YouTube Shorts Enables 15-Second Audio for Image Carousels
Integrating up to 15 seconds of background audio into 10-image carousel posts aligns YouTube Shorts with the photo-first engagement models popularized by TikTok.
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Analyzing The Ting Tings’ 1.8B View TikTok CML Experiment
By bypassing traditional major label opt-ins, independent artists can leverage TikTok’s Commercial Music Library to trade upfront sync fees for algorithmic DSP playlisting.