celeb news UMPG songs are now being removed from TikTok (Billie, SZA, Lana, Mariah, and more!)

[Crashed]

3 hours ago, Mr. Blue_Shirt said:

Mess, no wonder a lot of Blackpink songs got removed on TikTok recently

 

My faves can't even retire in peace

But their best song aka the Awesome Phone Song is still there! 

[SweetOreosOfHeaven]

22 minutes ago, Windy Day said:

like said before nothing changed on tiktok and ppl are just making unofficial viral sounds of the songs that were taken down lmao they can all join and tiktok will still strive bc people are more creative. and artists are actually complaining

If "nothing changed" why would artists be complaining about the loss of exposure? 

[KingWitch]

43 minutes ago, Windy Day said:

like said before nothing changed on tiktok and ppl are just making unofficial viral sounds of the songs that were taken down lmao they can all join and tiktok will still strive bc people are more creative. and artists are actually complaining

We don't really know that, its just your opinion. 

[Windy Day]

6 minutes ago, KingWitch said:

We don't really know that, its just your opinion. 

not really know what?? has tiktok stopped working since umg taken down their catalogue?

[Gossip_Boy]

As I said in an older thread it’ll be interesting to see how much this helps independent artists. Personally I’m expecting a surge of indie music.  

[Raptus]

Joke's on them, all Lana  Tiktok hits are stolen, not officially released songs

 

Edited February 27 by Raptus

[professor2000]

1 hour ago, QueenBLadyG said:

As long as Yoncé is still on the Tok, I'm good.

 

She’s impacted too.  Thankfully her latest single already went #1, but sucks for remaining singles. 
 

 

[LVP]

End that useless app!

[dabunique]

2 hours ago, professor2000 said:

Doja Cat is also being impacted with select songs.  I thought she was safe because she’s signed to Sony for label and publishing.  But some of her collaborators are signed to UMG pub, causing her to be affected too.  
 

 

She better collab with non-UMG producers then.   
 

SN: I heard it’s all getting resolved with UMG shortly anyways…but still.  Super annoying.  

King they took away PTTR & AH this morning

[wehavetostan]

Tik Tok trying to stop TEXAS HOLD ‘EM

[QueenBLadyG]

48 minutes ago, professor2000 said:

She’s impacted too.  Thankfully her latest single already went #1, but sucks for remaining singles. 
 

 

RACISM

[KingWitch]

I just read the full article on this on musicbusinessworld, they're saying it could affect up to 80% of the music on tiktok  reason being even if a song has a co-writer thats UMGP, it has to be taken down. It only comes into full effect on 1 March so for now most songs are still up, artists like Adele and Harry Styles will also be affected. Tik tok is trying to downplay it by saying only 30% of music will be affected but industry experts are saying its way too low, the absolute bloodbath on 1 March

[wish]

It's starting to get ugly. Sony and Warner artists must be pissed right now, they probably thought they'd be safe from the bloodbath

[KingWitch]

1 hour ago, professor2000 said:

She’s impacted too.  Thankfully her latest single already went #1, but sucks for remaining singles. 
 

 

Blame tiktok for this not lthe label. YouTube already has an agreement for YouTube Shorts where they pay 10% of ad revenue to labels if a song is used in a short which then pay a percentage to artists as royalties, tiktok on the other hand refuses to pay revenue to artists they currently only pay to labels to access the songs but the money doesn't go to artists. 

[ohwow]

a win for indie artists i fear art might have won for once 

[MatiRod]

45 minutes ago, KingWitch said:

I just read the full article on this on musicbusinessworld, they're saying it could affect up to 80% of the music on tiktok  reason being even if a song has a co-writer thats UMGP, it has to be taken down. It only comes into full effect on 1 March so for now most songs are still up, artists like Adele and Harry Styles will also be affected. Tik tok is trying to downplay it by saying only 30% of music will be affected but industry experts are saying its way too low, the absolute bloodbath on 1 March

Wait not 80% gone, let me take advantage of this and start promoting my upcoming single

[harwee]

9 minutes ago, MatiRod said:

Wait not 80% gone, let me take advantage of this and start promoting my upcoming single

 

 

Do a surprise midnight release king

 

 

 

[stevyy]

13 minutes ago, MatiRod said:

Wait not 80% gone, let me take advantage of this and start promoting my upcoming single

drop the album already and not the 600th buzz single. 

[SoldierofLove]

1 hour ago, KingWitch said:

I just read the full article on this on musicbusinessworld, they're saying it could affect up to 80% of the music on tiktok  reason being even if a song has a co-writer thats UMGP, it has to be taken down. It only comes into full effect on 1 March so for now most songs are still up, artists like Adele and Harry Styles will also be affected. Tik tok is trying to downplay it by saying only 30% of music will be affected but industry experts are saying its way too low, the absolute bloodbath on 1 March

Wow. That changes this entire conversation. Someone will cave. 

[Armani?]

I thought Doja Cat, Miguel, Chris Brown, H.E.R & Steve Lacy etc were with Sony?? 

 

Edit - Oh...not the songwriter loophole

[SoldierofLove]

59 minutes ago, KingWitch said:

Blame tiktok for this not lthe label. YouTube already has an agreement for YouTube Shorts where they pay 10% of ad revenue to labels if a song is used in a short which then pay a percentage to artists as royalties, tiktok on the other hand refuses to pay revenue to artists they currently only pay to labels to access the songs but the money doesn't go to artists. 

YouTube watching on the sidelines waiting to become the It Girl again.  
 

[Armani?]

Daniel Caesar surviving the apocalypse 

 

Although he shouldn't have signed to Republic nnn

[Bhabylon]

Poor Ice Spice

 

[Armani?]

8 hours ago, illia said:

Do sped up/slowed & reverb versions count?

Yes, they'll just take longer to get taken down since people will keep uploading them continuously.

[Sergi91]

Where was this embargo back in November-December ?