Pan-European licensing hub ICE and TikTok have agreed a multi-year licensing deal for the musical works represented by the ICE Core. This multi-year deal covers TikTok from launch and establishes a flow of payment to songwriters and publishers.
Launched in 2016, the ICE Core licence brings together the work of members and songwriters from GEMA in Germany, STIM in Sweden, the UK’s PRS for Music, Concord, Downtown Music Publishing/Songtrust, Peer music and IMRO in Ireland.
Today’s news follows the announcement at the beginning of the month that the viral app has struck a deal with Sony Music Entertainment, marking the first time that TikTok has announced a licensing agreement with one of the three major recorded music companies.