

Its parent company ByteDance filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office in May for "TikTok Music," applying the phrase to a variety of goods and services including a mobile app that would allow users to "purchase, play, share, download music, songs, albums, lyrics." Now the company appears to be inching closer to launching a standalone music streaming service of its own. TikTok is a go-to platform for discovering new music, regularly propelling songs into the mainstream and often to the top of charts like the Billboard 100 and Spotify Viral 50.

ByteDance already runs a separate music streaming app called Resso in three markets.The service could feature an app for users to purchase, play, share, and download music.

TikTok parent ByteDance filed a trademark application for a service called "TikTok Music.".
