Music Usage Terms

The straightforward answer is NO — you cannot freely use HammerHead Music songs in your content.

However, there are exceptions.

Because HammerHead Music tracks are officially distributed on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and other social media apps, you may use the official in-app sound. The official sound clearly states that the song was created by HammerHead Music, which properly credits the song owner.

You may also use HammerHead Music tracks in long-form YouTube content such as reactions, reviews and commentary videos as long as you clearly credit HammerHead Music and include the correct song title in the title or description.

If you are creating a cover of one of our songs, the same rules apply — it must be properly credited and cannot be monetized without permission. If you would like to use HammerHead Music Tracks for anything else NOT stated, please email hammerheadmusicofficial@gmail.com

Here’s where it becomes an issue:

• You may NOT reupload full songs, extended clips, or long-form content at all (even with minor edits or under the hammerhead music name) in a way that competes with or replaces the original upload — This includes Topic channels, reuploaded sounds/music to any platform the allows music uploads or distribution sites.
• You may NOT profit from the music. This includes monetizing videos that primarily feature HammerHead Music songs, claiming revenue, collecting income through other distributing services, or using it in paid promotions without written permission.
• You may NOT use altered or unofficial in-app sounds for shorts/reels if you do not credit.
• You may NOT rebrand, modify, edit, distort, remix, speed up, slow down, loop, or otherwise alter the audio in a way that presents it as something "new" or "different" and upload it as your own. You may not change album art, thumbnails, or visuals and present the content as your own.

You may NOT use official HammerHead instrumentals for recording vocals, remixes, background music, or any content creation. Instrumentals are released strictly for listening purposes only unless explicit permission is granted. This also goes for unofficial Instrumentals

These guidelines are in place simply to keep things fair for everyone and to prevent any confusion or accidental miscrediting. The goal isn’t to limit creativity — it’s to make sure proper credit is given and everything stays clear, respectful, and organized for both the creators and the community!