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TikTok Music

TikTok Music was a music streaming app owned by ByteDance that was launched in July 2023. The service allowed users to listen to, download, and share songs. It was shut down on November 28, 2024.

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TikTok Music
DeveloperByteDance
ReleaseJuly 2023 (2023-07)
Operating systemAndroid, iOS
PredecessorResso
Available in4 languages
List of languages
English, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish
TypeMusic streaming
LicenseProprietary software with Terms of Use
Websitemusic.tiktok.com Edit this on Wikidata

TikTok Music was a music streaming app owned by ByteDance that was launched in July 2023.1 The service allowed users to listen to, download, and share songs.2 It was shut down on November 28, 2024.3

History

TikTok had revealed that it was working on a music app in the summer of 2022. At the time, Bytedance already had a music streaming service, Resso, running in India, Brazil, and Indonesia4 since 2020.

TikTok Music was first launched in Brazil and Indonesia in July 2023,1 replacing Resso5 (the app was banned in India). TikTok Music featured songs from major record companies like Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group.6 On July 19, 2023, TikTok Music launched in Australia, Mexico, and Singapore, inviting users to participate in the TikTok Music closed beta test.7

On October 19, 2023, TikTok Music became available to the public in Australia, Singapore, and Mexico. The app's launch featured the recorded music repertoire of Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group.8

In February 2024, TikTok Music was forced by Universal Music Group (UMG) to pull from its offerings all recordigs by the artists and songwriters signed up by Universal.9 UMG was looking for new contract terms reflecting the quadrupled advertising revenue of TikTok since the last agreement had been signed.10 By May 2024, a new contract between UMG and TikTok was in place.

References

References

  1. "TikTok launches premium-only 'TikTok Music' streaming service – and it's licensed by all three majors". Music Business Worldwide. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. Fougères, Pierre (2023-07-13). "TikTok a lancé un nouveau service payant pour concurrencer Spotify et Deezer". Capital.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. Weatherbed, Jess (2024-09-24). "TikTok is killing its short-lived music streaming platform". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  4. Rosenzweig, Brian (2022-08-01). "TikTok May Have a Music App in the Works". CNET. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  5. Faguy, Ana (2023-07-06). "TikTok Launches Music Streaming Platform In Brazil, Indonesia". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  6. Malik, Aisha (2023-07-06). "TikTok launches a music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia called 'TikTok Music'". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  7. Malik, Aisha (2023-07-18). "TikTok launches its music streaming service in Australia, Mexico and Singapore". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  8. "TikTok Music just launched publicly in Australia, Singapore and Mexico… without Universal Music's catalog". Music Business Worldwide. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  9. Steele, Anne; Bobrowsky, Meghan, World’s Biggest Music Company Deploys the ‘Nuclear Option’ Against TikTok, The Wall Street Journal, retrieved 2024-05-13
  10. "Why Nvidia Is Now Tech's Hottest Employer". WSJ. The Wall Street Journal. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-05-13.