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Why Are Songs by Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello and Other Universal Music Artists Available on TikTok, Despite Ban?
Despite Universal's ban on its music appearing on TikTok, songs by its artists, including Ariana Grande and Camila Cabello, can be found. How? Why?
Yet new songs by UMG artists, including Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello and Niall Horan could be found on TikTok at the time of this article’s publication. While reps for UMG and TikTok declined comment, and an explanation of the platform’s logistics and process quickly devolves into a mind-melting blizzard of jargon and abbreviations, here’s a vast oversimplification of a couple of possibilities. However, as proven by nearly 20 years of YouTube — a similar if not exact situation — that is no easy task, especially on TikTok, whose detection software can be eluded by some sped-up, slowed-down or otherwise altered songs.
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