TikTok Deal with UMG Gives Creators More Access to Music From Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar

TikTok deal with UMG gives creators more access to music from Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar

The agreement is also aimed at protecting artists from AI-generated versions of their music, even as UMG signs a deal with Spotify that seems to do the opposite.

TikTok And UMG Have Updated Their Multi-Year Licensing Agreement, Which Includes How They Plan To Navigate AI

TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have signed a new agreement. As AFROTECH previously reported, the companies previously agreed to a licensing agreement that brought UMG’s recorded music and publishing catalogs back to TikTok. It was described as a “new era of strategic collaboration” at the time of its announcement in 2024, with promises to provide new monetization opportunities and protections for human artistry amid the rise of AI in the…

Universal Music and TikTok Unite Against Unauthorised AI Songs

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/universal-music-and-tiktok-unite-against-unauthorised-ai-songs/Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok have renewed their licensing agreement, pledging to jointly detect and remove unauthorised AI-generated music from the platform and to improve attribution and compensation for artists and songwriters. The renewed deal represents a notable reset in …

UMG and TikTok renew deal to remove unauthorized AI music

Universal Music Group and TikTok have renewed their licensing agreement with a new commitment to remove unauthorized AI-generated music and improve artist and songwriter attribution. The agreement marks a shift after past tensions over copyright, AI music, and how labels and platforms share value with creators. What the deal saysThe companies said they will work together to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from TikTok.They also said they w…