TikTok’s parent company ByteDance may launch a TikTok-branded music app. According to patent reports, ByteDance had filed a trademark application with the US Trademark Office for TikTok Music in May.
According to the filing, the service would let users purchase, play, share, and download music. It would also allow them to create, share, and recommend playlists, comment on music, and livestream audio and video interactive media programming in the field of entertainment, fashion, sports, and current events.
It will also compete against music streaming giants like Spotify, Apple, and Google. As per ByteDance’s expansion plans, it is expected the company will start TikTok Music Originals, similar to Spotify’s in-house content. As one would expect, all the songs available on the app will be available to use on the main TikTok app.
The company already has a music app named Resso available in India, Brazil, and Indonesia, with some of the same features that have been described in the above-mentioned patent filing. In India, despite there being a ban on ByteDance’s popular TikTok, Resso is quite popular and the application saw a growth of 304 percent in active users between January 2021 to January 2022. Spotify, in comparison, only grew 38 percent.
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