April 11 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift's music is back on

TikTok, even as the Chinese short-video app and singer's record

label Universal Music are at loggerheads, the Financial

Times reported on Thursday.

Swift's return to TikTok had been in the works for some

time, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter.

The pop superstar owns the copyrights to her recordings

through a 2018 deal struck with Universal that lets her control

where her work is made available, unlike many other artists, the

report said.

TikTok, Universal Music and representatives for Taylor Swift

did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

Universal Music ceased licensing its content to TikTok and

TikTok Music services when their agreement expired on Jan. 31.

TikTok had subsequently removed music label's songs from its

platform and muted the videos that featured those songs, written

by any songwriter signed on to Universal Music Publishing Group

(UMPG).

Universal Music Group is the parent company of UMPG, which

represents an expansive roster of artists such as Taylor Swift,

Jon Batiste, boygenius and Ariana Grande, among others.