Universal Music Escalates TikTok Fight, Pulls Coldplay, Harry Styles Songs.

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Universal Music Group NV, the world's largest music company, is escalating its fight with TikTok by pulling a large number of songs from artists like Harry Styles and Coldplay from the platform. The dispute began when Universal's contract with TikTok expired and the two companies failed to reach a new agreement. The removal of Universal's publishing catalog will impact not only artists signed to the company's record labels but also many other performers across the industry. Universal is trying to increase TikTok's payments to record companies and artists, while TikTok argues that it provides valuable promotion for artists. [Extracted from the article]

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