Royalty-free music is a modern term that represents a simple music licensing model. In general, royalty-free means that after paying a one-time upfront amount, you have the right to use the music as many times as you want, in as many of your productions as you want, for as long as you want. . almost any type of audiovisual production. You don't have to pay any additional royalties, and there are NO recurring, per-use, or per-project fees. There are a number of royalty-free licenses. Some of them may include more rights and cover more use cases than others. However, all generally adhere to the basic principles described above (one-time fee, the ability to use the track as much as you want).