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ikTok Music is officially set to cease operating on November 28th, 2024, after launching in 2023, TikTok has announced. Absent from TikTok Music’s website is any mention of the precise cause(s) of the shutdown.
However, it’s possible that licensing problems (or at least friction) of some sort contributed to the decision. TikTok set its standalone streaming ambitions in motion in 2022, and even back then, reports suggested the majors were concerned with the service’s monetization potential.
Source: TikTok Music to Shut Down in November After Launching in 2023