QQ Music (Chinese: QQ音乐) is one of three Chinese freemiummusic streaming services owned by Tencent Music, a joint venture between Tencent and Spotify. As of 2018[update], the service is set to reach over 700 million users with an estimated 120 million subscribers.[1]
The service merged with China Music Corporation, owners of KuGou and KuWo, the second and the third largest streaming services respectively in the country, in 2016. By 2018, QQ Music's market share among Mainland China's music platforms increased to 75%.[2]
Outside of streaming, the service leverages its brand to the public through the annual QQ Music Awards.
QQ Music operates under a freemium business model in which basic services are free whilst enhanced features are available on a subscription. However unlike similar subscription service Spotify, labels have the ability to restrict its content to be restricted to subscribing users (known as VIPs or green diamonds) or be purchasable on their website which usually costs around 19 to 20 yuan. Artists using this strategy include Noah Cyrus, Ariana Grande[3] and Taylor Swift[4] in which certain albums are restricted to be purchased only.
QQ Music generally encourages users to purchase their VIP subscription service.
Accounts and subscriptionsedit
As of March 2020[update], QQ Music offers three subscription types.[5]
Type
Mobile and desktop listening
Sound quality
Listen offline
Overseas listening
Purchasable music
Customisation and themes (mobile feature)
QQ Music Free
Some songs.
128kbps streaming.
Some songs
No
No
No
QQ Music VIP
All songs (excludes purchased music)
Up to SQ lossless streaming.
Up to 300 downloadable songs per month.
Yes
Yes
Yes (no Luxury themes)
QQ Music Luxury
All songs (excludes purchased music)
Up to SQ lossless streaming.
Up to 500 downloadable songs per month.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Listening limitations （聆听限制）edit
QQ Music only operates in China, however, for an uncertain amount of time, the free service was freely available to be used worldwide, and many international users used the service in order to circumvent paid services such as Apple Music or Spotify. In 2016, to strengthen copyright restrictions, QQ Music blocked international users, and users overseas will generally receive an error when trying to play music such as this one: '抱歉，应版权方要求，暂无法在当前国家或地区提供此歌曲服务' ('Sorry, this song is not yet available in the current country or region at the request of the copyright owner'). In 2017, Alibaba Music and Tencent Music had a deal to collaborate on music copyright allowing Alibaba Music service Xiami and QQ Music to share exclusive copyright deals.[6] However, Alibaba Music has exclusive rights to certain SM Entertainment Korean releases (such as Luna, EXO, EXO-CBX, Girls' Generation) meaning that QQ Music and other competing service's users will not be able to stream these songs.[7] The rights to SM Entertainment music were returned as a shared entity to QQ Music when Tencent Music Entertainment and SM Entertainment signed a deal in 2019.
Downloadsedit
Downloads on QQ Music are limited to some songs for free users. Labels can control whether free users can download their songs on the free plan or restrict downloading to the VIP plan. Downloads on the free plan are DRM-protected on both desktop and mobile whilst VIP downloads are free from DRM on desktops but are still protected over mobile platforms.[5] When purchasing an album, a user is automatically entitled to the album and thus even if a VIP subscription ends, the user is still able to listen to the songs they purchased free of charge.
Streams and downloads are in two formats, the MP3 media file system is used for standard quality streams and downloads at 128 kbit/s and 320 kbit/s for High Quality (abbreviated as HQ in China). The FLAC media file system is used for SQ streams and downloads. HQ and SQ streams and downloads are only available for the VIP and Luxury plans. SQ streams are not available on the QQMusic web player.
QQ Music also connects to the Music app on iOS systems and allows for users to combine their Local Files library with their QQ Music library through the download section of the app. Such feature also works on the desktop application where the QQ Music application will scan for local music files and allow users to play it via the application.
Ban in Indiaedit
In June 2020, the Government of India banned QQ Music with 58 other Chinese origin apps citing data and privacy issues. The border tensions in 2020 between India and China might have also played a role in the ban.[8][9]
^"Tencent to merge QQ Music service with China Music Corp to create streaming giant". South China Morning Post. from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^Dmitry Pastukhov (March 17, 2022). "Music Market Focus: China Streaming and Recording Business". Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^"Dangerous Woman (Deluxe) (危险女人（豪华版）) - QQ音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台！". y.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^"...Ready For It?-Taylor Swift - QQ音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台！". y.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^ ab"首页|绿钻官网". y.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^"Alibaba and Tencent collaborate on music copyright · TechNode". TechNode. September 12, 2017. from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^"Alibaba, NetEase Strike Chord on Music Streaming | Alizila.com". Alizila.com. March 7, 2018. from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^"India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, Helo, WeChat". The Economic Times. July 3, 2020. from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^"Full list of 59 Chinese apps banned by Indian govt". ThePrint. June 29, 2020. from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
External linksedit
Official website(in Chinese)
January 01, 1970
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QQ Music Chinese QQ音乐 is one of three Chinese freemium music streaming services owned by Tencent Music a joint venture between Tencent and Spotify As of 2018 update the service is set to reach over 700 million users with an estimated 120 million subscribers 1 QQ MusicDeveloper s Tencent MusicStable release Windows 17 50 0 January 17 2020 4 years ago 2020 01 17 Mac 6 3 5 November 20 2019 4 years ago 2019 11 20 iPhone 9 9 March 16 2020 4 years ago 2020 03 16 iPad 5 10 1 March 16 2020 4 years ago 2020 03 16 Android 9 9 March 16 2020 4 years ago 2020 03 16 Android Auto 1 9 5 February 25 2020 4 years ago 2020 02 25 Windows Phone 2 2 1 July 3 2014 9 years ago 2014 07 03 Operating systemMicrosoft Windows XP and above Google Android Apple MacOS Apple iOSSize52 6MB for Windows 180MB for Android 280 2MB for iOS Available inChinese SimplifiedTypeMusic streamingLicenseProprietary softwareWebsitei wbr y wbr qq wbr com wbr n2 wbr m wbr index wbr htmlThe service merged with China Music Corporation owners of KuGou and KuWo the second and the third largest streaming services respectively in the country in 2016 By 2018 QQ Music s market share among Mainland China s music platforms increased to 75 2 Outside of streaming the service leverages its brand to the public through the annual QQ Music Awards Contents 1 Business service 1 1 Accounts and subscriptions 1 2 Listening limitations 聆听限制 1 3 Downloads 1 4 Technical information 2 Ban in India 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBusiness service editQQ Music operates under a freemium business model in which basic services are free whilst enhanced features are available on a subscription However unlike similar subscription service Spotify labels have the ability to restrict its content to be restricted to subscribing users known as VIPs or green diamonds or be purchasable on their website which usually costs around 19 to 20 yuan Artists using this strategy include Noah Cyrus Ariana Grande 3 and Taylor Swift 4 in which certain albums are restricted to be purchased only QQ Music generally encourages users to purchase their VIP subscription service Accounts and subscriptions edit As of March 2020 update QQ Music offers three subscription types 5 Type Mobile and desktop listening Sound quality Listen offline Overseas listening Purchasable music Customisation and themes mobile feature QQ Music Free Some songs 128kbps streaming Some songs No No NoQQ Music VIP All songs excludes purchased music Up to SQ lossless streaming Up to 300 downloadable songs per month Yes Yes Yes no Luxury themes QQ Music Luxury All songs excludes purchased music Up to SQ lossless streaming Up to 500 downloadable songs per month Yes Yes YesListening limitations 聆听限制 edit QQ Music only operates in China however for an uncertain amount of time the free service was freely available to be used worldwide and many international users used the service in order to circumvent paid services such as Apple Music or Spotify In 2016 to strengthen copyright restrictions QQ Music blocked international users and users overseas will generally receive an error when trying to play music such as this one 抱歉 应版权方要求 暂无法在当前国家或地区提供此歌曲服务 Sorry this song is not yet available in the current country or region at the request of the copyright owner In 2017 Alibaba Music and Tencent Music had a deal to collaborate on music copyright allowing Alibaba Music service Xiami and QQ Music to share exclusive copyright deals 6 However Alibaba Music has exclusive rights to certain SM Entertainment Korean releases such as Luna EXO EXO CBX Girls Generation meaning that QQ Music and other competing service s users will not be able to stream these songs 7 The rights to SM Entertainment music were returned as a shared entity to QQ Music when Tencent Music Entertainment and SM Entertainment signed a deal in 2019 Downloads edit Downloads on QQ Music are limited to some songs for free users Labels can control whether free users can download their songs on the free plan or restrict downloading to the VIP plan Downloads on the free plan are DRM protected on both desktop and mobile whilst VIP downloads are free from DRM on desktops but are still protected over mobile platforms 5 When purchasing an album a user is automatically entitled to the album and thus even if a VIP subscription ends the user is still able to listen to the songs they purchased free of charge Technical information edit QQ Music is proprietary and generally uses Digital Rights Management DRM protection Streams and downloads are in two formats the MP3 media file system is used for standard quality streams and downloads at 128 kbit s and 320 kbit s for High Quality abbreviated as HQ in China The FLAC media file system is used for SQ streams and downloads HQ and SQ streams and downloads are only available for the VIP and Luxury plans SQ streams are not available on the QQMusic web player QQ Music also connects to the Music app on iOS systems and allows for users to combine their Local Files library with their QQ Music library through the download section of the app Such feature also works on the desktop application where the QQ Music application will scan for local music files and allow users to play it via the application Ban in India editIn June 2020 the Government of India banned QQ Music with 58 other Chinese origin apps citing data and privacy issues The border tensions in 2020 between India and China might have also played a role in the ban 8 9 See also editJOOX Tencent s foreign music streaming service References edit Tencent to merge QQ Music service with China Music Corp to create streaming giant South China Morning Post Archived from the original on September 13 2016 Retrieved May 4 2018 Dmitry Pastukhov March 17 2022 Music Market Focus China Streaming and Recording Business Retrieved December 27 2022 Dangerous Woman Deluxe 危险女人 豪华版 QQ音乐 千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台 y qq com in Chinese China Archived from the original on August 8 2018 Retrieved May 4 2018 Ready For It Taylor Swift QQ音乐 千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台 y qq com in Chinese China Archived from the original on May 4 2018 Retrieved May 4 2018 a b 首页 绿钻官网 y qq com in Chinese China Archived from the original on May 4 2018 Retrieved May 4 2018 Alibaba and Tencent collaborate on music copyright TechNode TechNode September 12 2017 Archived from the original on August 8 2018 Retrieved May 4 2018 Alibaba NetEase Strike Chord on Music Streaming Alizila com Alizila com March 7 2018 Archived from the original on May 5 2018 Retrieved May 4 2018 India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok Helo WeChat The Economic Times July 3 2020 Archived from the original on July 16 2020 Retrieved July 20 2020 Full list of 59 Chinese apps banned by Indian govt ThePrint June 29 2020 Archived from the original on July 17 2020 Retrieved July 20 2020 External links editOfficial website in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title QQ Music amp oldid 1193822817, wikipedia, wiki, 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