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Getting paid when your song trends on TikTok: SoundOn, the royalty pool and why a viral sound can earn little

TikTok pays labels and distributors a share of a pool based on views, never a fixed rate per view, and the money passes through at least one middleman before it reaches you. Here is how the chain works, what SoundOn's current plans really keep, and the steps to make sure a trend is credited to you.