I took two songs from YouTube because the info there also said
"Free for my Fans.... you can used it..."
I let the end song in a stream play a little longer because I forgot to stop the stream.
A few days later I received an email from Twitch that "this song was heard from time to time on the day,
it was not DMCA free... constitutes a copyright infringement" etc.
That's why I say now: keep your hands off these alleged "Free for YouTube, Twitch" promises.
Maybe I was just unlucky and 99% of the songs really can be classified that way.
I now use Epidemic Sound as my music source.
With the slightly more expensive subscription you can also download the songs.
I had Pretzel Rock before, but there were so few downloadable songs that the more expensive subscription was
was not profitable at all.
Even if a song says free for fans on YouTube, that doesn’t guarantee it’s DMCA-safe for Twitch. I learned the hard way—Twitch flagged my stream despite the YouTube promise. It’s risky to trust vague licenses, even with good intentions. Now I use Epidemic Sound; their license covers Twitch and downloads with a higher-tier plan. I tried Pretzel Rock before, but the limited downloads made it not worth it. Better to be safe than risk takedowns or bans.