Note: Starting in August 2026, Creator Music will be phasing out paid licenses to better align with the preferences of our creator and music partner community. Creator Music will transition to focus exclusively on offering tracks available at no-cost and tracks available for revenue-sharing, as set by the track’s rights holder.
You’ll have until August 10, 2026 to continue to purchase and use paid licenses in your videos. Existing paid licenses already applied to your videos will remain valid until their expiration. Any purchased licenses not used by August 10, 2026 will be automatically refunded to you.
Creator Music is a growing catalog of high quality music that creators can use in videos without losing monetization. Some songs can be licensed at no cost, allowing creators to retain full monetization. Other songs may be eligible to share revenue with the track’s rights holders.
Open Creator Music
Creator Music lives in YouTube Studio. To open Creator Music:
- Sign in to YouTube Studio in a web browser.
- From the left menu, select Creator Music
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Find and preview tracks
There are multiple ways to find your favorite tracks in Creator Music:
- Browse featured tracks on the Discover page
- Browse tracks in categories like genre and mood
- Search for a specific track or artist
- Search for tracks that are licensable or eligible to share revenue
- Create AI-generated instrumentals using Dream Track
As you explore, songs can be previewed to help you decide if they’re the right fit for your content. Previews of some licensable tracks can be downloaded so you can make sure the song works in your video before you license it. Keep in mind that tracks marked as eligible for revenue sharing 
You can also preview a track’s usage details so you know how you can use a song before you use it in your video. Learn more about finding and previewing tracks.
Save and manage tracks
When you find a song you like, you can save it to your library. On the Your library page, you can view, filter, and sort a list of the tracks you’ve saved, downloaded, and licensed. Learn more about saving and managing tracks.
Get a license
Once you find a licensable track that you want to use, you can get the license at no cost directly in Creator Music or when you upload a video that uses the track.
When you license a track, you retain the full monetization of your video that uses the track. Learn more about licensing.
Share revenue
When you use tracks that are eligible for revenue sharing
Learn more
Get answers to common questions about licensing tracks, sharing revenue with rights holders, and how to use Creator Music in our Creator Music FAQ.