• 3M+registered creators
  • $5PayPal cash-out minimum
  • 18+with a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram account
  • NoPartner Program needed

How it works

  1. Download Sound.meJoin as a creator. It’s free.
  2. Apply to a Shorts campaignEach one features a song and short directions.
  3. Post your Short with the musicMake it, post it, submit it in the app.
  4. Get paid on your viewsEach approved video is paid based on the views it gets in its first 72 hours. Cash out via PayPal from $5.

Why Shorts, why now

  • Music campaigns for ShortsArtists and labels fund Sound.me campaigns on YouTube Shorts as well as TikTok and Instagram Reels; each campaign runs on one platform.
  • Paid on viewsEach approved Short is paid based on the views it gets in its first 72 hours; campaigns target creators from 100 followers up.
  • No YPP requirementsSound.me campaigns are separate from YouTube monetization, so the Partner Program’s subscriber and watch-hour thresholds don’t apply.
  • Same app, three platformsEarn from TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts campaigns in one place.