Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok

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Taylor Swift’s music has returned to TikTok after a ten-week hiatus, . Her tunes left the platform between the social media app and Swift’s label, Universal Music Group.

It’s unclear what kind of deal Swift struck with TikTok to allow her to return to the platform, but we know one thing. The deal did not include provisions for fellow UMG artists, so Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and Drake, among others, are still missing from TikTok. Taylor Swift, being the most popular musician on the planet, likely worked some magic here.

She’s not alone in her return to TikTok. Some songs by other UMG artists have begun appearing on the platform, ready for use in short-form videos. These artists include Ariana Grande and Camila Cabello. Variety suggests that their music was put up either by fans or representatives from the artists. We don’t know if they struck their own deals like Swift may have.

The return could also be a promotional move for her upcoming album. The Tortured Poets Department comes out on April 19 and will likely have plenty of tracks that will be perfect for TikTok singalongs. It’s worth noting that she partnered with the platform to promote Midnights, her last album of all-new material.

This all started when after contract negotiations fell apart, with the label that TikTok wanted to pay a “fraction” of the rate paid by other social media sites. “As our negotiations continued, TikTok attempted to bully us into accepting a deal worth less than the previous deal, far less than fair market value and not reflective of their exponential growth,” the company wrote. “TikTok is trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music.”

TikTok went full “fake news” in response, writing that “despite Universal’s false narrative and rhetoric, the fact is they have chosen to walk away from the powerful support of a platform with well over a billion users that serves as a free promotional and discovery vehicle for their talent.” It’s worth noting that did not mention artist payments, but did say that it has been able to reach agreements with other musicians and publishers.

Whatever the reason for Swift’s return, the nation’s teens are no doubt rejoicing at once again being able to lip sync to “Cruel Summer” and “You Belong With Me.” UMG and TikTok, however, are still battling it out, so this is likely not the last we’ll hear about all of this.



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