Social music platform Hangout, a “virtual listening community,” has opened its digital doors with access to over 100 million tracks, including from Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and licensing partner Merlin, the company said on Wednesday.

The service from Turntable Labs is available online, as well as on iOS and Android devices. Users can sign up, select an avatar, invite friends to their personal space, known as a “hangout,” and take turns playing songs from their favorite artists in a virtual DJ booth.

Hangout founder and CEO Joseph Perla, who was one of the pioneers of social listening when he worked on social media music service Turntable.fm more than a decade ago, said: “With our broad global partnerships across the music companies in place, Hangout begins its journey to redefine the intersection of music and social media. Our vision has always been to create a platform that...