Royalty-Free Music Licensing

Pitch direct.
Keep 100% of the fee.

A royalty-free music licensing platform for self-published composers. Pitch filmmakers, ad agencies, and brand creators directly with branded links and per-recipient analytics — no middleman taking 40-60% of your fee.

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What is royalty-free music licensing?

Royalty-free music licensing is when a buyer pays a one-time fee for the right to use a piece of music in their project, with no ongoing per-use royalties. The "royalty-free" part refers to the buyer's side — they pay once, use forever within the agreed scope. Composers who license royalty-free still earn upfront fees per placement and (for some uses) collect performance royalties through PROs like ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC.

Marketplace vs. direct licensing

Marketplace platforms like Musicbed and Artlist aggregate music and license it to buyers, taking a 40-60% cut. Direct pitching tools like DropCue give you control — pitch buyers yourself, keep 100% of the fee. Most working composers use both: submit to marketplaces for inbound, use DropCue for outbound. The two pipelines complement each other.

Every licensing tool, included

Branded catalog page with curated playlists
Per-recipient analytics on every buyer share
Embedded metadata in every WAV / MP3 / AIFF download
Document attachments (license terms, stems, contracts)
Password protection and expiration dates
Built-in contacts CRM
Public catalog page (browseable on demand)
AI metadata tagging (BPM, key, genre, mood)

Keep 100% of every license fee.

Send your music straight to buyers. No marketplace cut. No middleman.