The lack of continuity in the collaboration between Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok resulted in the withdrawal of more songs from the social video network. This also applies to songs created by composers hired by the American record label.

At the end of January, UMG and ByteDance had expired to renew the partnership that allowed TikTok users to use songs by artists such as Taylor Swift or Bad Bunny in their videos.

This lack of agreement has now extended to all songs that have been written or co-written by a composer who has signed with Universal Music Group. The social network reported this in a statement posted on Twitter.

From TikTok Communication, they assure that they follow the label’s request to remove all their songs from the platform. In addition, they point out that these actions not only affect the composers and artists they represent, but also impact many artists and composers who have not signed with Universal.

The Chinese company says it is working with UMG to “achieve a fair deal.” Meanwhile, users of your social network can enjoy, discover and share millions of tracks from artists, composers and labels.

The end of the collaboration between the two companies is due, according to Universal Music in January, to the negotiations they held on some “critical” issues for the renewal of the contract. These include appropriate compensation for its artists and composers, protection of human artists from the harmful effects of AI, and online safety for TikTok users. However, so far, the companies have not reached an agreement.

K. Tovar

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YouTube is testing a new feature for its app on Android devices that allows users to search for songs just by humming their tune.

Google’s content platform continues to work to improve the user experience through new features. In this case, with the development of a new feature for the voice search option.

This is an option with which users can search for songs just by humming the melody or singing the lyrics of the song they want to find. They will also be able to record a song that is being played at that moment to automatically search for it on the platform, in the style of other ‘apps’ such as Shazam.

This has been detailed by the company on its support page for YouTube test and experiment functions, where it has pointed out that users can switch from voice search to the new search function by song and humming.

It must be taken into account that, in the event that users choose the option of recording a song that is already playing to search for it later, the recording must last more than three seconds.

Likewise, as explained by YouTube, once the song is identified, the content related to the search will be opened within the application, which can be the official music video, the videos generated by the users or the ‘shorts’ that include said song.

This new voice search feature is part of Google’s experiments for YouTube and is currently only available to a limited number of users on the Android app.

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Spotify reported on a new feature in testing that will automatically create a playlist titled ‘Your offline mix’, for occasions when the user does not have Internet access, and that will include the songs that have been played. recently.

The streaming music playback platform already has a function that allows you to download songs and even complete playlists, so you can listen to them without the need for an Internet connection.

However, these downloads are done manually, selecting the desired songs or ‘playlist’. In addition, it must be done prior to disconnecting the device, since the use of a connection is necessary for the download.

In this framework, Spotify has begun testing a new feature capable of automatically creating a playlist called ‘Your offline mix‘. This playlist will store a mix of songs that the user has recently played and, as the name implies, will be available to play in case of not having an Internet connection.

This was announced by the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, through a post on Twitter, in which he explained that the company is developing this new function designed for “those moments when you may not be online.”

In addition, as defined by the company in the description of the ‘playlist’, shared in a screenshot by Ek, it is a mix of recently played songs for when “the atmosphere is high, but the connection it is low”.

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Spotify has developed a voice recognition technology to detect a user’s mood, gender, age, or accent in order to offer song suggestions that suit his preferences.

The voice analysis technology is included in a patent granted to Spotify this January, as reported by the BBC. With it, the streaming music platform could recommend songs in a personalized way.

This system would be able to detect factors such as gender, age of the users or accent, as well as their mood (if they are happy, sad, angry or neutral), intonation or rhythm when they speak. It would also take into account social type settings of the user profile, such as being alone, a small group or a party.

“It is common for a streaming media application to include features that offer personalized recommendations to a user,” says the patent seen by BBC News.

But this voice recognition system that the company proposes would prevent users from having to answer multiple questions about their musical preferences.

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