A Complete, Practical, End‑to‑End Manual for Creators, Editors, Agencies, and Businesses 1. Introduction: What Artlist Is and Why It Exists Artlist was created to solve one of the most painful problems in modern content creation: legal music licensing . Before subscription libraries like Artlist existed, creators had three bad options: • Use copyrighted music and risk takedowns, demonetization, or lawsuits• Pay per‑track licensing fees that scale badly with volume• Use free m