Not only Taylor Swift, but also the world’s most prominent artists are making a comeback to TikTok

Adele performs at BST Hyde Park in in London in July<strong> </strong>2022.

Adele performs at BST Hyde Park in in London in July 2022.
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Ariana Grande, Adele and Rihanna will soon be back on TikTok, joining Taylor Swift after a deal with Universal Music Group ended a feud that saw one of the world’s biggest record labels pull its music from the video platform.

The licensing agreement, announced Wednesday, means that within one to two weeks TikTok’s 1 billion-plus users will be able to use music by UMG artists in their videos. All videos featuring Universal artists’ music that had previously been muted because of copyright violations will be unmuted.

Michael Nash, chief digital officer at UMG, said the new relationship was “predicated on significant advancements in commercial and marketing opportunities as well as protections provided to our industry-leading roster on their platform.”

The companies did not disclose any financial details but said the deal would “deliver improved remuneration for UMG’s songwriters and artists,” including through “integrated ticketing capabilities,” TikTok’s “growing e-commerce capabilities,” and a tool that enables users to add music from TikTok videos to their preferred music apps.

“We are pleased to have found a path forward with Universal Music Group,” TikTok CEO Shou Chew said in a joint statement.

“We think this announcement is a clear positive for UMG,” UBS analysts wrote in a note Thursday. They added that under a “conservative assumption” the new deal could double Universal’s revenue from TikTok to €200 million ($214 million), amounting to 2% of the company’s total revenue.

Universal pulled its music off TikTok in February after the two companies failed to reach an agreement on royalty fees for Universal’s artists, who also include Lady Gaga, Coldplay and Justin Bieber. At the time, Universal accused TikTok of “trying to build a music-based business without paying fair value for the music.”

The company also took issue with TikTok’s encouragement of AI-generated recordings, which it said would “massively dilute the royalty pool for human artists.”

Under the terms of the new deal, the companies have committed to “work together to ensure AI development across the music industry will protect human artistry and the economics that flow to those artists and songwriters.”

“TikTok is also committed to working with UMG to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform, as well as (working on) tools to improve artist and songwriter attribution,” the statement added.

Enter your email to receive CNN’s nightcap newsletter.

Last month, Swift’s music reappeared on TikTok ahead of the release of her latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” although the two companies did not disclose under what terms.

Related Posts

The Heartbreaking Final Texts of Shanann Watts and the Ice-Cold Betrayal That Ended Everything.

2:12 a.m., August 13, 2018. Shanann Watts’ plane had just touched down in Denver. Exhausted, 15 weeks pregnant, stomach fluttering with little kicks, she still couldn’t wait…

The Final Moments of Shanann Watts: The Perfect Lie That Hid a Monstrous Crime.

It was an ordinary Monday morning in Frederick, Colorado, August 13, 2018. Shanann Watts had just landed from a red-eye flight from Arizona. Exhausted and 15 weeks…

The Internet Is Losing It Over the Culpa Mía 4 Trailer 😱💥 — Noah & Nick Face Their FINAL Battle 💔🔥 with a Wedding Gone Wrong 💍, a Wild Revenge Race 🏎️💨, and a SECRET BABY That Changes EVERYTHING! 🤫💣

After Culpa Nuestra’s epic finale, is this the forbidden encore we never saw coming? That rain-soaked reunion kiss turning into a high-stakes betrayal? Gabriel Guevara and Nicole…

Kimmie’s Fury Unleashed: Beauty in Black S3 Teaser Drops Bombshell – Jules Pays the Price, But Who’s Pulling the Strings in This Deadly Trap?

The glitzy world of high-stakes beauty empires and buried family secrets is about to explode once more. Tyler Perry’s addictive Netflix drama Beauty in Black has fans…

Ruby’s Oxford Heartbreak Hits Like a Freight Train 🚂💔 — As James’s Perfect Empire Crashes Down 🏰🔥, the Maxton Hall S3 Trailer Leaves Fans Screaming: Is Their ‘Save Us’ Moment a Second Chance at Love… or the Ultimate Goodbye Forever? 😭✨”

From forbidden family showdowns to that pulse-racing reunion under the spires, Harriet and Damian are unleashing finale-level fire that has us sobbing and shipping harder than ever….

Beauty in Black Bombshell: Roy’s Ruthless Betrayal Shatters Kimmie Forever – Now He’s Crawling Back, Begging for a Deadly Second Chance?

In the glittering yet treacherous world of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, where fortunes are forged in boardrooms and broken in back alleys, Season 3 explodes onto…