How to Get Your Music on Snapchat
Get Your Music on Snapchat

Get Your Music on Snapchat

Add your sounds to Snapchat so anyone can feature your music in their chats and snaps. Used daily by millions of people all over the world, Snapchat is the perfect place to get your tracks trending.

01Getting started

How to Get Your Music on Snapchat

1. Sign up for a free Ditto Music account.

2. Upload your music, planned release date, artwork and lyrics to Snapchat.

3. Include any track collaborators or production partners.

4. Grab your Pre-Save link and start building buzz amongst your fans.

5. Check out your streaming stats to better understand your audience.

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02Why Snapchat

Why Put Your Music on Snapchat?

With 397 million people using Snapchat every single day to snap, chat and call friends, you’re setting yourself up for success on one of the world’s most popular social media platforms by sending your music to Snapchat.

Once your tracks are available on Snapchat, fans can use them to provide a soundtrack to their snaps - and you might even land a spot on Snapchat's awesome "Sounds of the Day" playlists. Providing you with the perfect platform to go viral and trend around the world.

Plus, you'll also get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive artist insights through Snapchat's Creator Hub as well as your very own personal Ditto dashboard.

03The Ditto toolkit

Why use Ditto Music.

  • Unlimited Releases

    Release as much music as you like to every major music platform worldwide.

  • Free Pre-Save SmartLinks

    Let fans pre-save your music before it drops and share your release everywhere with just one link.

  • Keep 100% Royalties

    Keep 100% of the royalties you earn and all of the rights to your music.

  • Publishing, Sync & More

    Access tools and services to boost your profile and earnings, including publishing, sync pitching, chart registration and more.

  • Advanced Analytics

    Explore streaming insights, download numbers and listener demographic data. Get the Ditto app to track stats from your phone.

  • Fast Payouts

    Get paid royalties directly into your account and withdraw your earnings with a couple of clicks.

  • Split Payments

    Automatically split royalties with your collaborators, producers, features, songwriters or anyone else who's earned a cut.

  • Get Signed

    We scout talent from our distribution services and sign them to label services deals where we can offer more marketing support.

  • More Stores

    Distribute to 150+ stores in a single upload. Land on every platform that pays.

Hall of Fame

From bedroom uploads to Grammy stages.

Supporting over 2 million artists worldwideIndependents, breakout stars and household names. All started with Ditto Music.
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Nathan Dawe
Nathan Dawe
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Get Your Music on Snapchat

Snapchat Music Distribution Explained

How can fans find my music on Snapchat?

Snapchat users can find and add your music to their Snaps by using the Sounds tool and selecting your track from the list of Featured Sounds. From here they'll also be able to view your artist name and song title and link out to different streaming platforms by clicking 'Play this song'.

How can I get included in more snaps?

If you want to get included in more snaps, you'll need to think about following our lyric writing tips and learning how to write infectious choruses. Learn more about how to write viral-friendly tracks at our Unsigned Advice blog and subscribe to our mailing list for the latest music industry advice.

How can I make my music longer on Snapchat?

Users will be able to add your music to their snap for a maximum of 10 seconds, but fans can extend this to 60 seconds by creating a video instead. Depending on their device settings and operating system, they'll also be able to edit Audio Length in your Snapchat account settings too!

How do I view my Snapchat stats?

As well as gaining access to in-depth stats on your streams via your Ditto dashboard, you'll also be able to crunch the numbers and get to know your fanbase through Snapchat's Creator Hub.

How can I make money from Snapchat?

There are many different ways you can indirectly plan to make money from using Snapchat, including linking out to your new music or merch from within the app, and also by generating more online traction for your songs in-turn receiving more overall streams and fans.

How do I start releasing my songs on Snapchat?

You can get your music on Snapchat right now. Simply upload your tracks with Ditto Music and select Snapchat on our Release Builder. Super easy, and you keep all your earnings - no strings attached.

Ready to release?

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