YouTube has made the process of using music in your videos very difficult and has led me on a wild journey to find music from unknown artists. When I first started uploading vlogs in the fall of 2017 I failed to recognize I couldn’t use music from well known artists without my video(s) being demonetized. I wasn’t too concerned at the time as I was decades away from passing the 10,000 view cumulative threshold which allows creators to finally start making money from their videos. However, I experimented with new music methods during this period in my YouTube career and I found out I could still use well known music if I only incorporated 0-20 seconds of the song into my video. Also, if a remix of a song significantly alters the original, YouTube fails to recognize the changes which were made and allows you to use the song copyright free. You’ll find the good majority of the songs I have used in the vlogs are remixes.
Even if the title of a song says “copyright free” you still have to do your own due diligence. I’ll download all my music through Online Video Converter and then upload it back to YouTube to see whether it has a copyright claim on it. It can be tedious work at times, but I thoroughly enjoy finding great songs unnoticed by the general population. I’m not overly perturbed about not making money from YouTube. I create vlogs to inspire and educate, not to make a full-time income. I will 100% of the time use a copyrighted song if it fits better into the video. Below you’ll find 99% of the songs I have used in the vlogs, with 80% of them being copyright free.
LA Vibes (ft. Jonny Koch & Blulake) - Abstract
Fade [NCS Release] - Allen Walker
Incomplete - Areo Chord & Anuka
The Runway - Bazanji
Want The World - Bazanji
I Know (ft. Abstract) - Bazanji
Your Year - Bazanji
On & On (feat. Daniel Levi) -Cartoon
Attention (Joey Stux feat. Johnny Rez Remix) - Charlie Puth
Superhero - Chris Linton
So Far Away (GARABATTO Magnace Remix) - David Guetta & Martin Garrix
Blank - Disfigure
Gods Plan (Thoreau Trap Remix) - Drake
Over (Ayobi Remix) - Drake
Only - Dyalla
Energy - Elektronomia
Just Like Gold (ft. Naika) - Fytch
I Mean It (Dropwizz Remix) - G-Eazy
Wait For Me - Giraffe Squad
Dream Worth Dying For - Hi-Rez
Battle Scars (Remix) - IanJ & Michael Edward
It's All On You - Illenium
With You (ft. Quinn XCII) - Illenium
Whatever It Takes (Sonnen Deck Remix) - Imagine Dragons
Heroes Tonight (feat. Johnning) - Janji
We Are - Jo Cohen & Sex Whales
Phoenix - K.A.A.N.
Good Life (Midnight Life) - Kanye West Remix (White Panda)
The Mind - Le Winter
Act a Fool (Anbroski Remix)( ft. Three 6 Mafia) - Lil Jon
Get Low (Mike Gracias Remix) - Lil Jon
Inception - Logic
Cold Water (Neptunica & Matt Defreitas Remix) - Major Lazer
Lonely (ft. MAX) - Matoma
Cant Fear The Night (ft. Iñaki SL) - MOMO
Sunset - O M II N
Fire Away - Paris Simo x Steve Reece
Chunks (Stille Remix) - Phlake
So Faded - Phlake
Angel Zoo (Remix) - Phlake
Pregnant (Bern Remix) - Phlake
Congratulations (BKAYE x TELYKast Remix) - Post Malone
FFYL (Tarro Remix) - Quinn XCII
Good Friend - Quinn XCII
Light On - Quinn XCII
New Wave - Quinn XCII
Work (ft. Drake) - Rihanna
Lost in the Moment (ft. Kat Adamou) - Rubika
Ark - Ship Wrek & Zookeepers
Elastic Heart (Basstardz Remix) - Sia
Greatest (Remix) - Sia
Right Away (Original Mix) - Solar Skinner
Goosebumps (ft. Kendrick Lamar) (Remix) - Travis Scott
Company (Remix) - Justin Bieber
Despacito (The Megamix) - Justin Bieber · Rihanna · EdSheeran · Sia
Trust Issues (Damned x Jakoban Remix) - The Weeknd, Justin Bieber & Drake
MATAFAKA (ft. Marvin Divine) - Unknown Brain
Sinner - Veorra
Seven Nation Army (Evokings Remix) - The White Stripes
Love Me Right (Animus Volt Remix) - Wade Graves
Love Me (ft. Jacob Banks) - WiDE AWAKE
In Your Mind - Wright
Look at Me! - xxxtentacion
True Colors (ft. Kesha) - Zedd
Dreams - ZHU
Faded (T-Mass & Arman Cekin Remix) - ZHU
What You Need - Zeper
Don't Let Me Down (Tropical House Mix) - Zonoma
Calm Skies Xen (TRVX Remix) - Zyx
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