In 2026, relying on generic stock music is the fastest way to get scrolled past. Smart creators are skipping licensing ...

TikTok has become a go-to platform for discovering new music. Record labels, music marketers, artists, and other creators are all flooding the app with songs. Here's a breakdown of Business Insider's ...

TikTok quickly became a music discovery platform, with viral songs on the app becoming fan favorites and topping the charts. According to MRC Data research, 75% of TikTok users say they discover new ...

#SwiftTok had a rough day. Early Thursday, after Universal Music Group and TikTok failed to reach an agreement on licensing music from UMG artists on the app, sounds from those artists—including ...

The company has been renegotiating the contract that licenses its vast catalog of songs to the social media platform. The agreement expires on Wednesday. By Ben Sisario and Derrick Bryson Taylor ...

As music from Universal Music Group artists started to disappear from TikTok recently, a different kind of earworm got stuck in my head. Even though it’s not a song, I sang it in the shower and ...