In a significant development, Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok announced on Thursday that they had successfully negotiated a new agreement, ena

Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday they had reached a new licensing agreement that will restore the label's songs and artists to the social media platform as well as give musicians more protections from artificial intelligence.

Universal Music Group is bringing its entire music catalog back to TikTok. The news comes as the company finds a licensing agreement with the app after it pulled its songs from it in February.

Universal Music Group has inked a “multi-dimensional” deal with TikTok that will see its roster of artists — which includes Taylor Swift, Drake, and Olivia Rodrigo — return to the social media platform’s one billion-plus users.

A turning point came when Taylor Swift, UMG’s biggest artist, seemingly struck her own deal with TikTok last month, allowing her music to return to the app ahead of The Tortured Poets Department. By that point,

Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced a new “multi-dimensional licensing agreement” that will bring to an end a dispute over royalties that saw music from UMG artists such as Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Drake pulled from the social media platform.

UMG's new licensing deal with TikTok "substantially" improves the value from the relationship, according to UMG executives.