Can I use the music on YouTube, in ads and for client work?

Yes. Free and Pro cover personal and small-team use including YouTube, podcasts and websites. Max adds commercial use: paid ads, sponsored content, client work and brands of any size. One-time Sync licenses cover TV, film, trailers and games.

What is the difference between the Pro and Max plans?

Pro gives unlimited MP3 downloads, a personal & small-team license and whitelisting for 3 YouTube channels. Max adds WAV + stems, a full commercial license (ads and client work) and whitelisting for 10 channels.

What audio formats do I get?

MP3 on every plan. Lossless WAV and isolated stems are included with the Max plan and with one-time Professional and Commercial track licenses.

How does YouTube channel whitelisting work?

Add your YouTube channels in your account and we clear Content ID claims on our music for those channels while your subscription is active. Pro covers 3 channels, Max covers 10.

Can I buy a license for a single track?

Yes. One-time track licenses are available: Personal $15, Commercial $79 and Professional $249. Each purchase includes a PDF license certificate. Pay once, licensed forever.

How do I remove a Content ID claim, and how long does it take?

Updated 2026-07-11 · TV Music Store

Go to the library that licensed you the music — not to YouTube's dispute form. Send them the video URL and your license or account reference and ask them to release the claim and whitelist the channel. With TV Music Store, claims on a paid plan are released within about 24 hours, and once your channel is whitelisted new uploads are not claimed at all. Disputing through YouTube alone can take up to 30 days, because YouTube gives the claimant that long to respond.

The two routes, and why one is much slower

Route	What happens	Typical time
Ask the library (right way)	They release the claim directly and whitelist your channel	Hours — about 24h on a paid plan with us
Dispute inside YouTube Studio	YouTube forwards the dispute; the claimant has up to 30 days to respond	Days to 30 days

What to send the library

The video URL — an unlisted or private link is fine.
The track title, and the version if you used an alternate cut.
Your account email or the License Number from the license document.
Your channel URL — ask for whitelisting in the same message so it never repeats.

Do not do these

Do not delete and re-upload the video — you lose the views and the claim comes back.
Do not dispute with "I bought the music" and no reference. An unsupported dispute is slow and can be rejected.
Do not mute the audio in a panic. The claim is not a strike; the video is safe while it is being cleared.

The permanent fix: whitelist first, publish second

Whitelisting tells YouTube in advance that your channel is licensed. It is the only way to have zero claims rather than fast removals. Add every channel you publish on — your main one, a second brand channel, and a client's channel if you deliver to them.

On TV Music Store, whitelist slots come with the paid plans. Add the channels the day you subscribe, not the day you get claimed.

Frequently asked

How long does it take to remove a Content ID claim?

Through the library that licensed you the track: usually within a day — TV Music Store releases claims on paid plans in about 24 hours. Through YouTube's own dispute process the claimant has up to 30 days to answer, so it can take weeks.

Does the claim hurt my channel while it is open?

No. A Content ID claim is not a copyright strike. Your channel standing is untouched; only the monetization of that one video can be affected until it is released.

Will the claim come back on the next video?

It will, unless the channel is whitelisted. Whitelisting is the fix; releasing a claim only handles the video it was raised on.

Can I speed up a YouTube dispute?

Not from your side. That is exactly why you contact the library instead — they can release the claim directly, without the 30-day window.