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elevate.io integrated Epidemic Sound music library
Blackbird plc has announced the integration of Epidemic Sound's royalty-free music library into its elevate.io collaborative video editor, allowing users to seamlessly search, preview, and add music directly within the platform, with licensing handled upon video export. This strategic enhancement aims to improve video storytelling and engagement, leveraging Epidemic Sound's catalogue, which is used in content generating over 3 billion views daily and trusted by major brands. The integration is expected to be a significant development for Blackbird plc, enhancing its creative workflow offerings for professional teams and the Creator Economy. Disclaimer*
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*Reach Announcement 8 April 2026 Blackbird plc (the "Company") elevate.io includes integrated Epidemic Sound music library London, 8 April 2026: Blackbird plc (AIM:BIRD), the developer of the browser-based collaborative video editor elevate.io, today announces the launch of integrated royalty-free music from Epidemic Sound within elevate.io. All elevate.io users will gain instant access to Epidemic Sound's extensive music catalogue directly within elevate.io's editor. Elevate.io users can search, preview and add tracks seamlessly, with licensing of the music (which can be tailored to users' requirements) handled when the video is exported. Music is a fundamental storytelling tool in video, shaping tone, pacing and emotional impact and it's proven to drive performance. It features in 90%1 of TikTok's most-viewed videos, with 81%2 of marketers stating it enhances engagement. Beyond capturing attention, music drives lasting impact, with brands using identity-aligned audio up to 96%3 more likely to be remembered. Epidemic Sound provides world-class, royalty-free music for creators, brands, SMBs, media companies and more. By owning all rights to its catalogue, it makes licensing simple, safe and worry-free. Its music features in content generating over 3 billion views daily and is trusted by global brands including GoPro, Coca-Cola, Apple and Levi's. The Company's Executive Chair, Ian McDonough, commented: "Music is fundamental to great storytelling, it's what gives video content its emotion and energy. So rather than sending creators off to find tracks elsewhere, we've built it straight into the elevate.io platform. World-class music, right there in users' workflows. No interruptions, just creativity and complete peace of mind. This is a huge moment for the Company and we're incredibly excited." Epidemic Sound Interim Chief Product Officer, Matt Sage, commented: "This is an excellent example of the Epidemic Sound API enabling creative platforms to grow their customer offering through music. The elevate.io team have done an amazing job integrating our catalogue into their collaborative video editor and we're excited to see how their creators and brands use our tracks to take their content to the next level. We're delighted to continue supporting the development of the elevate.io platform through world class-music and soundtracking." Sources: 1 The...