The official way to use copyrighted music on YouTube is through YouTube Studio > Audio library. The audio library includes free music and sound effects, some of which don't even require attribution.

When a content creator uploads a video to YouTube with music, an automated system called Content ID automatically matches the clip against an extensive database to see if the audio is permitted or ...

Sound Stock has entered the market with what it calls the world’s largest AI-cultivated royalty-free audio library, housing more than 10 million original assets. The company’s launch aims to disrupt ...

YouTube currently offers more than 150,000 audio tracks on its site that video producers can use as background music for their videos. Those tracks, however, can’t ...

Good news for filmmakers in search of a soundtrack. Thanks to YouTube’s newly launched YouTube Audio Library, you now have access to more than 150 royalty-free instrumental tracks you can use for free ...

Maschine is a music controller that can be used to record and modify samples and mix and edit songs. A growing number of libraries are offering audio production tools, either in studio spaces or on ...

The best music streaming services have a lot in common: similar song libraries, familiar features, and a price of around $10 a month. Most have an unpaid trial period, and many even offer a free music ...

The music industry is racing towards streamed distribution, but many of us have built up sizeable music collections. I certainly have, and I spent weeks ripping my old CD library a few years back (and ...

Twitch streamers that want to play music over their gameplay sessions will now be able to choose from a selection of licensed songs made freely available by the service. Last year, Twitch started ...

TuneUp, SongGenie, and Shazam promise to ID unknown songs, but when music-identification programs fail to name that tune, a little Internet sleuthing can help you fill in the missing information in ...