TikTok owner tests music app for next global hit

New music app: A man with a phone walking past a TikTok sign in Hangzhou. ByteDance has been quietly developing an app to challenge the likes of Spotify and Apple Music in countries where paid music services have yet to garner large audiences. — Reuters

HONG KONG: TikTok owner ByteDance Inc is testing a new music app in emerging markets as it tries to pull off another global sensation akin to its viral video-sharing service.

Called Resso, the new app is now available in India and Indonesia, two of Asia’s most populous countries and places already keenly familiar with TikTok.