Options for Using Music in Your Videos

In this video, we’ll walk you through how copyright and music work on YouTube for long-form videos, and some different options you have for using music in your content. All creators have access to the YouTube Audio library, and if you're in YPP, you'll have access to Creator Music- which is where you can find YouTube Audio Library tracks in addition to recognizable songs for use in your videos.

For more info check out these Help Center articles:

For more information on Creator Music, check out our full video:

00:00 Intro
00:11 Copyright & Music on YouTube
01:12 Common Misconceptions about Copyright
03:07 YouTube Audio Library
04:18 Creator Music

[youtubecreators]

All creators have access to the YouTube Audio Library. Creator Music is available to all YPP creators in the U.S.! With Creator Music, you'll have access to everything in the YouTube Audio Library, AND recognizable songs for use in your videos. We’re constantly expanding the catalog, so check back periodically to see what new tracks are available.

[DrSeaDevil]

Me: wow this song sounds nice, I'm going to use it
Copyright:

[AvitalShtap]

Unfortunately, the restrictions on music use are getting unbearable. I'm finding that Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok are WAY easier for an artist to create short music-themed animations. In a world where I can use nearly any song on Spotify (instagram and tiktok), why would I go to a world where my channel gets a threat and strike (youtube)? PLEASE evolve to become more like IG and Tiktok by providing regular music on YouTube Shorts. Part of culture involves using music that others make. That's how art evolves, grows, and changes over time (look at folk music for an example).

[BazaarOfYoutube]

Got to love this out of touch "consult with your layer" advice. It sure comes handy for a small youtuber 😂

[oussamaoso]

شكرا جزيلا يوتيوب علي معلمومات المفيدة ❤

[AyyyyyyyyyLmao]

This would be a great video if you fixed the companies making FALSE COPYWRIGHT CLAIMS.

[PunjabiTravelBrain]

@youtubecreators bhout ashi update Dene ke apka dhanyawad
Music using ke liye aur bhi azaadi de jis se youtube platform ki taraf aur bhi attraction bna rahe
Music ko asaani se istemal Kiya ja sake
jada adhikar Milne se video mai music ka istemal kar apne par hum video creator Jada se jada logo ko content ke saath jod sake ge
Esa hone par video content bhout hee manmohak ho jayega

Thank-you for New update

[ChasMusic]

What if we're a music creator? How do we submit our music for possible inclusion in the YouTube Audio Library?

[assalamtvsuccess]

Terimakasih YouTube... Tips ini sangat bermanfaat dan mencerahkan kreator

[xjet]

Don't forget third-party audio libraries as well. There are a whole bunch of sites that will give you access to thousands of tracks for a simple monthly or annual fee and you can then use those tracks on your videos (usually in perpetuity) without further fees or charges and without risk of a copyright claim/strike.

[MrCreatorCC]

YouTube, you should have shared revenue with the owner of the music, and don’t take it down because is free advertising for any content creators to promote their music.

[Man_Jr._Studios]

So hyped for Creator music man. Can’t wait to become a YTP

[AbdulTelevision]

loved the explanation, I'm learning a lot from YouTube every day. 💐👏Thanks. 🙏🙏

[PennyMartinPhotography]

Please expand the music in your Audio Library! Thank you for the tips

[Mohamad_Joseline]

Thank you very much, you are an amazing person❤

[TheDefpom]

Why do I lose my copyright rights for the entirety of the video and give it to the music owner? I shouldn’t lose my own video rights because of some incidental music, it is unfair to lose the ENTIRE video monetisation in a 10 minute video and give it to someone else just because there is a few seconds of music in it. Shouldn’t it be divided up so if the music takes up 0.05% of the video, the music owner gets 0.05% of the earnings, that would then be FAIR.

[ColorizedPublicDomain]

This is very helpful specially to us small channels, thank you YouTube!
Love from Philippines🥰

[angelinasevciuc]

Very helful for beginners of how to use music that safe.

[wondercapture]

Thanks for your informative video ❤❤❤❤🙏

[SiimKuusik]

Okay anybody want to take any guesses how many years it is going to take for Creator Music to expand to YouTube partners outside of the US?