TikTok users found new ones to replace Universal Music tracks that left the application.
As of February 1, 2024, tracks by artists collaborating with the global record company Universal Music Group will no longer be available in the application. This means Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Adele, The Weeknd, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Elton John and many more can no longer be heard in user videos. This means that music from old videos disappears and new ones cannot be shot with artists’ songs. However, users found a solution to the situation; They started creating memes. Now, instead of a melancholy melody, a song from “Masha and the Bear” and other funny sounds are heard in a dramatic arrangement.
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Taylor Swift. Photo: Getty Images
Let us remind you that the reason is that the licensing agreement between TikTok and the record company Universal Music Group expired on January 31, and they did not renew the agreement due to the dispute. The label believes that the leaders of the social network do not want to pay enough for music, and they, in turn, accuse their rivals of greed.
Source: People Talk
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