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TikTok Music launched on Wednesday in Australia, Singapore and Mexico to a small group of users.
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TikTok is launching its subscription-based music streaming service in Australia, Mexico and Singapore to a small group of test users on Wednesday.
The expansion comes after popular short-form video app TikTok Music launched in Indonesia And Brazil earlier this month.
“We invite users in Australia, Mexico and Singapore to participate in a closed beta test of TikTok Music starting today,” the company said in a statement. Participants will be offered a free three-month trial to test the service.
Mexico Fourth largest market for TikTok With 62.4 million active users ages 18 and over, according to DataReportal, it is behind the United States (116.5 million), Indonesia (113 million), and Brazil (84.1 million).
TikTok plans to boost growth in other markets outside the United States — its largest market — with Montana becoming the first state to ban TikTok. The app is also banned in India. TikTok’s CEO has previously said that the company will pump “billions of dollars” into Southeast Asia over the next few years.
TikTok Music allows users to sync the music streaming service with their TikTok accounts.
A spokesperson said TikTok Music is a new type of music service that combines the power of music discovery on TikTok with a music streaming service that offers millions of tracks from thousands of artists.
The company added that TikTok Music will “help users listen, share and download music they’ve discovered on TikTok, as well as share their favorite tracks and artists with their TikTok community.”
TikTok Music will compete with Spotify and Apple Music, the dominant services in these markets. For example, Spotify accounts for more than 80% of music subscriptions in Mexico.
Wednesday’s announcement is the latest in TikTok’s growing music streaming efforts.
On Tuesday, the company announced Extended license agreement With Warner Music Group.
Earlier this month, TikTok owner ByteDance said it would shut down music streaming service Resso in Indonesia and Brazil after launching TikTok Music. The company said that Resso users can move their accounts over to TikTok Music instead.
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