Guides
What is royalty-free music? And how is copyright-free music different?
Learn the difference between royalty-free music and copyright-free music so you can download tracks that are safe to use in your video content.
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How to find out if a song is copyrighted: Safely using music in videos
Learn how to know if a song is copyrighted and discover handy tools to check music for copyright so you can safely use tracks in your content.
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What are music royalties? How artists get paid for music used in videos
Find out what royalties in music are and discover how music royalty payments work so you can confidently download music that's safe for your videos.
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What is a Creative Commons license? How to find free music for your videos
Discover what a Creative Commons license is, how they let you share creative works with others, and learn where to find Creative Commons music.
Uppbeat News
July 2024 Community Update: A new way to discover the latest releases and some great new lofi artists
Join Cody for a round-up of Uppbeat's latest upgrades and meet some of the newest artists to join our catalog.
Guides
How Uppbeat’s music licenses work
Learn how Uppbeat's music licenses keep your content safe from copyright claims by giving you permission to use tracks in your videos.
Guides
What is public domain music? Where to download free music
Learn what public domain music is, find out where to safely download music in the public domain, and discover where else to download free music.
Guides
What does DMCA mean? How to protect your content from DMCA copyright takedowns
Avoid the dreaded DMCA takedown by learning how this simple piece of law actually helps to protect your content from people stealing your work.
Uppbeat News
March 2024 Community Update: Meet our latest headliner and discover what's trending
Get the lowdown on Uppbeat's newest artists and discover game-changing new features.
Guides
Understanding music copyright: How to safely use music in your content
Say goodbye to copyright claims by learning how to safely use music in your content.
Uppbeat News
December 2023 Community Update: Streamline your creative flow
Discover features that'll streamline your creative process and some new additions to the Uppbeat catalog.
Uppbeat News
Uppbeat on Discord: Join the Discord server for content creators
Connect with like-minded content creators and help to shape the future of Uppbeat by joining our Discord server.
Uppbeat News
October 2023 Community Update: Upcoming features and a legendary artist joins
Get the full scoop on the newest artists and upcoming features across Uppbeat.
Uppbeat News
Introducing Uppbeat's AI Playlist Generator
Discover how Uppbeat's AI Playlist Generator can streamline your creative process by finding your perfect soundtrack in seconds.
Trends
AI music vs real music: Good news for creators or bad news for artists?
Take a look at whether AI-generated music can soundtrack your video content, or if musicians are safe from being replaced by AI music.
Uppbeat News
Introducing the Uppbeat blog
Raise your creator game with guides, trends and all the latest Uppbeat news.