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(Pocket-lint) – TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, filed a trademark application for a service called TikTok Music in May this year.
Deposit, discovered by insiderapplies the name to a number of services, including mobile applications that allow users to “buy, play, share, download music, songs, albums, lyrics”.
TikTok is increasingly becoming a way to discover new music, especially with the younger generation, so launching a dedicated music app within the ecosystem makes a lot of sense.
In fact, ByteDance has launched a music service in India, Brazil, and Indonesia, which is named Resso.
It’s unclear if TikTok Music will be a rebrand of Resso, but given that ByteDance is promoting Resso of the TikTok app in Brazil, we wouldn’t be surprised if the two apps share the same DNA.
However, the trademark filing suggests that the TikTok Music app could have a wider reach, allowing users to “stream live audio and video interactive media programming in entertainment, fashion, sports and actuality”.
“Typically, companies the size of TikTok or ByteDance will only file trademark applications for matters that are seriously considered,” trademark attorney Josh Gerben told Insider.
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So either way, we will most likely have some news soon. Given the size of TikTok’s user base and the efficiency of its algorithms, it is likely that TikTok could pose serious challenges for services such as Spotify and Apple music.
Written by Luke Baker.
