Chinese short-video-making app TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to compete with industry leaders Apple and Spotify amid the growing Twitter-Meta fight over the Threads app.
TikTok Music, a subscription-only music streaming service, was first introduced in Brazil and Indonesia.
ByteDance’s existing streaming service, Resso, which is also available in India, will be shut down in Brazil and Indonesia on September 5. Users of Resso who already have accounts can switch to the new app.
“We are pleased to introduce TikTok Music, a new kind of service that combines the power of music discovery on TikTok with a best-in-class streaming service. TikTok Music will make it easy for people in Indonesia and Brazil to save, download and share their favourite viral tracks from TikTok,” Ole Obermann, global head of Music Business Development at TikTok, said in a statement.
TikTok Music lets users sync the service to their existing TikTok accounts and listen, download, and share songs, reports TechCrunch.
The service features the record collections of significant companies like Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music. In Brazil, a TikTok Music subscription costs $3.49 per month, while in Indonesia, it costs $3.25 for iOS users. Android users in Indonesia need to pay $2.96 per month for the first year and then $3.25 afterwards.
Despite not having a free membership option, TikTok Music does provide a one-month free trial.
