Mar 28, 2024 - Business

Universal Music and Spotify expand partnership amid TikTok dispute

Tim Baysinger

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Universal Music Group and Spotify on Thursday expanded their relationship, with UMG artists to get expanded video and social features for promoting new releases.

Why it matters: This deal strengthens ties between UMG and Spotify, amid the record label's fight with TikTok.

Zoom in: UMG's artists will be able to share teasers of upcoming songs on Spotify, as well as pre-save activity.

Spotify also will be able to feature music videos as part of a separate agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group.

Catch up quick: UMG in February began pulling its songs of its artists, including Taylor Swift, from TikTok after its contract expired.

Late last month, it began pulling even more songs from non-UMG artists that were under its publishing catalog.

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