How to use lofi music in YouTube videos (without claims)
Lofi is the default background for YouTube: study-with-me sessions, coding streams, cozy gaming, vlogs, cooking. The music is calm, it sits under a voice, and it doesn’t pull focus. The hard part is using it without a claim landing on your video.
1. Know what licence you’re using
“No copyright” music almost never means no copyright. It usually means the artist gives you a licence. Purrple Cat’s self-released music uses CC BY 4.0: you can use it anywhere, monetized videos included, as long as you credit the artist.
2. Put the credit in the description
Paste this into the description of every video that uses the music:
Music by Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/If you used several songs, list them with timestamps. The chapter maker does this for you.
3. Why claims happen, and the one rule
Content ID claims come from music that has been registered with Content ID, usually because somebody uploaded it to a music streaming service. That’s why the rule is: don’t upload the music, or remixes, samples or covers of it, to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music or other music streaming services. If a claim does show up on a normal video, dispute it and quote the licence.
4. Match the music to the video
Talking-head videos want low-key, even tracks. Edits and Shorts want the lively ones. Every mix here was picked by measured sound (energy, mood, groove and tempo), so start with the one that matches your video: study, coding, gaming, vlogs or Shorts.
5. Download the full-length MP3
Every chapter has a free MP3, full length, with no watermark or voice tag.
