Content ID claim got you down? YouTube’s Erase Song tool removes copyrighted music from videos.

YouTube has a new option for creators who are frustrated by Content ID claims on their videos. The platform’s updated Erase Song tool removes copyrighted music from videos without affecting the rest of the audio.

As per usual, members of YouTube’s creator team discussed the new feature in a video on the Creator Insider channel. Erase Song was already available for all creators, but the technology “wasn’t as accurate” as YouTube wanted it to be. The introduction of AI-generated insights brought needed improvements to Erase Song.

Creators will be able to use the updated tool whenever one of their videos receives a Content ID claim. “Now when you click ‘Erase Song’ you’ll see two options: Erase Song and Mute All Sound,” said a member of the Creator Insider team in the recent video. “In the event the Erase Song option doesn’t successfully remove the claim on a video, creators can explore other post-claim editing options in [YouTube Studio], like trim and mute.”

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan also gave Erase Song a shoutout on X

. Mohan, who ascended to YouTube’s top job after previously leading the platform’s product team, has made AI a major theme of his tenure. Through AI-powered improvements, YouTube has updated existing features while also debuting new perks for creators.

The new-fangled version of Erase Song will improve ease-of-use for creators who have grappled with one of YouTube’s most persistent issues. Content ID claims can hamper monetization, even when — as in the recent case of Jenny Nicholson’s Star Wars hotel review — the infringing audio occupies only a few seconds of an hours-long video. Creators who use Erase Song to remove copyrighted tracks will be able to turn on the monetization tap back on more quickly than what was previously possible.

According to the Creator Insider video, the new Erase Song tool will roll out “in the coming weeks.” Until then, creators who want to resolve claims as fast as possible can still mute all of the audio in the claimed content.