Taylor Swift record label to pull music from TikTok in dispute over payments

Taylor Swift is one of Universal Music Group’s most powerful artists (Doug Peters/PA)

Music by artists such as Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Adele could be pulled from TikTok after a breakdown in talks between Universal Music Group and the social media platform over royalties.

The record label has said it will withdraw its millions of songs from TikTok after failing to come to an agreement in contract renewal discussions over payments to artists, AI and online safety.