Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorUniversal Music Group has removed its entire music library from video app Triller, a would-be TikTok competitor, alleging Triller has withheld payments to the music giant’s artists.“We will not work with platforms that do not value artists.
Triller has shamefully withheld payments owed to our artists and refuses to negotiate a license going forward,” a UMG rep said in a statement to Variety. “We have no alternative except to remove our music from Triller, effective immediately.”Triller did not immediately respond to requests for comment.In 2019, Proxima Media, owned by former movie producer Ryan Kavanaugh, acquired a controlling stake in Triller.
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