“No Roots”, “Pieces”… TikTok releases its first musical compilation

TikTok is getting into the music industry.

The social network has compiled some of its biggest viral musical hits, revealed on the platform, to make an album that will be released on CD and vinyl this summer, the platform announced on Friday.

With this association with the Warner Classics label, this is the first time that TikTok has ventured into the traditional music market.

Six singles from the album will hit streaming platforms on July 8.

All 18 songs from the full album

will be available in August on streaming platforms and in stores.

“A new musical context”

Anyone who has spent any time on the popular short-video social network will instantly recognize songs such as

Alice Merton's

, viewed by 3.4 million "TikTokers".

"Listening to

in a new musical context is inspiring," Alice Merton said in a statement.

"I'm excited about this project and can't wait to see how it will come to life."

All these songs have been completely reworked by the German Babelsberg Film Orchestra.

The compilation gives pride of place to typical tunes that can explode on the platform like

, a playful, flute-filled ditty that makes perfect background music for many light-hearted videos (27.1 million and counting).

Ditto for

which took over TikTok in early 2021 after a Scottish postman, Nathan Evans, recorded himself singing this 19th century folk song.

The song spread like wildfire, with Queen's Brian May and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber being among those who offered their version of the song, which went viral.

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