NoCopyrightSounds

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NCS
NCS logo.svg
Founded14 August 2011;13 years ago (2011-08-14) [1]
FounderBilly Woodford
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Location London
Official website ncs.io
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
Genre Music
Subscribers33.9 million [3]
Total views11.5 billion [3]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2013
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2017
SloganMusic Without Limitations

NoCopyrightSounds, or NCS, is a British record label that releases royalty-free electronic dance music. [4] Originally starting as a music promotion YouTube channel, [5] it reached 1 million paid downloads in 2017.

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History

NoCopyrightSounds was started as a YouTube channel in 2011 by an "avid gamer" [6] named Billy Woodford. [7] [8] The label was described by Forbes as "a YouTube-first label that allows indie creators to use and even monetize its music freely as long as they give due credit back to the content owners." [9] [10] [11]

In 2017, NoCopyrightSounds achieved a milestone of over a million sales of digital downloads, despite releasing music for free. [7] The label manager Daniel J. Lee said "Similar to services with a freemium model, NCS provides both the option to enjoy music for free but at the same time also enables fans to support the music across paid services", asserting that the label releases music for free and also sells them. [8] Woodford, about the milestone, stated, "I’m immensely proud to have reached 1 million paid downloads, and believe this shows the growth and strength NCS has built over the years." [7] He also commented that "The demand for fresh original music from Creators is enormous and growing daily." [12] [13]

In 2024, NoCopyrightSounds partnered with Geometry Dash, making over 1200+ songs on the channel usable in the game. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "NCS". ncsmusic.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2001. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "About NoCopyrightSounds". YouTube.
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  5. ↑ "FAQ / Usage Policy". NoCopyrightSounds. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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  7. 1 2 3 "This EDM Label Just Hit 1 Million Sales Despite Giving Away Its Music Free". Your EDM. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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