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SoundOn Locks In Daddy Yankee's 'La Postal' — TikTok's Biggest Move Yet

TikTok's distribution arm just landed the reggaeton legend for what they're calling their heavyweight partnership.

SoundOn — TikTok's music distribution platform — is pushing all in on Daddy Yankee's new album La Postal, marking what the company claims is its biggest artist deal to date. That's a real flex in a space where indie artists have been the bread and butter, but the platform's ready to swing for the fences with one of reggaeton's most iconic names.

The rollout's getting the full corporate treatment: a global campaign backed by TikTok money, including a Times Square billboard—the kind of real-world push that shows this isn't just algorithm talk. For SoundOn, landing Daddy Yankee signals ambition to compete with the major distribution heavyweights and prove it can move weight on legacy catalog just as much as bedroom rappers.

For Yankee, it's another chapter in how the OG's staying relevant across platforms. The reggaeton legend's been strategic about his moves post-retirement announcement, and a push like this—especially on a platform where Latin music still runs—keeps him in the conversation.

Whether this becomes a real turning point for SoundOn or a one-off flex remains to be seen, but it's the kind of partnership that gets industry eyeballs moving.


Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide → https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktoks-soundon-strikes-landmark-deal-to-distribute-daddy-yankees-la-postal-album-in-what-it-calls-its-biggest-artist-partnership-to-dat/

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