TikTok Launches Music Streaming Service in Australia, Mexico and Singapore
TechCrunch and CNBC have reported that TikTok is now offering users in Australia, Mexico, and Singapore the opportunity to join a closed beta test for its upcoming music streaming service. This comes after the app initially launched the beta testing phase in Brazil and Indonesia in July. As part of the expansion, invited users in these regions will receive a complimentary three-month trial to experience the service.
TikTok Music is a completely separate app that testers can download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. However, it connects to the main TikTok app, so users can find full versions of songs that go viral on the video-sharing platform. The music streaming app reportedly offers personalized song recommendations, real-time lyrics, collaborative playlists, and the ability to find songs through a lyrics search feature as well. TechCrunch says it has a Shazam-like feature, which presumably means it can discover songs by listening to it and lets users download songs for offline listening.
The ByteDance-owned app told TechCrunch that once the trial period for testers is complete, it will pay them A$12 ($8.16) per month, in Mexico A$115 ($6.86) and in Singapore A$9.90 ($7.48) per month. can continue using the service. TikTok already has a music streaming service called Resso available in India, Brazil and Indonesia, but will shut down the app in the latter two countries in September. The company has yet to say if and when its music app will come to the US, but it did file a trademark application for “TikTok Music” in the country in May 2022.
