https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/tiktok-royalties-soundon-viral-sound-earn-little https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/tiktok-royalties-soundon-viral-sound-earn-little TikTok pays labels and distributors a share of a pool based on views, never a fixed rate per view, and the money passes through at least one middleman before it reaches you. Here is how the chain works, what SoundOn's current plans really keep, and the steps to make sure a trend is credited to you. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers workflowstiktoksoundonroyaltiesdistributionartist-rights https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/05/umg-tiktok-renewal-unauthorised-ai https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/05/umg-tiktok-renewal-unauthorised-ai Universal Music Group and TikTok signed a new multi-year licence on 22 May 2026 that keeps UMG's catalogue on the app and repeats a pledge to remove "unauthorized AI-generated music". Neither company has said what "unauthorised" means, how tracks are detected or how an artist can appeal, and that gap falls hardest on independent artists who use AI tools legitimately. Fri, 22 May 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aitiktoklicensinguniversal-music https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/03/tiktok-apple-music-play-full-song https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/03/tiktok-apple-music-play-full-song TikTok and Apple Music launched Play Full Song on 11 Mar 2026, letting Apple Music subscribers hear a whole track inside TikTok through Apple's MusicKit, so the play is paid as an Apple Music stream. The 15-second clip in the feed still isn't a stream, the feature is exclusive to Apple, and Spotify listeners still only get a save button. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrystreamingtiktokapple-musicroyalties