TikTok Music

Music streaming service owned by ByteDance

TikTok Music

Developer(s)| ByteDance
Initial release| July 2023; 2 years ago (2023-07)
Operating system| Android, iOS
Predecessor| Resso
Available in| 4 languages

List of languages

English, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish

Type| Music streaming
License| Proprietary software with Terms of Use
Website| music.tiktok.com

TikTok Music was a music streaming app owned by ByteDance that was launched in July 2023.[1] The Service allows users to listen to, download, and share songs.[2] The service was shut down on November 28, 2024.[3]

## History

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TikTok had revealed that it is 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 Indonesia[4] since 2020.

TikTok Music was first launched in Brazil and Indonesia in July 2023[1] replacing Resso[5] (the app was banned in India). TikTok Music features 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 in the markets 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 the records that were recorded 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 was signed.[10] By May 2024, a new contract between UMG and TikTok was in place.

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.