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Universal Music Group Threatens to Pull Taylor Swift’s Songs From TikTok


Universal Music Group threatened to pull songs by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and others from TikTok over a payment dispute

On Tuesday, the Universal Music Group (UMG), whose roster includes Swift, released a statement about its “contract renewal discussions” with the social media platform titled, “An Open Letter to the Artist and Songwriter Community — Why We Must Call Time Out on TikTok.” Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementIn addition to Swift, 34, the Universal Music Group’s artists also include Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Lady Gaga,Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez,Drake, Nicki Mina j, Eminem, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and many more. “Despite Universal’s false narrative and rhetoric, the fact is they have chosen to walk away from the powerful support of a platform with well over a billion users that serves as a free promotional and discovery vehicle for their talent.”

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