Can I play music in my business?
Why streaming services don't cover public play, and how SignBlink's free music and your own licences fit in.
Playing music out loud in a business is usually a public performance, which needs permission from whoever owns the music. A personal Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube account doesn't cover it.
Your options
- SignBlink's free music for businesses. These are Creative Commons tracks (mostly from Jamendo, found through Openverse) whose licence allows playing them in a business. Keep the credit that's saved with each track.
- Your own music, with a licence. For popular songs, businesses in the US usually need public performance licences from organizations such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR. Other countries have their own (PRS for Music in the UK, SOCAN in Canada).
- Music you own the rights to, or royalty-free music bought with a licence for business use.
- Internet radio: make sure your business is allowed to play the station publicly.