Hook, the app that lets you legally remix songs for social media, has officially integrated with SoundCloud.

The Hook app launched in October last year, allowing music fans to share short-form remixes and mash-ups to platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels, all while compensating the original artist. This new, “strategic integration” with SoundCloud means fans can now share their Hook-made remixes, which can be up to 60-seconds long, directly with SoundCloud’s community.

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The collaboration also enables DJs to discover new remixes on Hook, and export them to their own SoundCloud pages. Using SoundCloud’s integrations with Serato, Algoriddim, Denon DJ, Numark, and other DJ software and hardware, they can also be mixed into their live sets.

Hook’s aim is to continue a sustainable model of monetisation for the future of music creation, with each of its remixes rights-cleared and trackable. Since its launch, Hook has signed deals with “dozens of music partners” which includes music from more than 1,200 artists such as Hardwell, Swae Lee, Soulja Boy, Sadie Jean, Jaden Smith, Killer Mike, and many more.

To mark this integration with SoundCloud, the two platforms have teamed up to create the Lil Wayne Tha Carter VI Remix Challenge. To enter, Hook users can select one of three featured tracks – Hip-Hop (feat. BigXthaPlug, Jay Jones), Sharks (feat. Jelly Roll, Big Sean), or Banned from NO – from Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI album to create their own remix.

Fans who listen to the record on SoundCloud will be invited to customise the featured songs via the Artist Storefront on each track page for both web and mobile, where they will be sent directly to Hook. By sharing your finished remix to SoundCloud, you’ll be in with a chance to win prizes including tickets to Lil Wayne’s upcoming tour, and a signed copy of Tha Carter VI vinyl.

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“Fans aren’t just listening to or reacting to music anymore; they are helping to shape it,” comments Hook Founder and CEO, Gaurav Sharma. “For many years now, SoundCloud has played a key role in helping to transform and catalyse music trends around the world.

“This partnership builds a bridge between creation and culture, enabling fans to go from ‘listener’ to ‘remixer’ to ‘music tastemaker’ in seconds. Nothing could mark this collaboration in a more appropriate way than this fun Lil Wayne remix challenge that we think fans are going to love.”

To learn more about the Hook app, or find out more about Tha Carter VI Challenge, go to the official Hook website.

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