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Apple Music lets TikTok users play full songs within the app
Apple Music subscribers will soon be able to listen to entire songs directly within TikTok, thanks to a new partnership between the two platforms. Instead of being limited to TikTok’s usual short clips or jumping to the
Apple Music subscribers will soon be able to listen to entire songs directly within TikTok, thanks to a new partnership between the two platforms. Instead of being limited to TikTok’s usual short clips or jumping to the Apple Music app, users can tap a “Play Full Song” button to hear tracks in full while browsing their For You Page or Sound Detail pages.
The streaming experience runs an Apple Music player embedded inside TikTok, requiring users to link their Apple Music accounts once. This lets them play songs completely without interrupting video browsing. Beyond just playing music, the feature allows fans to save tracks to their Apple Music libraries and add them to playlists on the spot. Since the songs stream from Apple Music via Apple’s MusicKit framework, artists and labels receive proper streaming royalties.
To extend social music enjoyment, TikTok and Apple Music have also introduced Listening Party. This lets users share a real-time listening session, engaging around tracks together, while artists can create their own sessions to interact with fans live. This social feature builds on TikTok’s existing capability to identify songs in videos and link out to music platforms like Amazon Music and YouTube Music.
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The global rollout of these features will start in the coming weeks, aiming to strengthen TikTok’s role as a music discovery hub and make Apple Music more accessible within social contexts. This move follows recent trends where streaming services integrate more tightly with social apps to keep listeners engaged without forcing app switching.
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