Wherever legally possible, Soundtrack Your Brand licenses all necessary rights from music rights holders (such as record labels, music publishers, and local collection societies), so that you don’t have to.
However, in some countries, you must acquire one additional kind of music license – a “public performance” right license – with your local collection societies in order to use the Soundtrack product legally.
Learn more on this page.
For more information about licensing in your country, see below:
U.S. and Canada
For customers in the U.S. and Canada, Soundtrack Your Brand licenses all necessary music rights, including the public performance right. This means that Soundtrack customers in the U.S. and Canada won't have to pay additional public performance rights fees to the local collecting societies such as ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN, and Re:Sound.
There are a few exceptions, however. If you play music in a business that does any of the following, you should contact the local collecting societies for a public performance license:
- Conducts physical activity or instructed health club classes to music, such as a dance studio or fitness class.
- Plays music from another source other than your Soundtrack product such as a DJ, karaoke, or live music.
- Charges an admission fee.
The UK
In the UK, Soundtrack customers must obtain a Music Licence from PPL PRS Ltd; please contact them for more information, www.pplprs.co.uk.
Australia and N.Z.
In Australia and New Zealand, Soundtrack customers must obtain a separate public performance right licensed from OneMusic; please contact them for more information.
Everywhere else
You must purchase a public performance license from your local collection society or societies. Look for your country in this list that provides the name and contact information for many collection societies around the world.
What about SESAC?
At Soundtrack Your Brand, we do not have any content that is linked to SESAC. All of the music that is curated by us, or added by Spotify playlists automatically filters out all music by SESAC. Therefore, if you use Soundtrack to play music in your establishment, all the music you hear is covered by music licensing (excluding gyms and live music).
If you want more information about music rights and our service, check out our General Terms and Conditions and the sections entitled “Terms and Conditions Relating to Rights Holders” and “Public Performance and Royalty Payments.”