Removal of UMG’s catalog follows the collapse of the two parties’ licensing talks
As Universal Music hits begin to vanish from TikTok, UMG accuses platform of ‘unwillingness to appropriately compensate artists and songwriters, protect human artists from the harmful effects of AI, and address online safety issues’
Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at SESAC Music Awards for third straight year
September 19, 2024
Jack Harlow won Songwriter of the Year for the fourth year in a row at the L.A. awards ceremony Source
Sony Music Africa strikes strategic partnership with Crux Global to support artists from Ghana
September 19, 2024
Crux Global has been providing digital distribution services to local artists for over six years Source
TikTok says that over one in four of Germany’s Top 100 singles of 2023 was popular on its platform before becoming a chart hit in the market
September 19, 2024
‘TikTok has disrupted the way hits are created and in doing so, in a sense, started a democratization of the music industry,’ said Charlotte Stahl,