The songs of Ukrainian musicians have disappeared from TikTok due to a conflict between the platform and Universal
The popular music platform TikTok has lost the songs of domestic artists who cooperate with the ENKO label, reports Suspilne Kultura. The reason is that ENKO is a partner of Universal Music Group (UMG), which on February 1 decided to remove its music from TikTok due to disagreements over royalties payments to artists.
UMG owns the rights to the music of global celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, and others, but has been unable to agree on a new music licensing deal with TikTok. UMG accuses the platform of underpaying artists, despite its significant advertising revenue.
As a result, not only popular compositions of world celebrities disappeared from TikTok, but also tracks of Ukrainian artists collaborating with ENKO, including Alyona Alyona, Jerry Heil, YAKTAK, NAHABA and ANKA, who participated in the national qualifying stage for Eurovision 2024.
It is worth noting that the deletion only applies to official records. Unofficial recordings and live cover performances remain available on the platform.
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Why did the songs of Ukrainian artists disappear from TikTok?
The songs of Ukrainian artists disappeared from TikTok due to the conflict of the platform with Universal Music Group (UMG), a partner of the ENKO label. UMG, unable to reach a new music licensing deal with TikTok, removed its music from the platform. This applies not only to the hits of world stars, but also to the songs of Ukrainian artists cooperating with ENKO.
Which artists were affected by this conflict?
Ukrainian artists, such as Alyona Alyona, Jerry Heil, YAKTAK, NAHABA and ANKA, who cooperate with ENKO and participated in the national selection for "Eurovision- 2024", suffered as a result of this conflict. These artists' songs have been removed from TikTok.
Does this conflict affect unofficial recordings and covers of Ukrainian artists?
This conflict only applies to official records. Unofficial recordings and covers of Ukrainian artists performed live remain available on TikTok.
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- ENKO: Label , with which Ukrainian performers participating in the national selection for Eurovision 2024 cooperate.
- Universal Music Group (UMG): Music label that owns the rights to the music of global stars such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande, and which is a partner of ENKO.
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