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.

Which music license do I need for client work?

Updated 2026-07-11 · TV Music Store

If someone pays you to produce the video, the use is commercial and a personal-tier license does not cover it — you need a commercial license. Buy it in your own name and cover the client's project with it, or buy on the client's behalf and hand the license over with the deliverables. On TV Music Store that means the Max plan (subscription) or the Commercial single-track license (one-off).

The line that decides everything

Ask one question: is money changing hands for the production? If yes, it is client work, no matter how small the project or how personal the client's channel looks.

Personal / hobby tiers exist for your own content. The moment you invoice someone for the edit, you are producing commercially and the license must say so.

Two clean ways to handle it

Agency model — you hold a commercial subscription and use it across the projects you produce. Simple, predictable, and you keep the account.
Per-project model — you buy a one-time Commercial (or Professional, for broadcast) license per track and pass it on with the delivery. The client ends up holding a license in their own name, which large clients often demand.

What to hand over at delivery

The license document / receipt for each track used.
Track title, composer and the license tier.
For broadcast or festival delivery: a cue sheet (see the sync licensing guide).
The channel whitelist request, if the video goes on the client's YouTube channel.

Paid ads are a separate question

Running the video as a paid advertisement — YouTube pre-roll, Meta, TikTok ads — is a commercial use in its own right, even for your own brand. Confirm that the tier covers advertising before you put budget behind it.

Frequently asked

Can I use my personal subscription for a paying client?

No. Client work is commercial use and needs a commercial license — on TV Music Store the Max plan or a Commercial single-track license.

Who should own the license, me or the client?

Either works. Hold it yourself if you produce for many clients; buy in the client's name if they require the license in their own paperwork, which is common for larger brands.

Does the license end when my subscription does?

The projects you published while it was active stay licensed. You just cannot start new projects with new downloads once it lapses. Check the license terms page for the exact wording.

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