Best Royalty Free Music for TikTok

In what feels like only a matter of a few short years really, TikTok has become one of the fastest growing — and seemingly most important — social video hosting platforms in the world. Launched only back in 2017, by 2020 the app had already surpassed over 2 billion downloads worldwide, and it’s still growing today.

And as TikTok has grown, so have its users and useability features. TikTokers these days can now upload video content that ranges from 3 seconds to 10 minutes, and the app is even venturing into both vertical and horizontal viewing formats.

But, while TikTok will always have its simple viral dance video roots, it’s becoming a bit trickier to use and understand these days as it changes so rapidly. Plus, with some high-profile legal battles being waged over what music can and cannot be used on the app, it’s high time many content creators considered new options for their audio.

So, if you’re looking to create content for TikTok for the first time, or simply looking to give your TikTok videos a boost, let’s give you some of the best royalty free music for TikTok that you can find online.

10 top royalty free songs for TikTok

We have some of the best royalty free music for TikTok to share with you. These tracks range across different musical genres with diverse vibes and tempos. They also all include stems and different variations to help you use the music in your video edits as you adjust for length.

1. Newport Nights by LNDÖ

• Description: A medium energy, electronic song that is best described as fun and happy. Synth and samples are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 100
• Key: Ab/G# Major

2. Hazy Horizons by Lunareh

• Description: A medium energy, electronic song that is best described as hopeful and inspiring. Synth and piano are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 103
• Key: Bb/A# Major

3. Fugue Frenzy by Moments

• Description: A high energy, score song that is best described as suspenseful and inspiring. Strings and cello are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 170
• Key: E Minor

4. Running Next To You by Andy Shaw

• Description: A medium energy, rock song that is best described as happy and hopeful. Guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 124
• Key: Eb/D# Major

5. Life In Pastels by Matt Wigton

• Description: A medium energy, electronic song that is best described as chill and happy. Synth and drums are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 102
• Key: Eb/D# Major

6. Jilted by Fillmore

• Description: A medium energy, rock song that is best described as angry and fun. Guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 155
• Key: G Major

7. Brand New Day by Ivy Bakes

• Description: A medium energy, pop song that is best described as fun and happy. Piano and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 85
• Key: Ab/G# Majo

8. Skylights In Wonder by Strength To Last

• Description: A medium energy, electronic song that is best described as chill and fun. Ambient tones and drums are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 95
• Key: A Minor

9. Luxury by Ysa

• Description: A high energy, electronic song that is best described as happy and hopeful. Synth and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 122
• Key: G Minor

10. Next Door Stomp by Rest & Settle

• Description: A low energy, acoustic song that is best described as calm and reflective. Guitar and acoustic guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 83
• Key: A Major

You can explore more royalty free music playlists too if you’re looking for a specific genre or style for your YouTube videos. But those are some of our top picks.

How does music for TikTok work?

Now, let’s take a moment to review how the music for TikTok works. Unlike YouTube and other social sharing platforms out there, TikTok puts your audio selection as a priority, rather than an afterthought.

That’s due, in part, to its music-based origins. However, these days, while TikTok does encourage you to find a song on your FYP (For You Page) and then create a video off of that audio, it’s becoming much more akin to how YouTube and other apps handle audio.

From TikTok’s guidelines, they recommend that users select music from a list of music recordings in their TikTok music library (aka Sounds). These tracks are made available to individual users to include in their videos, so long as the videos are only for personal entertainment and non-commercial purposes.

However, these “Sounds” are limited, and — as mentioned above — only usable for non-commercial purposes. If you want to use TikTok videos for selling a product or promoting a brand or sharing it across multiple social platforms, your best bet is going to be royalty free music.

What is royalty free music?

What’s this royalty free music, you ask? Well, let us explain! Royalty royalty music is music that has been purchased either as a single song or by signing up for a subscription plan that has had its royalties taken care of, leaving it free for content creators to use as much as they’d like.

At its heart, royalty free music protects the artists that created the music. It allows musicians to be compensated for their work and for creators to have access to music and sound effects worry-free about any copyright concerns or liability.

With royalty free music licensing sites like Soundstripe, Grammy-winning artists have recorded thousands of songs that have been fully curated and licensed so that Soundstripe users can use the tracks across all of their social channels, including TikTok.

Our top playlists for TikTok creators

Hopefully, all of those details above made sense. (If not, here’s some more info on what royalty free music is — and isn’t.) The important thing to remember is that if you’re using music from music licensing resources like Soundstripe, your audio will always be in the clear with platforms like TikTok.

So let’s dive into some of our Soundstripe tunes! To get started we have some curated playlists that we’d like to share that would be awesome audio choices for your TikTok videos. Check them out below.

City Living Playlist

• Lo-Fi, Jazz, and Hip Hop tracks for real estate in the big city.

No Cap Playlist

• Aggressive Hip Hop, Rap, and Trap. Some tracks contain Explicit Lyrics

Makeup Playlist

• En vogue tracks that add color to makeup tutorials

Rebellious Rock Playlist

• Rebellious rocks tunes trending among our corporate clients and advertisers.

Focus & Awareness Playlist

• Meditation music for deeper Focus and Awareness. Inspired by the Solfeggio Frequencies.

Tips for using royalty free music in TikTok videos

At the end of the day, TikTok highly encourages you to use music found directly on their platform. They do have their own commercial music library that would be a good place to start if you’re looking to create content originally in the app itself.

That being said, a lot of content creators these days don’t want to be limited to just one platform, or re-creating their content organically for each one every time. If you’re looking to create viral content or ads for your clients or brands, then using royalty free will be your best bet.

If you have more questions about how to add music to TikTok, or more ideas for your TikTok videos, be sure to stay tuned to the Soundstripe blog for more advice, insights, and inspiration.