Music from artists including Drake, Rihanna, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and Bob Dylan will again be available on the app within one to two weeks, TikTok said.
Universal Music Group NV has reached a deal TikTok that will bring its artists’ songs back to the social media platform, ending a months-long standoff that saw performers including Drake and Rihanna pulled from the network.
TikTok has become a key hub for pop artists to distribute new music and interact with their audiences and the platform’s more-than 1 billion users had been able to put clips of songs in the background of their short video posts. While Thursday’s statement was light on details, the agreement hits on longstanding complaints in the music industry.
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