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TikTok is removing even more songs as music rights battle drags on


Say goodbye to SZA and Bad Bunny songs on TikTok.

This will also impact artists who aren’t signed to UMG but have publishing deals with the label, including Harry Styles, Steve Lacy, and SZA, according to a report from Rolling Stone. In early February, TikTok began removing songs from UMG’s most popular artists, including Taylor Swift, Drake, and Olivia Rodrigo, after the two companies failed to renew their music licensing agreement. UMG claims TikTok tried to “bully” it into reaching an unfair deal that didn’t address the label’s concerns about AI-generated music and artist compensation.

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