TikTok Music May Be The Next Big Rival To Spotify and Apple Music

TikTok might be a trendsetter in incorporating music in videos. Sometimes, scrolling through comment sections in the creators’ videos, you can see many people started to discover a bunch of new songs (sometimes old songs too) through the app. 

The increasing popularity of TikTok has opened up opportunities for songs to be recognized and streamed widely in a short time span. Therefore, launching its own music platform wouldn’t be much of a surprise or users might already expect the move. 

It was reported that ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, had filed a trademark application for “TikTok Music” with the US Patent and Trademark Office in May. The trademark application proposes a service that would allow users to buy, listen, share, and download music. On top of that, they can also create, and recommend playlists, post comments on music, and stream audio and video. 

Resso, a music streaming app launched by ByteDance apparently shares some similar features with TikTok Music such as the ability to create playlists, share songs on social media and interact with the app community. Moreover, according to The Information, the TikTok app in Brazil has a button that connects users to Resso so they can listen to the complete version of a song they prefer. 

As for now, it is still unclear how ByteDance would want to proceed with TikTok Music or if this service would make it to the users at all. We have to wait for more info on this in the upcoming weeks or months. Despite the uncertainty of the TikTok music launch, it is no doubt that Spotify and Apple Music should still consider this news as a ‘threat’ since TikTok has already toppled other social media platforms so it is possible that it would dominate the music streaming domain as well. 

Source: The Verge, TechRadar