Universal Music Group to pull music from TikTok as row erupts over pay and AI
Universal Music Group is to pull its music from TikTok over pay disparity and AI concerns. The music label - which is home to the likes of Taylor Swift and Drake - has fallen out with the video-sharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance and is yet to agree new terms after their licensing agreement ended on January 31. UMG raised issues about "appropriate compensation for our artists and songwriters, protecting human artists from the harmful effects of AI, and online safety for TikTok's users." It claimed that only 1 per cent of its revenue comes from TikTok, despite social media site's "massi...