The two companies reached a new licensing deal, ending a three-month stalemate that kept some of pop’s biggest stars off the platform.

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 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.

Key TakeawaysMusic from Taylor Swift and dozens of other Universal Music Group artists has returned to TikTok after a new licensing agreement that includes better remuneration.The previous agreement expired at the end of January,

The two companies had been at loggerheads over royalties paid out by TikTok, with UMG pulling the music of artists such as Drake, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga from the social media platform.

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.

After months of strained negotiations and muted songs, UMG music from artists like Billie Eilish and The Weeknd will be fully available on TikTok again.

UMG and TikTok are now "working expeditiously" to return music to the social media platform. Universal Music Group and TikTok Agree to New Licensing Deal