The haunting instrumental appearing in TikTok videos is “Brutus (Instrumental)” by The Buttress. But the original song has a much more complicated story than its ominous music might suggest. “Brutus” is a dramatic retelling of…
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Diana Ross’s “Upside Down” is trending on TikTok because creators are using its instantly recognisable opening for a hand-flip transition. The trend is simple. A creator moves their hand across the camera. The screen is…
Yes. DistroKid can deliver music into TikTok’s music ecosystem. That gives creators the ability to discover and use eligible tracks in videos. Why TikTok distribution matters TikTok can turn tiny sections of music into global…
The soft, dreamy song appearing under autumn scenery, bedrooms, slow Halloween decoration videos and nostalgic clips is “Insomniac” by Memo Boy and Chakra Efendi. It is not a new 2026 single. Apple Music dates the…
The strange, theatrical song behind the Halloween costume-walk videos is “Ramalama (Bang Bang)” by Róisín Murphy. Murphy released it in 2005 on her debut solo album Ruby Blue, created with experimental electronic producer Matthew Herbert.…
Artists traditionally decide what to release using a mixture of instinct, management opinion, label feedback and demos. TikTok LIVE adds another possibility: Play the music directly to potential fans before the release exists. TikTok’s Music…
If you’ve seen people showing off engagement rings to Randy Travis’s “On the Other Hand” on TikTok, there is a slight problem. The song isn’t celebrating an engagement. It’s about a married man being tempted…
Going viral on TikTok can change the trajectory of a song almost overnight. A track that was receiving a few hundred streams can suddenly appear in thousands of TikTok videos, reach millions of people and…
TikTok isn’t just somewhere to promote your music. If your songs are properly distributed to TikTok, you can get paid when creators use your music in their videos. For independent artists, that means TikTok can…
TikTok has revealed its biggest songs of Summer 2026, and the track sitting at number one isn’t a new release from 2026. It isn’t even from this decade. Katy Perry’s The One That Got Away,…
