Music, licensing and brand sound
Guides, playbooks and case studies on business music, licensing and using sound to build your brand.
Do I Need a Music License in the US?
Yes, if customers or staff can hear music in your US business you need a license. Melodial is one of the more cost-effective fully licensed options at US$6.99 per month, instead of a separate streaming subscription plus PRO licenses.
Read more →How Melodial Works: Licensed Music for Business in the US
Background music and a commercial license in one US$6.99 per month subscription. How US businesses stay fully licensed without paying the PROs (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR), with a Certificate of Compliance included.
Read more →Melodial Legal Assurance: Fully Licensed Music in the US
Because Melodial owns or directly licenses every track it plays, businesses in the US that use it exclusively owe no PRO public performance fees. Here is the legal reasoning in plain language, plus the real cost of getting caught without a license.
Read more →Can I Play Spotify in My Business in the US?
No, Spotify (even Premium) is licensed for personal use only, so playing it across a US business breaks its terms and still needs public performance licenses from the PROs, while Melodial bundles the music and the license for US$6.99 per month.
Read more →Business Music Licensing Guide for the US
In the US, any business playing music for customers or staff needs a public performance license under the US Copyright Act. The traditional route through ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR costs hundreds to thousands per year across the PROs, and the music is extra on top. Melodial includes both the music and the license for US$6.99 per month.
Read more →How Much Does a Music License Cost in the US?
A traditional music license in the US typically costs US$800 to US$5,000 or more per year across ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR, and the music source is extra on top. Melodial includes both the music and the license for US$6.99 per month.
Read more →How to Play Music Legally in Your Business in the US
The two legal ways to play music in a US business: licenses from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR plus a separate streaming service, or Melodial from US$6.99 per month with the license included.
Read more →Understanding Business Music Licensing in the US
Playing music in your US business is a public performance under the US Copyright Act, so you need a commercial license. Melodial includes both the music and the license from US$6.99 per month, instead of separate fees to ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR.
Read more →Music License Fines and Penalties in the US
What the PROs can charge US businesses caught playing unlicensed music: back fees, damages and court costs, plus the US$6.99 per month way to stay legal.
Read more →A Cost-Effective Fully Licensed Music Option for Business in the US
A cost-effective, fully legal way to play music in a US business is Melodial at US$6.99 per month, which bundles the music and the PRO license into one subscription instead of paying US$800 to US$5,000 a year across the four PROs.
Read more →Is Royalty-Free Music Safe for Your Business in the US?
Royalty-free is a marketing label, not a legal clearance, and a single mislabelled track is enough for the PROs to build a case against your US business. Melodial gives you a fully cleared catalogue and a Certificate of Compliance for US$6.99 per month.
Read more →ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR vs Melodial: US Business Music Compared
In the US you can need licenses from four separate PROs, and none of them include the music, while Melodial bundles the music and the commercial license into one US$6.99 per month subscription.
Read more →Melodial vs MoodBy: The US Business Music Compared
MoodBy - charges US$28 per zone. Melodial - US$6.99 per zone, includes AI voice ads, scheduling and offline playback.
Read more →Set It and Trust It: Scheduling with Melodial Plus
Scheduling that is effortless by default and precise when you need it: daypart and zone your music automatically, then roll proven schedules across sites.
Read more →Brand Control at Scale: User Management in Melodial Plus
How Melodial Plus roles, permissions and zones protect your brand across every location and let you build consistent, structured ambiences everywhere.
Read more →Music That Gives Back: How Two Charities Put Sound to Work
Farfield Mill and C Care use Melodial's charity program to play fully licensed, on-brand music for free, creating warmer, more welcoming spaces.
Read more →How Rage Brought 650+ Stores Into One Sound
Rage, one of South Africa's largest fashion retailers, moved 650+ stores onto Melodial, cutting over $100,000 a year in licensing, gaining central brand control and network-wide messaging, and lifting turnover and brand awareness.
Read more →In-Store Messaging, Without the Studio: AI Ad Voiceovers
Turn a line of text into a broadcast-quality announcement in seconds, and use it to inform guests or sell more across any industry.
Read more →The Retail Music Research Report
What decades of research reveal about how in-store music shapes shopper behaviour: mood, time perception, tempo, volume, genre and music zoning, with the studies behind every finding.
Read more →Music Licensing Is Becoming a Brand Virtue, Not Just a Legal Box
New research on 1,250 shoppers shows being licensed is now a trust signal customers reward, and its absence one they punish. US venues should take note.
Read more →The Retail Music Playbook: How Sound Sells
Use tempo, volume, genre fit and zoning deliberately to lift dwell time and spend on the retail floor, the compliant way.
Read more →The Resort Music Playbook: Scoring the Whole Guest Journey
How to design a cohesive sound across every space of a resort, from arrival to pool to dinner.
Read more →The Dayparting Playbook: One Venue, Many Moods
Tune a restaurant, cafe or bar from open to last call, matching energy to each part of the day.
Read more →The Calm Playbook: Designing Sound for Wellness Spaces
Build soothing, considered soundscapes for spas, salons and treatment rooms that put clients at ease.
Read more →The Sonic Identity Playbook: Music as Brand in Hotels
Turn music into part of your hotel's brand, with one coherent sound from lobby to lift.
Read more →Soundtrack Your Brand, Rockbot and Mood Media vs Melodial
How Melodial compares to Soundtrack Your Brand, Rockbot and Mood Media on licensing, pricing and features for multi-site businesses.
Read more →Multi-Site Music Licensing: One Platform Across Every Location
How chains and groups replace per-site licences and vendors with one fully licensed platform, controlled centrally, at a flat rate per stream.
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