronavirus lockdown, TikTok gives hope to L.A. entertainers TikTok, a popular based social …

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