It seems scores of songs from Taylor Swift's catalog returned to the platform this week, just months after the singer's label Universal Music Group threatened to pull its artists' music over a licensing disagreement. The Times confirmed that hits from the Grammy winner's 'Midnights,' '1989 (Taylor's Version),' 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' and 'Folklore' albums are among the snippets featured on her official TikTok page.
"Ultimately TikTok is trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music," UMG said in its letter. TikTok countered the UMG letter, calling the label "self-serving" and alleging its actions were "not in the best interests of artists, songwriters and fans."
Word of Swift's return to TikTok quickly spread on social media Thursday, as fans celebrated with . gifs, all-caps tweets and more on X (formerly Twitter).
While some Twitter users rejoiced in Swift's TikTok comeback, others expressed concern over the other UMG artists whose catalogs remain off the app. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande are among the UMG artists whose music easily went viral on TikTok - but their music is no longer on their profiles.
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