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Can brands use this song?

Check a song before your brand or your creators post it. See what applies on TikTok, Instagram/Facebook and YouTube, with direct links to each platform's business music library. If we don't have confirmed data, we say so.

Not legal advice. This tool gives general information, not legal advice. Library contents change by region and over time, and we cannot see inside TikTok, Meta or YouTube libraries, so always confirm in the official app before posting. For a specific campaign, ask a qualified music-licensing lawyer.

The three business music libraries

Each platform has a library that is cleared for business use, but only on that platform. None of them publishes a downloadable list, and their terms don't allow copying them, so this tool links you to the official search instead of guessing.

TikTok Commercial Music Library

TikTok describes it as a pre-cleared global library of about 1 million songs that businesses can use for organic posts, ads and branded content on TikTok.

TikTok's Commercial Music Library terms say you may only post videos with Commercial Sounds within TikTok, and that commercial uses outside TikTok are not granted. If TikTok loses the rights to a sound it may mute or take down videos that use it.

Open TikTok's guide to the library →Sources: TikTok Ads Help Center · TikTok Ads Help Center · TikTok

Meta Sound Collection

Meta's library of royalty-free music and sound effects that it provides for videos on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook said at launch that it owns these recordings.

Sound Collection tracks are for videos on Meta's own apps, not for TikTok, YouTube or your website. Separately, Meta's Music Guidelines prohibit using other music for commercial or non-personal purposes unless you have the right licence.

Open Meta Sound Collection (Facebook login) →Sources: Meta · TechCrunch, 8 December 2017

YouTube Audio Library

YouTube describes it as royalty-free production music and sound effects for your videos, found only in YouTube Studio.

YouTube says Audio Library tracks won't be claimed through Content ID on YouTube. It also says it can't give guidance on music issues off the platform, so don't assume a track is cleared outside YouTube.

Open YouTube Audio Library (YouTube Studio) →Sources: YouTube Help

Why this matters: labels are suing brands

In 2026 the major labels filed suits against brands over music in their social posts, including videos made by paid influencers. As one analysis put it: “There is no creator safe harbour.” Most of these cases are allegations that have not been decided.

Sources: Ethos Engine, 19 October 2026

  • UMG and Concord v. Quince

    Filed 16 April 2026, N.D. California. Allegations, not a ruling.

    The labels and publishers allege the fashion brand and its influencer partners used their music in promotional TikTok and Instagram videos without licences. The complaint lists 67 recordings and 71 compositions as a non-exhaustive list, claims direct, contributory and vicarious infringement, and says Quince kept posting after a September 2024 demand letter.

    Sources: Digital Music News, 20 April 2026 · Net Influencer

  • Sony Music v. Kroger

    Filed August 2026, federal court in California (2:26-cv-09358). Allegations.

    Sony alleges at least 392 unauthorised uses of its recordings across Kroger's own uploads and influencer videos it commissioned on TikTok and Instagram, and accuses Kroger of contributory infringement for driving the influencers' use of the music.

    Sources: Digital Music News, 24 August 2026 · Ethos Engine, 19 October 2026

  • Warner Music v. EssilorLuxottica companies

    Filed 9 October 2026, S.D. New York. Allegations.

    Warner sued six companies tied to the Ray-Ban and Oakley owner over 427 songs and recordings used in posts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, seeking up to $150,000 per work for wilful infringement.

    Sources: Law Commentary, 13 October 2026

  • Warner Music v. Crumbl

    Reported settled in May 2026.

    A copyright suit over music in the cookie chain's TikTok posts, which the parties settled.

    Sources: Music Business Worldwide · Ethos Engine, 19 October 2026

  • UMG Recordings v. Vital Pharmaceuticals (Bang Energy)

    Summary-judgment ruling, S.D. Florida, July 2022.

    Bang paid influencers, owned the videos and reviewed them before posting. The court found that the right to review and refuse payment met the 'control' element of vicarious liability (the claim still went to trial on financial benefit). The contributory claim failed because there was no evidence Bang picked the music.

    Sources: Arnold & Porter, July 2022

See every tracked case with its court docket →

#ad disclosure basics (US FTC)

  • • Creators must disclose any paid, free-product or other material connection to your brand.
  • • Use clear words such as “ad” or “sponsored”. Avoid vague tags like “sp”, “collab” or “thanks”.
  • • In a video, the disclosure belongs in the video itself, not only in the caption or description.
  • • Don't rely on a platform's paid-partnership toggle alone. Use it together with the creator's own disclosure.
Sources: U.S. Federal Trade Commission

Popular songs brands ask about

Skip the music risk

Run an original-audio campaign

Creators post short videos with voiceover, natural sound or platform-cleared music only, with #ad disclosure in the brief. You set a reward per 1,000 verified views and a budget, and you only pay for views that pass verification.

Frequently asked questions

Can a brand use trending TikTok sounds?

Only if the sound is in TikTok's Commercial Music Library for your region. TikTok says businesses can't use the general music library for commercial posts and should use the Commercial Music Library, which covers organic posts, ads and branded content on TikTok.

Can I use a Commercial Music Library song on Instagram or YouTube?

No. TikTok's Commercial Music Library terms say you may only post videos with Commercial Sounds within TikTok, and that commercial uses outside TikTok are not granted. Use Meta Sound Collection on Facebook and Instagram and YouTube Audio Library on YouTube.

If a creator posts the video, is my brand still at risk?

It can be. In 2026 suits, labels pointed to influencer videos commissioned by Kroger and to Quince's influencer partners. In a 2022 ruling in the Bang Energy case, the court found that a brand's right to review videos and refuse payment met the 'control' element of vicarious liability.

Does this tool know every song in the TikTok, Meta and YouTube libraries?

No. None of the three publishes a list, and their terms don't allow copying them. When we don't have confirmed data for a song we say so, and link you to the official library to check it yourself.

Where does the label and release information come from?

From MusicBrainz, an open music database whose core data is public domain (CC0). It shows who released a recording. It does not tell you whether a platform has licensed it.

What is the safest audio for a brand campaign?

Original audio (a voiceover or natural sound), music you commissioned with written rights, or a track from the library on the platform you post on. Put the rule in the creator brief.

Is this legal advice?

This tool gives general information, not legal advice. Library contents change by region and over time, and we cannot see inside TikTok, Meta or YouTube libraries, so always confirm in the official app before posting. For a specific campaign, ask a qualified music-licensing lawyer.

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