What each license lets you do.
Short version: any commercial release — Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, TikTok — needs a paid license. Free use is allowed on BandLab, SoundCloud and Voloco with credit. Full Monetization at $129.95 is the only option that keeps 100% of your royalties. The contract issued at checkout on BeatStars is the binding document.
The options
| Option | Price | Beats | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP3 lease | $29.95 | 1 | MP3 320kbps, distribute anywhere, credit required |
| WAV lease | $49.95 | 1 | MP3 + WAV, better quality for your engineer |
| Full Monetization | $129.95 | 10 | Buy 1 beat, get 9 free. All files + stems on every beat, and you keep 100% of your royalties. |
| Exclusive | $500+ | 1 | One beat, removed from the store so nobody else can license it |
| Starter pack | $79.95 | 5 | Pick any 5 beats · MP3 + WAV |
| Career pack | $229.95 | 25 | Pick any 25 beats · full stems + mix files |
Prices in USD. The exact rights for each tier are set out in the license contract shown before checkout on BeatStars — that contract is the one that counts.
Which license do I need to release a song?
Any paid tier lets you record and release a song over the beat. Which one you pick depends on the files your engineer needs and what you want from the royalties:
- Just need the beat. MP3 lease, $29.95. MP3 320kbps, credit required.
- Your engineer wants better source audio. WAV lease, $49.95.
- You want the stems and your full royalties. Full Monetization, $129.95.
- You want the beat taken off the market. Exclusive, from $500.
Royalties
Full Monetization ($129.95) is the full-monetization option: you keep 100% of your royalties. Royalty terms for the single-beat tiers are set out in the license contract issued at checkout.
On every tier you own your lyrics, your melody and your recording. BE-TWIIN retains copyright in the underlying instrumental on all non-exclusive licenses.
Can I use a beat for free?
Only on BandLab, SoundCloud and Voloco, and only with credit. Everywhere else — YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, any other platform — needs a paid license, however many plays you expect. There is no view threshold.
Stems
Stems are the separated parts of the beat — drums, bass, melody — instead of one mixed file. They let a mixing engineer rebalance the instrumental around your vocal. Stems come with Full Monetization and with the Career pack. The single-beat MP3 and WAV leases are mixed files.
Lease vs exclusive
A non-exclusive license (a lease) means other artists can license the same beat. An exclusive removes the beat from the store so nobody else can license it after you. Exclusives start at $500.
Upgrading later
You can move to a higher tier at any time by paying the difference. Email mgmt@betwiinbeats.com and it's sorted.
How to buy
Every beat page links to its listing on betwiin.beatstars.com, where the license tiers and the contract are shown before payment. After paying you get an email with download links and your license contract; the files are also on the checkout page immediately.
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