JioTunes for artists: how to get your song on JioTunes
By the SUF Digitals team · Updated
Artists cannot upload a song to JioTunes themselves. A song becomes available as a JioTune when a distributor delivers it to Jio's caller tune system alongside the streaming release. Since August 2026, Jio users can set a JioTune in a few taps from JioSaavn or MyJio, and every Jio user gets one free JioTune every 30 days.
How a song gets onto JioTunes
JioTunes is Jio's caller tune service: the song a caller hears while they wait for a Jio user to pick up. Songs reach it through distributors and labels that deliver to Jio's caller tune catalogue, separately from the streaming delivery to JioSaavn, Spotify and the rest.
On SUF Digitals this is automatic. The release you upload for the streaming stores is also queued for JioTunes, Airtel Hello Tunes, Vi and BSNL, on every plan from Rs 999 a year. Read more on the caller tunes page.
What changed in August 2026
On 12 August 2026 JioSaavn announced one-tap JioTunes: Jio users can set the song they are listening to as their JioTune from inside JioSaavn or the MyJio app without stopping playback. Every Jio user gets one free JioTune every 30 days, JioSaavn Pro users get unlimited JioTune changes, and JioTunes Plus offers unlimited JioTunes in a month (JioSaavn announcement).
For artists that removes most of the friction. A fan who hears your song on JioSaavn is a few taps away from making it their caller tune.
How Jio users set your song as their JioTune
- Open JioSaavn or the MyJio app.
- Search your song by title and artist name.
- Tap the three dots next to the song and choose Set as JioTune.
- Confirm. The JioTune is active on their number.
How artists earn from JioTunes
Caller tunes earn every month a listener keeps your song set, and a share of what the telecom earns reaches the rights holder. Exact rates are set by the operators and change over time. SUF's royalty calculator estimates Rs 1 to Rs 3 per active subscriber a month across telecoms. JioTunes earnings appear in your SUF statement with your other royalties.
Getting more fans to set your JioTune
- Post a fifteen-second reel that shows the Set as JioTune steps on screen while your hook plays, and pin it.
- Put the steps in your YouTube description and your WhatsApp status on release day.
- Remind fans that one JioTune every 30 days is free for every Jio user.
- Share your smart link so fans open the song straight in JioSaavn, where the JioTune option is.
Common questions
Can I put my song on JioTunes myself?
No. Songs reach JioTunes through a distributor or label. SUF Digitals delivers to JioTunes, Airtel Hello Tunes, Vi and BSNL on every plan.
How long until my song is available as a JioTune?
Usually a few days to about two weeks after the release goes live on the stores, once Jio has processed it.
Is setting a JioTune free for my fans?
Every Jio user gets one free JioTune every 30 days under the August 2026 change, and JioSaavn Pro users can change it as often as they like.
Does my song need to be on JioSaavn to be a JioTune?
Releasing to JioSaavn and to JioTunes together is what makes one-tap setting possible, and SUF delivers both from the same upload.
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Want your songs as caller tunes?
Caller tunes on Jio, Airtel, Vi and BSNL are included on every SUF plan, from Rs 999 a year.
How caller tunes work