TikTok has made music even more accessible around the world, including in Ukraine
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TikTok introduces a new "Add to Music" feature that allows users to save songs heard on the video platform to music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, making music more accessible around the world, including in Ukraine.
TikTok announces the Add to Music app, a new feature that will allow you to save songs to music streaming services of your choice, such as Spotify and Apple Music.
This is reported by UNN with reference to Tiktok Newsroom.
Context
Despite ongoing disputes with major copyright holders, TikTok has rolled out the feature of saving tracks to playlists on popular streaming services around the world. The feature is available in 150 countries, including Ukraine.
Details
The corresponding feature will appear as a button labeled "Add Song" next to the song title at the bottom of the TikTok video in the "For You" feed, inviting users to save the song to the music streaming service of their choice. When a user* first clicks the "Add Song" button, they can save the song to their favorite music streaming service.
The song is saved to the default playlist of the selected music streaming service.
Users can also add a track to a new or existing playlist. After using the Add to Music App feature for the first time, the selected music app will become the default music streaming service for saving tracks later.
As noted, users can change the default music streaming service at any time in the settings. You can also use the "Add to music app" function from the artist's audio information page.
In addition to the Add to Music feature, TikTok is actively investing in music-related initiatives. Last year, the platform introduced "Artist Accounts" designed for musicians and launched a program to discover new artists called Elevate. Additionally, in 2022, TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, introduced SoundOn, a music distribution platform.
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In 2023, the video platform also introduced an artificial intelligence-based music creation platform called Ripple.
Recall
The European Parliament is calling for a reform of the streaming music market to ensure fair remuneration for authors and performers. A proposed EU draft law could oblige platforms to increase the transparency of their algorithms and recommendation tools.
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