TikTok asks users to call Congress before it ‘strips 170M Americans of their Constitutional Rights’

TikTok sent users in the US a notification Wednesday warning that “Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok” with a link to call their Congressperson…..

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National Music Publisher’s Assn. walks away from TikTok, likely forever [Full text of NMPA letter to members]

TikTok’s music troubles took a bad turn Wednesday when the National Music Publisher’s Association (NMPA) sent a letter to members stating that it was not renewing its licensing deal with the social platform…..

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UMG Publishing and TikTok send dueling messages to Songwriters [Full Text]

With thousands of songs by major and independent artists who are not signed to Universal for recording or publishing now muted in the battle between the music giant and TikTok, both sides stepped up to the bully pulpit with dueling messages to songwriters and the music industry this week…..

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Beyoncé, SZA, Styles among non-UMG tracks caught in TikTok takedown

The third and final phase of TikTok’s forced takedown of all UMG-controlled music has begun. The short video service has 30 days from January 31, 2024, to complete all takedowns…..

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Pew Research study reveals TikTok isn’t as popular as people think

Common wisdom is that the video-sharing site TikTok is Gen Z’s social platform of choice and that every other generation is falling in line. A new study by Pew Research found that those assumptions are just that – assumptions, and they’re wrong…

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85% of TikTok and 84% of YouTube videos include music

A new analysis shows just how high the stacks are in the battle between TikTok and UMG and reinforces how important music is to TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram…

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How do musicians make money on TikTok?

UMG tracks accounted for 35% of the TikTok Top 50 last week, so pulling all their music off the platform has presented a unique opportunity for independent musicians to fill the void…

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35% of top TikTok tracks removed by UMG, but fans & savvy artists find workarounds

Seventeen of Billboard’s TikTok Top 50 Chart tracks are no longer available after licensing talks between Universal Music Group and the social video app failed last week…

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What is at stake in the TikTok UMG showdown [MIDiA’s Tatiana Cirisano]

TikTok and UMG can each argue about how much music is worth, and new music and artists are caught in the crossfire…

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: UMG, TikTok battle • $1.38B in Spotify misuse • new Women in Music study • More

Episode 182 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 182 On this week’s episode of the. Continue reading

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