SoundOn

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SoundOn
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Type of site
Subsidiary
Founded2021
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerTikTok
Industry Music
Products Online music distribution
Services Open platform music distribution and publishing administration.
URL www.soundon.global

SoundOn is a music marketing and distribution platform founded in 2021 by TikTok. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It mainly provides song distribution and artist services. [6] [7] The tool lets users upload music directly to TikTok to earn royalties, [8] while allowing them to retain their copyright on the music. [9] The service also distributes artists' music to other platforms. [10] [11] [12] The platform provides support including audience insights and development advice. [13] [14]

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Powered by TikTok, SoundOn was designed to serve as a platform for new musicians. [10] [15] On the platform, artists receive all of their royalties in the first year, and 90% after that. [16] As of July 2023, it is available in the US, [17] the UK, Australia, [18] Brazil, [19] Indonesia, [14] [3] and New Zealand, among others. [20]

History

The platform began beta testing in the fall of 2021. [11] [21] Since its launch in 2022, singers Muni Long, [22] Games We Play, [6] Abby Roberts, and Chloe Adams have published their songs on SoundOn. [14]

In March 2022, the service was officially rolled out. [23] SoundOn was initially introduced in Brazil and Indonesia. [24] In July 2022, it launched a pre-release feature. [25] In December 2022, Dolly Parton formally released her song "Berry Pie" via the platform. [26] [27]

In February 2023, SoundOn became available in Australia. [28] [29] In March, it made an appearance at SXSW in Austin, Texas and organized activities related to interaction with artists. [30]

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