“Swifties” will be able to reuse songs from their favorite artist. The hits of American singer Taylor Swift have returned since Thursday April 11 on TikTok after three months of absence, notes the BBC.
A dispute between Universal Music and the Chinese application caused the suspension of licenses allowing the exploitation of the artist's songs in January, as did those of Rihanna and Ariana Grande.
In an open letter published on January 30, Universal claimed that TikTok was trying "to create a business based on music, without paying fair value for the music." Several performers denounced in particular the too low royalties received in exchange for the use of their songs by the application.
A new album scheduled for April 19
This news is something to delight fans, as Taylor Swift is due to release her eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department”, on April 19. She announced this new opus on February 4, after receiving the Grammy Award for best pop album of the year. According to the BBC, the singer who recently became a billionaire would have concluded an individual agreement with TikTok to allow the return of her titles on the social network of the ByteDance group.
Taylor Swift will also launch her major European tour “The Eras Tour” in less than a month, since she is expected from May 9 to 12 for four consecutive dates at La Défense Arena, but also on June 2 and 3 at Groupama Stadium from Lyon. Forty-five other dates are scheduled across Europe until August, from Sweden to Portugal, via Poland, Germany and the United Kingdom.