TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement

Universal Music Group has inked a “multi-dimensional” woody pinch TikTok that will spot its roster of artists — including Taylor Swift, Drake, and Olivia Rodrigo — return to nan societal media platform’s 1 billion-plus users. UMG began pulling its music from nan level connected February 1st aft nan aged statement expired.

Notably nan woody will reside concerns that UMG and its artists person pinch generative AI:

“TikTok and UMG will activity together to guarantee AI improvement crossed nan euphony manufacture will protect quality artistry and nan economics that travel to those artists and songwriters,” sounds a press merchandise announcing nan deal. “TikTok is besides committed to moving pinch UMG to region unauthorized AI-generated euphony from nan platform, arsenic good arsenic devices to amended creator and songwriter attribution.”

“We are delighted to invited UMG and UMPG backmost to TikTok,” said Ole Obermann, TikTok’s Global Head of Music Business Development. “In particular, we will activity together to make judge that AI devices are developed responsibly to alteration a caller era of philharmonic productivity and instrumentality engagement while protecting quality creativity.”

The woody besides includes “new monetization opportunities” that stem from TikTok’s increasing e-commerce capabilities. The companies opportunity they are “working expeditiously” to return artists to nan platform.