Epidemic Sound Named Best Royalty-Free Music Platform For 2025
The designation came from Expert Consumers
Epidemic Sound, the royalty-free audio library, has been named as 2025’s best platform for copyright-free music. Expert Consumers, a leading source of consumer-facing news and data, provided the designation based on Epidemic Sound’s user-friendliness, diverse catalog, licensing process, and presence in global content output.
Epidemic Sound:
Subscribers can access over 50,000 songs and 200,000 sound effects. All of them can be used royalty-free in content for social media, YouTube, podcasts, etc.
AI functioning voiceovers informed by working voice actors are also available.
Subscribers can access the audio starting at $9.99.
Epidemic Sound audio has been used in campaigns for GoPro, Nissan, Squarespace, and more.
Working with artists:
Epidemic Sound pays artists directly for the sounds and music they create.
Artists receive 50% of streaming royalties.
This arrangement exists outside of standard performance rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI.
Epidemic Sound, the royalty-free audio library, has been named as 2025’s best platform for copyright-free music. Expert Consumers, a leading source of consumer-facing news and data, provided the designation based on Epidemic Sound’s user-friendliness, diverse catalog, licensing process, and presence in global content output.
Epidemic Sound:
Subscribers can access over 50,000 songs and 200,000 sound effects. All of them can be used royalty-free in content for social media, YouTube, podcasts, etc.
AI functioning voiceovers informed by working voice actors are also available.
Subscribers can access the audio starting at $9.99.
Epidemic Sound audio has been used in campaigns for GoPro, Nissan, Squarespace, and more.
Working with artists:
Epidemic Sound pays artists directly for the sounds and music they create.
Artists receive 50% of streaming royalties.
This arrangement exists outside of standard performance rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI.
Epidemic Sound, the royalty-free audio library, has been named as 2025’s best platform for copyright-free music. Expert Consumers, a leading source of consumer-facing news and data, provided the designation based on Epidemic Sound’s user-friendliness, diverse catalog, licensing process, and presence in global content output.
Epidemic Sound:
Subscribers can access over 50,000 songs and 200,000 sound effects. All of them can be used royalty-free in content for social media, YouTube, podcasts, etc.
AI functioning voiceovers informed by working voice actors are also available.
Subscribers can access the audio starting at $9.99.
Epidemic Sound audio has been used in campaigns for GoPro, Nissan, Squarespace, and more.
Working with artists:
Epidemic Sound pays artists directly for the sounds and music they create.
Artists receive 50% of streaming royalties.
This arrangement exists outside of standard performance rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI.
Epidemic Sound
Expert Consumers
GoPro
Nissan
Squarespace
ASCAP
BMI
Sync Licensing Platform Growth
AI Integration In Music Tech
Artist-Centric Label Models
Growth Of AI Music Creation Tools
PRO Licensing Scrutiny
Rise Of Royalty-Free Music Platforms
Awards & Milestones
Music Licensing
Sync Licensing
Creator Platforms
AI Tools
Royalty-Free Music
Sweden
United States
Japan
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
- This article was written from a press release provided by Expert Consumers.
- We covered it because of the growing influence of music used for social media content.
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