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Your release is checked by a human and delivered to TikTok within one business day.
Add your music to the TikTok sound library so creators can feature it in their videos.
To get your music on TikTok, distribute through Unchained Music. Releases typically go live within 24 hours to 7 days.
Your release is checked by a human and delivered to TikTok within one business day.
You keep everything TikTok pays out. No cut taken on your streams.
Artwork, credits and metadata delivered to TikTok spec the first time.
The same four steps for every release, whichever stores you send it to.
Sign up and pick the plan that fits. Grow is one artist profile, Pro is three and adds editorial pitching.
Audio, artwork and the metadata that travels with them: titles, credits, release date and rights.
Select TikTok at store selection, along with everywhere else you want the release to land.
A person checks the release before it leaves. It typically appears on the platform within 24 hours to 7 days.
Updated August 2026
Five questions, answered for this platform specifically.
TikTok sources music through approved distributors who deliver audio clips and metadata specifically formatted for short-form video use. Once processed, tracks become available in TikTok’s Commercial Music Library, allowing creators to add them to their content.
TikTok typically uses shorter, highlight ready segments of a track rather than full length audio. Distributors prepare and submit the designated snippet along with the full audio file, ensuring it meets TikTok’s loudness standards and platform duration guidelines.
TikTok automatically links sound usages back to the original track via its internal metadata. When a creator uses your song in a video, TikTok logs the clip’s views, interactions, and sound trends, which artists can monitor through TikTok’s analytics tools or distributor dashboards.
Yes. TikTok accepts alternate versions such as sped up, slowed down, acoustic, or remixed tracks, provided each version is delivered with its own ISRC and correct metadata. Each variation can trend independently, giving artists multiple entry points for discovery.
TikTok pays royalties based on the usage of tracks within the platform, with earnings calculated from video views and sound interactions. These royalties flow through the distributor that delivered the track and appear in the artist’s payout dashboard after standard reporting delays.
