Blog: Resso

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As Spotify's door closes on Soundtrap, another opens

Tatiana Cirisano

16 Jun 2023

Music streaming

Spotify

SoundCloud

Writing about a new era of music fluidity last month, we noted how streaming services might align more closely with creation, as Spotify has done by acquiring music creation platform Soundtrap. Well, that vision for Spotify is no longer.

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A new era of music fluidity is here

Tatiana Cirisano

23 May 2023

Music fandom

user-generated content

Social media

What do AI Drake, adaptive music, and TikTok open-verse challenges have in common? All reflect a major shift of music consumption from a passive, static, and uni-directional experience to an active, dynamic, multi-directional one.

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TikTok Music could change the game

Mark Mulligan

14 Oct 2022

TikTok

Resso

Music

There has been talk for some time now of TikTok parent ByteDance launching a music streaming service in Western markets. It already has Resso in Indonesia, India, and Brazil, but has spiked interest recently with trademark registrations, new Twitter accounts, and reports that ‘more than a dozen’ new markets are being prepped .

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