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Music licensing for hair and beauty salons

Melodial for Hair and Beauty Salons

Music licensing for salons is confusing, expensive, and easy to get wrong. We built Melodial so you never have to think about it. Fully licensed music for the whole salon, from the chairs to the basins, for €6.99 a month. The licence is in the subscription.

Yes, even the radio at the basin counts.

Most salon owners have no idea that the radio near the basins or the playlist at the front desk needs a commercial licence. Fair enough. Nobody tells you until a letter from a collecting society arrives.

The rules say that any music your clients or staff can hear, whether it's from ceiling speakers, a phone at the front desk, or a radio by the basins, counts as a public performance. Personal streaming accounts, CDs, and free-to-air radio all need a separate commercial licence the moment clients can hear them, and there's no exemption for a one-chair studio.

For a typical salon, that licence runs to several hundred a year, on top of what you pay for the music itself. We think that's a rough deal for a small salon, so we made a version where the music and the licence are the same €6.99 subscription.

A typical hair or beauty salon

Here's what the traditional route costs a typical hair or beauty salon, and what we charge instead

€1,045
€745
€300
Traditional / year
€69.99
Melodial Basic / year
Collecting society licence Music vendor
That's about
€975
back in your pocket every year, for a salon of 51 to 150 sqm.

Melodial Basic is €6.99/month, music and licence in one bill. No collecting society fee, no second streaming subscription.

Indicative only, based on a salon of 51 to 150 sqm. Music vendor is an estimate: a typical business subscription starts around €25 a month. Full details on our licensing guide.

If a collecting society ever contacts you, we've got your back

Certificate of Compliance included. Download your official licence certificate from your account. If collecting society or any licensing body contacts your hair or beauty salon, show them the certificate. You're covered. And if you need help responding, forward us their email and we'll draft the reply.

The three rights you need to play music commercially

There are three separate rights involved in playing music in a business. The traditional system makes you deal with them across multiple bills. With Melodial, all three are in the one subscription.

Recording rights

The right to stream a specific sound recording of a song.

✓ Covered by Melodial

Publishing rights

The right to use the underlying composition and lyrics.

✓ Covered by Melodial

Public performance rights

The right to play music in a commercial environment where customers can hear it.

✓ Covered by Melodial

Melodial owns or directly licenses every track in its catalogue. None of it is registered with any collecting society, so there are no royalties to collect and no licence fees to pay. Your subscription is your licence.

Playlists for every part of your day

From open to close, Melodial has playlists for every moment. No explicit lyrics, no jarring transitions.

Pop Energy
Pop Energy
Upbeat · Current · Fun

Chart-friendly energy that keeps the salon buzzing.

Soft Pop
Soft Pop
Mellow · Warm · Easygoing

Softer pop for a relaxed afternoon at the chairs.

Summer Beats
Summer Beats
Sunny · Lively · Warm

Warm, lively tracks for a bright, welcoming space.

Throwback
Throwback
Nostalgic · Retro · Feel-good

Nostalgic throwback hits to lift the salon floor.

Start your free trial to hear the full library, 50+ playlists across 30 genres.

Switch in 3 minutes

1

Sign up for a free trial. No credit card required.

2

Pick a playlist. Connect it to your speakers via the app, Bluetooth, or AUX.

3

Download your Certificate of Compliance. You're covered from that moment.

Why Melodial costs a fraction of the traditional route

Traditional

You pay collecting society for the public performance licence, then pay a separate streaming vendor for the music itself. Two bills, and every layer between you and the artist takes its share.

Melodial

Melodial owns or directly licenses every track. There is no collecting society fee to add on top, so your subscription is both the music and the licence, for €6.99/month.

Common questions from hair and beauty salons

Does my salon really need a licence?
Yes, unfortunately. If a client or staff member can hear music, whether from ceiling speakers, a phone at the front desk, or a radio near the basins, it counts as a public performance and needs a commercial licence, even for a one-chair studio. The good news: with Melodial, that licence is already inside your €6.99/month subscription.
Can I just use my Spotify or Apple Music subscription?
We wish. Personal streaming accounts are licensed for private, non-commercial use only, so playing them where clients can hear the music is still an unlicensed public performance, whatever the tier. Melodial works the same way in practice, an app connected to your speakers, except the commercial licence is built in.
Is Melodial really a legal alternative to a collecting society licence?
Yes. Melodial owns or directly licenses every track in its catalogue. None of it is registered with any collecting society, so there are no royalties to collect and no licence fees to pay. Your subscription is your licence.
Does it matter how many chairs I have?
Not with Melodial. Collecting society typically charges salons based on the number of stylist or treatment chairs, the more chairs, the more you pay. Melodial is a flat €6.99/month regardless of salon size.
I'm a mobile stylist. Does this cover me?
Yes. Your Melodial subscription covers you personally, at a salon, in a client's home, or at any venue. Play from your phone and you're fully licensed. Your Certificate of Compliance proves it.
What if collecting society contacts my salon?
If collecting society or any licensing body contacts your salon, show them your Melodial Certificate of Compliance. You're covered. And if you need help responding, forward us their email and we'll draft the reply.
Do you have mainstream artists?
No, and that's exactly why you don't need a collecting society licence. Our catalogue is professionally produced music designed for commercial environments. Most clients won't notice the difference, they just want a relaxed atmosphere while they're being looked after.
Can I still play Spotify or the radio alongside Melodial?
If you play any commercially released music, even occasionally, you'll still need a collecting society licence for that music. To fully replace the collecting society fee, play Melodial exclusively during business hours.
What does Melodial Basic actually include?
One flat €6.99/month (or €69.99/year) subscription covers the music and the licence for a single stream, playing to as many speakers as you like at one location. You get a downloadable Certificate of Compliance the moment you subscribe, and can play via any device connected to your speakers.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. No contracts and no cancellation fees. Your access continues until the end of your current billing period.
What our customers say
I looked high and low for an in-store music solution after we started getting hassled (a lot) by a company who wanted to charge us hundreds of dollars a month to use licensed music. I found Melodial and at first it seemed way too easy and very affordable, but we signed up and it is great… good selection and variety at a super cheap price… why would we go elsewhere?
Tracey G, Tracey G Prosthetics and Lingerie · traceyg.com

Get your salon sorted today.

Music and licence in one subscription, for €6.99/month. One less letter you'll ever have to worry about.

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