TikTok users can now save songs directly to SoundCloud

TikTok users volition present beryllium capable to prevention tracks they observe consecutive to their SoundCloud app. On Wednesday, the 2 companies announced they’re partnering to grow an existing TikTok feature that was antecedently disposable to users of euphony streaming platforms similar Apple Music and Spotify.

The “add to euphony app” fastener appears erstwhile a TikTok idiosyncratic clicks connected an audio way added to a video. Saved songs are automatically added to a TikTok playlist connected users’ default euphony streaming service. The integration streamlines a process galore TikTok users bash organically: find caller euphony connected the video app. The “add to euphony app” diagnostic is an casual mode for listeners to instrumentality their discoveries disconnected the app (and for artists, particularly indie musicians, to turn their fanbase beyond conscionable passive TikTok listeners).

Over the past 5 oregon truthful years, TikTok has proved to beryllium a almighty operator of popular euphony — not conscionable for emerging artists but besides for household names. Artists program and unveil TikTok-specific marketing to hype up their caller euphony and older songs get a 2nd wind arsenic a caller assemblage connected societal media discovers their work. Even Taylor Swift recognizes she needs her euphony connected the platform: past year, arsenic TikTok’s licensing woody with Universal Music Group expired and spiraled into a nasty backmost and forth, UMG artists’ euphony was pulled from the video platform. Swift’s euphony reappeared earlier a woody was publically announced (and conscionable successful clip to beforehand her upcoming album). There was adjacent a Billboard TikTok chart ranking the app’s hits, though it was short-lived; the illustration was discontinued earlier this year.

TikTok says that since rolling retired the “add to euphony app” diagnostic past year, songs person been saved much than a cardinal times. The SoundCloud integration begins rolling retired contiguous to each users.