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From soft melodies to up-beat jingles, choosing the right background music can bring your video to life, no matter your genre or aesthetic. But not all music is free to use and share on social media like YouTube. Without having knowledge around royalty-free music, adding copyrighted music to your video may result in demonetization or muted.
The good news is, we've curated a content library full of professional and catchy stock audio that's completely copyright-free so you don't need to worry. Browse through a huge range of music genres like hip-hop, sad, scary, and happy, or search through popular sound effects including whoosh, ping, dings, and explosions.
Explore more about royalty-free music and how to find the perfect background track for your video in Clipchamp.
What is royalty-free music?
Royalty-free music, also known as royalty-free licensing, refers to music you can use on your personal and commercial video content for platforms like YouTube and Instagram without having to pay royalties to the artist. Usually, there are two different royalty-free music categories; paid and free.
Free royalty-free music
Free-to-use royalty-free music means the soundtracks are free, with no payment required. All you have to do is add the soundtrack to your video, save it, and upload it freely to a social media platform like YouTube.
Clipchamp provides you access to thousands of stock audio files from Storyblocks that you can use in your videos for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Explore our free and premium background music tracks and find the perfect fit for your video. You can also find YouTube sound effects in Clipchamp.
Paid royalty-free music
Not all stock music is free to use. Some providers may require you to pay a one-time license fee to give you the right to use the music for personal or commercial use. The music is still royalty-free but not free to add to your videos. If you have a paid subscription plan in Clipchamp, you'll have access to all royalty-free stock media and audio.
Why should you use copyright-free music?
Social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook require creators to follow specific music policies. If these policies aren't met by posting a video that includes non-copyright music, your video can be muted, removed, blocked, and even result in a flagged or banned account.
Easily avoid these copyright issues by removing any copyrighted music in your video, and replacing it with royalty-free audio tracks. If you have used royalty-free music and your video still receives a copyright infringement warning, look at our help article for more information.
How to use royalty-free music in Clipchamp
Step 1. Import videos or select stock footage
To use royalty-free music, create a new video. Import your own videos, photos, and audio, click on the import media button in the your media tab on the toolbar to browse your computer files, or connect your OneDrive.
You can also use free stock media like video clips, video backgrounds, and stock music. Click on the content library tab on the toolbar and click on the visuals drop down arrow, then videos. Search through the different stock categories using the search bar as well.