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TikTok<\/a> has obtained song copyrights via record labels and distributors. There is no fixed amount per play, but the more usage you get on the platform the more money you will make as an artist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do I add my music to TikTok for Free?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can head over to RouteNote <\/a>and they allow you to quickly upload your music to the worlds largest streaming services for FREE, which includes TikTok. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TikTok has obtained song copyrights via record labels and distributors. There is no fixed amount per play, but the more usage you get on the platform the more money you will make as an artist. How do I add my music to TikTok for Free? You can head over to RouteNote and they allow you to quickly upload your music to the worlds largest streaming services for FREE, which includes TikTok.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,277],"tags":[269,270,55,271,47,268,272,267],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-news","category-tools","tag-copyrights","tag-creators","tag-distribution","tag-music-creators","tag-payments","tag-royalties","tag-songs","tag-tiktok"],"yoast_head":"\nHow Much Does TikTok Pay for Obtaining Songs' Copyrights? - RouteNote Licensing Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/how-much-does-tiktok-pay-for-obtaining-songs-copyrights\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Much Does TikTok Pay for Obtaining Songs' Copyrights? - RouteNote Licensing Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TikTok has obtained song copyrights via record labels and distributors. 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