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Musicbed for music producers

Musicbed licenses music from its roster of artists for film, video and ads. Artists keep the copyright to their music. Here is what its own pages say, as of October 2026.

By , a composer with 300+ tracks on audio stock and 12 years in production. Checked on Musicbed's own pages on 26 October 2026.

Type
Production music library
How to join
By applicationEmail its support to ask about submissions
Exclusive
Not statedArtists keep their copyright
AI-made music
Not statedNo public rule found; ask support

In short. Musicbed is a sync licensing company with its own roster of artists. There is no open form: its help page says to email support@musicbed.com about the submission process. Its catalog is "Rights Managed", so artists keep the copyright to their music. Musicbed artists and labels can claim YouTube videos themselves. Subscribers' claims are cleared by Musicbed's SyncID system.

How to join

Musicbed's help page asks artists to email support@musicbed.com "to learn more about the submission process". When checked on 26 October 2026, there was no public form and no list of requirements. Its pages say nothing about AI-made music either, so ask in the same email.

Exclusive or not

Musicbed calls its catalog "Rights Managed". Its help page explains: "our artists (and sometimes their labels) retain the ownership of the copyright of their music." It adds that artists "can continue to earn royalties and revenue from their craft even outside of Musicbed".

The public pages do not say whether a Musicbed deal is exclusive. Ask before you sign. See Exclusive or non-exclusive.

Codes, Content ID and royalties

  • Content ID. Musicbed says its music is not royalty-free and that "our artists/labels have an agreement with YouTube that allows them to claim videos." So a Musicbed track can stay in Content ID under its owner.
  • SyncID. This is "a Content ID clearance system created by Musicbed for YouTube" for subscribers. Claims on subscription music clear on their own once the video is unlisted or public. For a video first uploaded as private, the claim clears "within approximately 24 hours" after it goes unlisted or public.
  • Single song licenses. They "do not include monetization". Claims on those videos are not cleared.
  • PRO. "Musicbed is a sync licensing company, not a PRO." Musicbed's 2021 artist packet says artists keep "their ownership and performance royalties". See Registering library music with your PRO.

How you are paid

  • Musicbed's pricing post, with prices "valid in 2024", says: "We don't take more than our musician's share on licenses."
  • Its 2021 artist packet says: "Artists get 50% or more of all license revenue." It also says Musicbed can pay master and publishing shares separately, to as many parties as needed.
  • The same packet names three ways Musicbed sells licenses: deals for TV, film and advertising, single songs online, and a subscription.
  • Musicbed's help page says about 92% of the roster is in the subscription. Songs outside it show a crossed-out "S".

What to keep in your catalog

  • Which tracks are with Musicbed, and whether each one is in the subscription.
  • Who holds the Content ID registration for each track: you, your distributor or your label. SyncID clears subscribers' claims, so the registration must stay correct.
  • Your deal in writing: the split and whether it is exclusive. The public pages do not state either.
  • The date you emailed support, the tracks you sent and the answer.

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