YouTube's New Music for Image Posts
45sAnnounces a major update that allows creators to use popular music in image and carousel posts, sparking excitement and curiosity.
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Creators can now use YouTube's library of licensed and popular music as the tracks roll out with image and carousel posts in the Shorts feed. Hello Insiders, I'm Rene Ritchie, a long time creator now working at YouTube, and here's what's up. With image posts and carousels now appearing in the Shorts feed, YouTube is continuing to expand music options to help creators tell stories in even more dynamic ways. So, now, in addition to pairing a post of up
to 10 images from your device's gallery in a single carousel and picking from thousands of royalty-free tracks from the YouTube audio library or creating custom soundtracks using Dream Track in eligible markets, creators can now use YouTube's library of licensed and popular music as those tracks gradually roll out. Plus, include text overlays directly onto images so viewers can easily follow along as they swipe through the carousel. Links to the full details on market eligibility and how to
create posts in the description and let us know your thoughts and questions in the comments.