Social Video Monetization

Get paid when your music is used on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and more

Earn money when your songs are used in videos on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Stories, and more — even if they’re just playing in the background of a video someone else uploaded. Our Social Video Monetization service is included with both Standard and Pro distribution, so get started today.

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How YouTube’s Content ID system works

For more information about Social Video Monetization on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, check out our infographic infographic infographic or visit our Help Center. visit our Help Center. visit our Help Center.

Earn Facebook money for your music

Facebook is the largest social network on the planet. You and your fans are probably already on there sharing your music in videos. But there could be a bunch of people you don’t know about that are using your songs in the videos THEY upload. With CD Baby, you’ll get paid for all of it.

Make your songs available on Instagram Stories

Do you want your songs available in Instagram’s music section so users can add those tunes to the Instagram Stories they’re creating? With CD Baby, we’ll deliver your music and you’ll get paid when it’s used on Instagram.

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Join the Illustrated Sound Network

If you have more than 500 channel subscribers, Illustrated Sound (a video network
powered by CD Baby) can help you:

grow your audience
drive more video engagement
optimize your content strategy
earn a bigger cut on ad revenue

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