There’s a difference between free music for YouTube videos and royalty free music. Free music is where you can just download the music for free, but it’s not necessarily free to use. You might face copyright issues. Whereas copyright free music means it’s just free of any royalty fees. You have to just once, to buy it, or get it free from other resources. Once you buy/get the track, you can use it for free in a video, without being charged for the music per a number of views.

Basically, free royalty free music online resources offer music that is:

As you can monetize your video, and make money off their music for free. Though some sources require you to credit their music in the video description or the end slate.

So in the blog post we have listed down sites that offer you:

HookSounds is an exclusive, well-curated music site that offers a variety of original tracks, composed by hand-picked artists from all over the world. Most online content creators are looking for modern, trendy, unique music and that’s exactly what HookSounds provides to its audience

One of HookSounds’ main objectives is to create non-generic music that you can’t find anywhere else. HookSounds has its own distinct sound.

EnovoMusic offers un-compromised music production at affordable prices for Unlimited Online videos & TV/Radio broadcast advertising.

All tracks are royalty-free music and easy to license for personal and commercial use. This site provides a great and fast solution for a wide range of customers from freelance video editors, YouTubers, small businesses to worldwide corporates. Recommended!

Aiming to give YouTubers ultimate creative freedom, Artlist was founded in 2015 and pioneered the music licensing industry’s shift to the subscription-based model. Personal plan is tailored for Social Media Creator: cost $9.99 per month ( $119.88 billed annually) or monthly $14.99. Plus, every song you download with an active subscription is yours to use forever.

Foximusic let you buy tracks to use on an unlimited basis, and in any way you like. This is a really simple option for those looking to monetize their content on YouTube, Facebook or any other social media. Foximusic offer the best royalty free background music license terms I could find on the market.

Their website is super-friendly and it actually fun and easy to browse music. Definitely one of our favorite places to get some cool music. Check them out!

Created to let you use all kinds of great music without paying additional fees, TakeTones serves its purpose since 2014. This site is a treasure for all of those who know the importance of excellent music for the video’s background.

In addition to providing its users with royalty free music, TakeTones helps to save plenty of time. First, the site is native in using and has a modern search system and filters that let you find a needed track in a matter of two minutes. Second, the music is made specifically for commercial use, which means you can find a track of any duration you need and save yourself from editing it.

We are sure that you will enjoy TakeTones!

Mixkit is a library of astounding stock music that is completely free to download and use in your next video project. Created by some of the world’s most talented artists, these curated music tracks are royalty-free and can be used with no attribution or sign up. Mixkit’s free tracks are ready to be used in YouTube videos, background music, podcasts, and online advertising.

They also have a suite of completely free videos and Premiere Pro templates, perfect for YouTube video creators!

TuneReel offers a wide range of highly curated Royalty Free tracks for an attractive price. The subscription plan allows for unlimited downloads and the quality of the music is what sets TuneReel apart. Whether you are a YouTuber, freelance video editor, small business, or podcaster, you’ll find whatever music you need here! Highly recommended!

Depositphotos.com is an international stock content platform with 230 million files, among which you can find over one million royalty-free music tracks and sound effects. Users can filter stock music by genre, mood, length, and BPM to find files. They range from 1 second, all the way up to 10 minute long tracks.

Browsing the vast library, you can download free watermarked samples to see how tracks fit video backgrounds, games, and other creative projects. After purchasing a budget-friendly on-demand or subscription plan, you can download any chosen HD audio file from the library without watermarks. Moreover, if you’re choosing between several music tracks and sound effects, save them to Favorites to then compare and pick the best one.

Epidemic Sound was established in 2009 with the sole reason for making potential outcomes and advantages around music in all stages – both for the ones who form it and the ones who use it. This is one of the best place to get copyright free music.

Free Music for videos quality music here.

Using these websites, there are millions of YouTube channels surviving on playing various genres of music on their YouTube channel and never received any copyright strike.

If you happen to like a music piece which you want to add your content for your Youtube channel, then you can approach the content owner directly. So, whether you want to use copyright free music for your parody song by a popular artist, cover it, or use it in your gaming channels, here is the easy way to gain access to the copyright material on YouTube.

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1. Determine who the copyright author is

It doesn’t matter if an artist gave you authorities to use his song. The YouTube creator has to contact the agency where the artist’s music was distributed and ask for the permission.

2. Check for existing terms of use by going on their website.

Many websites allow YouTubers to use their music and content for commercial purposes. For example, Blizzard entertainment allows their user community to use their games like StarCraft, Warcraft, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Diablo for free (conditions applied).

When we talk about movies, then nearly all major film studios have set up their own licensing divisions. Most of these divisions allow for basic licensing through the studio’s website. Here are some of the links to the film studios.

Remember, YouTube will not accept the copyright permission through email. So, you ask them to send the copyright permission, ask them to send mechanical license documentation via email and also if possible, ask them to post that information on their website. Do follow-up the email just to make sure you have a fluid transaction.

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On a closing note, here are some YouTube channels that provide free royalty music for commercial use. (Do check the terms & conditions before using)