From experience we know that a lot of artists forget or ignore the license part when they upload and they don’t mind if you use their songs (with or without attribution). If there is a song you really like but the license is set to ‘All Rights Reserved’ it might be worth it to reach out to the artist and ask for their permission to use the song. You can also view the related tracks of that track to find similar music. If you find music that’s close to what you are looking for but not quite ‘it’. Overall electronic, house/dance and headbob are used a lot by vloggers. What type of music is best for your video depends on your video. Then filter the results to only show songs available to use and/or modify commercially. To find royalty free music on Soundcloud you simply search for a genre or artist. A full bar means the song is very popular and used in many YouTube videos. You can see if a certain song is popular by looking at the bar next to the download button. So if you decide to use one of these songs, there are probably many other videos using the same music.

This is by far the most popular way YouTubers find music they can use for their videos. You can preview the songs and download the song or favorite the song so you can use it later. The library is easily searchable by genre, mood, instruments and more. YouTube has a big collection of songs you can use without worrying about getting flagged for using copyrighted music. The first place you can start looking for music is YouTube’s own music library. Where To Find Music for Your Vlogs YouTube Music Library To make this process easier and less time-consuming, we have compiled a list of all the sources where you can find good copyright free music for your vlogs. This forces many vloggers and YouTubers to search for hours to find good music which is incredibly frustrating. If you do use copyrighted songs YouTube will disable monetization, block your video in one or more countries (sometimes even worldwide!) and after multiple strikes even ban your YouTube account! However, YouTube’s contentID system prevents you from using any copyrighted songs which makes it a lot harder to find good music.

Audio makes up for 50% of your video so having good (background) music in your videos is REALLY important.

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