TikTok closes Nashville Music Row office, lays off 250 staff amid music-division retreat

TikTok is closing its Music Row office in Nashville on 5 October, laying off all 250 staff there, per Tennessee labour filings reported by the New York Times. The move follows TikTok Music's shutdown in November 2024, around 15 music-division cuts in October 2025 per Billboard, and senior departures including global head of music partnership development Michael Kümmerle.