The Commercial Music Library
The CML connects TikTok users with over one million songs and sounds from both emerging and established artists.
Sourcing and licensing music for branded content can be a pain point for brands and users alike.
The TikTok Commercial Music Library (CML) is a pre-cleared global music library that helps make it easier for both business and personal accounts to find music to soundtrack their content on TikTok; empowering marketers to bring their brand personalities to life through the power of music and sound.
The CML connects TikTok users with over one million songs and sounds from both emerging and established artists, to help them easily and quickly become innovative storytellers and engage new audiences in new and surprising ways. The CML spans all styles, genres, and regions, with songs sourced from independent and emerging artists, as well as top-tier music houses, free for all TikTok users to use.
We are continuously developing new monetization and revenue share solutions, so artists feel valued and rewarded for their creativity on TikTok. The program allows artists to monetize their music on TikTok by allowing businesses to use it in their content, giving them unprecedented opportunities to be discovered and re-discovered in markets around the world.
To ensure that a SoundOn track is eligible to be entered into the CML, it must be fully licensed; the uploader of the track must have exclusive 100% control of both the publishing and master recording rights. This means if the underlying composition embodied in your sound recording is represented by a publisher or publishing administrator, that song cannot be opted into the CML.
Want to learn more about how TikTok is partnering with companies like SoundOn to provide pre-cleared music for commercial use on TikTok? Check out this TikTok newsroom article for more information.