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Platform to pay for music played on it

Local artists score sweet Tik-Tok deal

Emmanuel Tjiya S Mag Editor-in-chief

TikTok has inked a licensing deal that will ensure that musicians such as Master KG and Amapiano hit-makers receive royalties when their tunes are used on the platform.

The multi-year agreement was signed between the leading short-form video platform and the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) as well as Composers Authors and Publishers Association (Capasso)...

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