Hajra Naz
TikTok is running its Music On Stage competition again, which is really exciting for musicians. They have a chance to show everyone how good they’re get more people to hear their music, and possibly get some amazing chances to grow their career.
To take part, musicians must create a video of themselves performing and upload it to TikTok with the hashtag #MusicOnStage. After all the musicians have submitted their videos, some artists will be chosen to compete on TikTok against musicians from all over the world.
The first Music On Stage competition was very popular this year. Many people on TikTok were really happy about it. People shared more than 230,000 posts with the Music On Stage hashtag, and that reached about 8.2 billion people according to TikTok. The last event had 1.4 million people watching.
TikTok is making some changes for the 2026 Music On Stage competition. This time, Music On Stage will have people from more than 20 regions, so it will be a big international event.
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The auditions start on August 15 with a concert that goes on all day. This concert will last for three days. Will have artists from all around the world performing live. TikTok says the concert will focus on people writing their songs, playing music live, and performances by some of the best music creators on the platform.
Music On Stage is not about winning. The people who do well will get to learn from professionals through SoundOn, which’s TikToks music development program. The winners will also get to make and release their music, and TikTok will help them with making it, getting it out there, and promoting it.
There will also be chances for the artists to perform live, which is really cool, for Music On Stage.
TikTok says that the artists who win may get to perform at events like TikTok LIVE Fest and some music festivals around the world. These events include the Breakaway Carolina Festival and the All Things Go NYC Festival that are happening in September.
Music On Stage is back. It shows that TikTok is really helping people discover music and promote it. For artists, TikTok is the place to share their new music and get more people to like them. They can also get noticed by people who’re not just on social media.
TikTok put out a report. It is called the 2025 Music Impact Report. This report talks about how TikTok’s changing what is popular in music.
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The report says something. It says that most of the songs that made it to the Billboard 200 list in 2024 were popular on TikTok. That is eighty-four percent of the songs. The report also found that people who use TikTok in the United States are more likely to find and share music on media and short video platforms. They are seventy-four percent more likely to do this than users. TikTok is really helping people find music, and Music On Stage is an example of this.
With Music On Stage coming back in 2026, TikTok is giving musicians another chance to show their work to people, and some artists will even get to work with the music industry to make music and perform on bigger stages.
TikTok is doing this to help Music On Stage artists, and Music On Stage is a way for TikTok to support musicians and help them get more popular.
