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This new TikTok-Apple Music partnership hints at things to come

May 18, 2023May 19, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, ByteDance, Music, Partnership, Resso, Streaming Music, TikTok

If you’re on TikTok, you know how addictive the platform can be. One frustration is the need to leave the

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Will TikTok get banned in the U.S.? There’s a bill making the rounds.

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, CCP, China, Marco Rubio, Spying, TikTok

Things are looking a little grim for TikTok in the U.S. again. A couple of years ago, the Trump Administration

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Here comes the TikTok streaming music service

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, Resso, Streaming, TikTok, TikTok Music

TikTok is a growing force in music, minting new stars (albeit often briefly) on almost a daily basis. Older songs

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TikTok seems to be getting closer to launching a streaming music services

October 13, 2022October 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, Resso, Streaming Music, TikTok

For better or worse, TikTok has become a monster in the world of music. The next logical step would be

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It sure looks like TikTok is prepping a streaming music service

August 16, 2022August 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, Music Discovery, Music Station, Musical.ly, Omniphone, Resso, Streaming Music, TikTok

Does the world need another streaming music service? I mean, there are dozens of them out there already with dominance

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Random music news for Thursday, August 11, 2022

August 11, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments ByteDance, CDs, Daryl Hunt, Donald Trump, K-Pop, Lady Gaga, Lamont Dozier, Motown, Noel Gallagher, Pogues, TikTok, U2, Ukraine, YouTube

If you feel that the world is spinning faster than ever before, you’re not wrong. Literally not wrong. Now try

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Is TikTok planning to launch a streaming music app? If so, it would be a monster.

August 3, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, Resso, Spotify, Streaming Music, TikTok

TikTok has become monstrously important to the music industry over the last couple of years as users of the platform

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Here are the most downloaded/most-used apps of 2021

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Apps, ByteDance, Downloads, Google, TikTok

A site called App Annie has gone through all the most popular apps to determine which apps were the most

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 21, 2021

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ByteDance, El Mocambo, Josh Klinghoffer, Metallica, Nickelback, Nigel Kennedy, Pearl Jam, Silver Dollar, Toronto

Looks like Brits measure things a lot like Canadians do. What can we take from music news for September 21,

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Random music news for Thursday, May 28, 2020

May 28, 2020May 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Brett Kissel, ByteDance, COVID-19, Drive-In Concerts, Drive-ins, Eminem, Ice Cube, Quibi, Spotify, Streaming, StubHub, The Garrys, TikTok

Check this out. Talk about a quarantine project. Shouldn’t this f*cker be busy making a vaccine? pic.twitter.com/onjzVt9ubq — Randy Rainbow

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