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# Best TikTok Alternatives for Musicians as indie takedowns loom
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/best-tiktok-alternatives-for-musicians-as-indie-takedowns-loom/
- Published: 2024-11-01T15:41:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-01T16:13:48.000Z
- Description: October 31st was the expiration date for hundreds of licensing deals for independent distributors and labels including DistroKid, CD Baby, Secretly and Beggars. So what are the best TikTok alternatives?
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Social Media, YouTube & Video, DIY musicians, music, music marketing, musician, musicians, TikTok, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

October 31st was the expiration date for [hundreds of licensing deals](https://www.hypebot.com/as-tiktok-indie-track-takedown-nears-impala-calls-for-negotiations/) for independent distributors and labels including DistroKid, CD Baby, Secretly and Beggars. So what are the best TikTok alternatives?

### What are the best TikTok alternatives?

There are no shortage of places to post short form videos and this week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday resurfaces how to articles on each.

### YouTube Shorts

YouTube Shorts has over 2.3 billion monthly active users. For musicians who already have a presence on YouTube, this may be the place to go.

### Instagram and Facebook Reels

Instagram has 2.5 billion active users and this week Mark Zukerberg shared that half of the viewing on the platform was of Reels.

![spotify stock rose](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/spotify-3384019_960_720-1.png)

### Spotify

While not exactly a short video platform, Spotify recently [expanded music videos ](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-adds-music-videos-in-97-markets-plugs-promotional-value/)to 97 countries and has been pushing the promotional value of its its [Clips](https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-use-spotifys-new-short-video-feature-clips/) and [Canvas](https://www.hypebot.com/musicians-guide-to-using-spotifys-canvas-for-cool-video-features/) video features.

### Snapchat Spotlight

With 800 monthly active users (425M daily), Snapchat is the smallest of our three picks to replace TikTok. But with use of Snapchat Spotlight short videos [up 125%](https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/snap-total-watch-time-on-tiktok-competitor-increased-125/?ref=hypebot.com) from last year, it a competitor that should not be counted out.

> [**Snapchat’s New Spotlight Wants To Become TikTok, By Paying Users**](https://www.hypebot.com/snapchats-new-spotlight-wants-to-become-tiktok-by-paying-users/)

**Bruce Houghton* is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com), and a [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) professor.*