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Adobe’s Premiere mobile app is adding licensed music from ‘leading artists’
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Adobe is partnering with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to add licensed music clips to its Premiere mobile video editing app. The feature is intended to make it easier for creators to use recognisable, trending songs in their videos and help Adobe compete with mobile editing rivals such as CapCut.
Coming soon, the tool will let users add up to 60 seconds of a track, search and preview music, filter by genre or length, save favourites and browse label-curated collections. Users will also be able to start with music-paired templates and export videos to licensed social platforms. Premiere already offers royalty-free music, but licensed tracks currently have to be imported manually; Adobe has not announced which artists or whether the feature will reach its desktop app.
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In short
- Adobe is adding licensed music to Premiere mobile.
- Users can add up to 60 seconds of a track.
- Artists and desktop availability have not been announced.
How this story developed
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The case for
Adding licensed, recognisable songs could make video editing more accessible and help creators produce work that feels timely without sourcing and importing tracks themselves. Label-curated options, previews and platform licensing may also reduce uncertainty about whether a song can be used in a particular post, while giving artists and rights holders another route to reach audiences.
The case against
Embedding music from major labels may steer creators towards a narrower set of commercially promoted tracks and make their work more dependent on platform-specific licences. Some may also question whether a 60-second limit and the unannounced artist selection offer enough flexibility, or whether the feature meaningfully serves creators who prefer independent music or already use royalty-free tracks.
Explained simply
Adobe Premiere is a video-editing app, and its mobile version lets people make and edit videos on their phones. Creators often add music to make clips more engaging, but using commercial songs can require permission from the rights holders.
Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group are two major music companies that represent artists and control rights to many recordings. Adobe’s plan would let Premiere mobile users choose short clips from licensed tracks within the app, alongside its existing royalty-free music.
The move matters because social video creators often want to use familiar songs, while editing apps compete to make that easier. CapCut is one rival in this space; which artists will be available, and whether the feature will come to Premiere on desktop, have not been announced.
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