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The three biggest record labels are demanding more money for songs played on TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin, setting up a showdown with the hugely popular video apps, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Deals between the labels and the Chinese owner of the services, ByteDance, expire this spring, according to sources. The two sides have made little progress in negotiations that have been going on since last year, they said.
If the talks fail, the labels — Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music — could ultimately pull their catalogs from the applications.
The burgeoning popularity of the apps has
