The TikTok Commercial Music Library (CML) is a pre-cleared global music library of 1 million songs that helps make it easier for businesses to find music to soundtrack their content on TikTok. This library includes all styles, genres, and regions, with songs sourced from independent and emerging artists, as well as top-tier music houses, free for businesses to use.

Commercial music licensing

Businesses cannot use the general music library for commercial usage. Businesses should instead use the Commercial Music Library for all commercial TikTok activities, including:

• Organic content, including a duet, react, or stitch with user videos

• Video ads

• Branded content

Note: If you choose to use original sound from other users or other licensed sounds in your organic or paid content, consult your legal team to ensure you have obtained a proper license.

Learn how to use the Commercial Music Library.

Terms of Commercial Music Library

These terms apply if you use sounds from TikTok that are licensed for commercial use and available in the Commercial Music Library in the TikTok mobile or web app, also known as "Commercial Sounds". Commercial Sounds are made available to you whether you are an individual, brand, business, commercial entity, advertiser, or other entity that wants to include a Commercial Sound into a video for commercial uses, such as, but not limited to:

• The association of a Commercial Sound with your brand, logo or trademark or other brand-identifying characteristics.

• Advertising, marketing, endorsing, sponsoring, or publicizing a product and/or service (“Commercial Videos”) on the software application branded "TikTok" and any version or adaptation thereof which offers lesser features and/or functionality (the "Platform").

By using the Commercial Sounds in Commercial Videos on the Platform, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms:

• You may only show or share Commercial Videos with incorporated Commercial Sounds created on the Platform (in all cases unedited, and inclusive of TikTok Content such as TikTok logos, etc.) within the Platform and using the share feature on the Platform. Any uses of Commercial Videos outside of the scope including, but not limited to television, radio, or theatrical media, are strictly prohibited and require you to obtain separate permission directly from the Commercial Sound rights owners.

• You should not make available, distribute, or perform the Commercial Sounds from the Commercial Sound Page separately from the Commercial Videos into which you have incorporated these Commercial Sound files (for example, standalone distribution of the Commercial Sound files is not permitted).

• You should not use Commercial Sounds from this library in an illegal manner, in connection with any illegal content, and/or in violation of the Terms.

The Commercial Sounds are the only musical materials made available on the service for the specific business or commercial uses set forth in these Commercial Sound Guidelines. Otherwise, no rights are licensed for other sound recordings, and the musical works embodied are made available from or through the service.