audio trends insights 2026

Audio trends 2026: Formats worth brand investment from voicenote soundtracks to jingle remixes

By Caroline Edwards - 20 Oct 2025
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Posted by Caroline Edwards in Strategy

7 months ago

Sounds are everything for the full TikTok experience. They inspire trending transitions (as seen with Sabrina Carpenter’s song Nobody’s Son) to lipsyncing to popular audio clips. However, brands should be wary of basing a marketing strategy around a song. In April 2025, Crumbl Cookies was sued by Warner Music for unauthorised use of its catalogue….

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