Are Taylor Swift’s Songs Back on TikTok and her New Album “The Tortured Poets Department”

Linta Rizwan April 14, 2024

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Are Taylor Swift's Songs Back on TikTok and her New Album “The Tortured Poets Department”

Taylor Swift’s songs are back on TikTok after a dispute between the both labels. After the dispute, Swift stopped licensing its content and songs to the viral video-sharing platform. However, it seems that both labels have agreed Swift’s songs are back in the app and users can use them now.

Swift released her new album (the 11th album), The Tortured Poets Department, which will officially be released on 19th April. Swift revealed this news while accepting her 13th Grammy Awards.

Why are Taylor Swift’s Songs Back on TikTok?

So you must be wondering why Taylor Swift’s songs are back on the app, or why Universal Music stopped licensing its songs to TikTok. In January, Universal Music pulled songs from their various artists, including Ariana Grande, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift.

The citing of licensing dispute was put forward after many artists complained about inadequate royalties from the app. Although not all shift songs are listed on TikTok, however, some of them are available on the application. You Belong With Me and Cruel Summer are some of her songs that you can use on TikTok. Other artists from Universal Music haven’t yet relisted their songs on the platform.

On January 30, an open letter from Universal Music was published which cited the reason for not listening to their music on TikTok. According to Universal, the app was using music to create their business. Meanwhile, they kept on multiple artists’ music but didn’t provide a fair value to their music. Henceforth, they were violating the copyright laws.

Apart from that, many TikTok users were creating songs using AI. The AI-generated songs used the voices of artists without their consent. The users will record video in their voice but use AI models to change their sound. For instance, you recorded a video and now want it to sound like The Weekend or Drake. You will use AI models and change the sound. Then, you will publish it to make the video viral.

In 2018, Swift received the copyrights to her songs under an agreement with her label. According to multiple speculations, Swift might have reached an agreement with the video-sharing app while allowing TikTok users to use her songs in their videos.

After her songs became available on the app, her fans commonly known as “Swifties” became elated. Now, they’re trending the hashtag return of Taylor Swift’s songs back on TikTok. If you love Taylor Swift and her music, you can use her songs in your TikTok posts directly.

The news is cherry on top for Swifties as they’re getting two benefits: Firstly, they’re receiving a whole new album and can enjoy her masterpiece songs. Secondly, you can play her new songs on your videos.

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What is the New Album of Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department?

At the Grammys 2024, Swift talked about her new album in a flexed way, Midnight’s follow-up album. At the Grammy’s, she received the award for Best Pop Vocal Album. The Tortured Poets Department contains the secret she has been holding for two years. With its release, you will be able to listen to the songs that she wrote to thank her fans.

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The Tortured Poets Department contains the songs in dice playlists according to the five stages of grief:

First stage: Denial (I Love You, It’s Ruining My Life)
Second stage: Anger (You Don’t Get to Tell Me About Sad)
Third Stage: Bargaining (Am I Allowed to Cry?)
Fourth Stage: Depression (Old Habits Die Screaming)
Fifth Stage: Acceptance (I Can Do It With a Broken Heart)

Moreover, she is collaborating with the artists: Post Malone and Florence Welch (of Florence + the Machine) both of them are credited on the album’s tracklist