Best Royalty Free Music for Twitch

First introduced back in 2011 as a spin-off of the now defunct Justin.tv streaming site, Twitch has steadily risen to become the number one live streaming service in the world. And while a lot of its focus is on video games and esports, it’s also emerged as one of the fastest-growing platforms for content creation in general.

Currently the 37th most-visited website in the world, Twitch is so much more than just a video game streaming niche these days. And if you’re a content creator of any ilk looking to capitalize on this huge platform and its growing user base, then you’re going to need a solid library chock-full of quality music to provide a great, and worry-free, backdrop to your streaming content.

So, for those curious, let’s explore some of the best royalty free music for Twitch, plus why you absolutely should check out our selected royalty free music playlists and top tracks to use for your Twitch streams and videos.

10 top royalty free songs for Twitch

To start our list we have ten awesome royalty free music options as individual tracks to share with you. These are all hand-picked from our already-curated music library to represent the absolute best of the best songs to possibly use in your Twitch streams.

Here are our top ten royalty free songs for Twitch.

1. Cross Dissolve by Sam Barsh

• Description: A very low-energy, jazz song best described as chill and romantic. Piano and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 90
• Key: Bb/A# Minor
• Listen and license here.

2. Graffiti by Divisioner

• Description: A medium-energy, rock song that is best described as fun and angry. Guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 176
• Key: A Major
• Listen and license here.

3. Lying Fool by Dr. Delight

• Description: A low-energy, funk song best described as romantic and chill. Organ and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 83
• Key: A Minor
• Listen and license here.

4. Dearest Vetina by Featherland

• Description: A medium-energy, electronic song best described as reflective and hopeful. Piano and synth are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 130
• Key: C Major
• Listen and license here.

5. Moonshot by Aaron Sprinkle

• Description: A medium-energy, rock song best described as fun and happy. Synth and guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 149
• Key: A Major
• Listen and license here.

6. Let's Get It Started by Suedecouch

• Description: A high-energy, electronic song that is best described as fun. Synths and horns are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 135
• Key: G Minor
• Listen and license here.

7. Rent Free by JMPSCR

• Description: A medium-energy, rock song that is best described as reflective and angry. Guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 160
• Key: F Minor
• Listen and license here.

8. Break A Sweat by Nu Alkemi$t

• Description: A high-energy, electronic song that is best described as angry. Percussion and samples are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 88
• Key: C Minor
• Listen and license here.

9. Sweet Change by Alsever Lake

• Description: A very low-energy, acoustic song that is best described as calm and reflective. Guitar and acoustic guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 43
• Key: Bb/A# Major
• Listen and license here.

10. Highway Outa Town by Andy Shaw

• Description: A high-energy, pop song that is best described as hopeful and inspiring. Banjo and guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 115
• Key: F Major
• Listen and license here.

These are going to be our hand-selected picks, but of course, they’re not everything we have to offer here at Soundstripe. If you’re at all interested in browsing through our music library yourself, you can always check out even more options on the Soundstripe app home.

How does music used on Twitch work?

According to Twitch’s community guidelines, users should “only include music in your Twitch channel if you’re sure you have the necessary rights or authority to do so.” So this means that streaming content with popular music, even in the background, is against their rules and “may result in a rights holder sending a takedown request,” which could eventually end up with your account being terminated.

To ensure that this doesn’t happen, Twitch recommends that you only use music that is either owned by you or licensed to you to use. And this is exactly what music licensing sites like Soundstripe offer with our royalty free music selections.

What is royalty free music?

If you’re curious about what royalty free music means, here’s a great primer on what royalty free music is (and is not). Stated simply though, royalty free music is music that has been fully licensed by a company (like Soundstripe) that handles both compensating the artists who created the music, as well as provides full protection and coverage for creators to use the music on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and… of course, Twitch.

While Twitch might seem different from the other social platforms that are built around uploading completed videos, rather than streaming live, trust us when we say that Twitch is dead serious about protecting music artists’ rights and issuing Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) take-down notices against users who violate their guidelines.

Our top playlists for Twitch streamers

Now that you’ve been significantly scared off of making dumb decisions that could cost you your Twitch channel (and possibly you or your brand’s income streams), let’s share some of our top royalty free music playlists. 

These curated playlists are all tailored specifically for use in the background of your Twitch streams and should provide all types of soundtrack possibilities.

• Gaming Lo-Fi Playlist
• Streamer Playlist
• Makeup Playlist
• Travel Vlog Playlist
• Electronic Creator Playlist

These playlists range from different tempos to different genres completely, but if you still haven’t found a curated playlist to your liking, we have more royalty free music playlists too if you’re looking for a specific genre or vibe for your Twitch videos.

Tips for using royalty free music in Twitch streams

As mentioned above, your best bet for using any music in your Twitch streams is going to either only use songs that you’ve recorded yourself, or tracks that you’ve fully licensed through resources like Soundstripe. 

Even Twitch’s community guidelines explicitly warn against using music in your Twitch streams or recorded videos that fall under any of the following categories:

• Radio Station-Style Broadcast 
• DJ Set
• Karaoke Performance
• Lip Synch Performance
• Visual Music Depiction
• Cover Song Performance

Twitch as a platform has been notorious for how stringent it can be in its attempts to limit channels that don’t follow its guidelines to the letter. So if you’d like to create content worry-free, then use services like Soundstripe to provide you with the best royalty free Music for Twitch.