Song titles are punctuated in the same way as the titles of articles. Put question marks and exclamation marks that are part of the song title (as in “Does He Love Me?”) inside the quotation marks.

Anyone can cover anyone else’s song, and its creator cannot say no (that’s the compulsory part). But if you do cover a song, you must pay a royalty to the song’s creator (that’s the licensing part). The article covers the history of the most common kind of license you’ll need to release a cover: the mechanical license.

Using someone else’s hit song has often been a way for a new act to get heard and recognised. Covering someone else’s material or song isn’t so much of a problem when performing live, but if you want to record and distribute that song as a record or a download, you’re going to need permission from the song’s publisher.

Who’s Exempt from Music Licensing Regulations?

• play recorded music in public or at your business (including background music on a CD, radio or music channel)
• stage live music events in public (for example, a concert or festival)
• play live or recorded music in a theatre.

No licence is required if you book an act to provide music at a private home. Similarly PRS for music (formerly the Performing Rights Society) who collect royalties on behalf of composers and publishers does not require a licence for a private event.

How Can You Avoid Paying These Fees?

1. Play the radio. If your store area is smaller than 2,000 square feet, you can play the radio or television as a source of music and avoid all fees.
2. Play classical music.
3. Play copyright-free music.
4. Play original music.
5. Sell recorded music.
6. Cut out a performing rights society.

The cost to license a copyrighted song can vary widely. The cost for a song from a small independent artist might be less than $100, while a track by a major artist or label can run thousands of dollars. Some licenses might also charge you a percentage of revenue instead.

The following are top 10 most expensive song royalties in the world:

• Mel Torme- The Christmas Song 1944:
• Sting- Every Breath You Take 1983:
• Haven Gillespie & Fred J Coots- Santa Claus is coming to town 1934:
• John Lennon & Paul McCartney- Yesterday 1965:
• Irving Berlin- White Christmas 1940:

How to Know if a Song is Copyrighted

1. Almost all music is copyrighted.
2. To know if a song is copyrighted on YouTube, log in to the YouTube Studio and upload your video in Private or Hidden mode.
3. There are many types of licenses out there, from free to royalty-free.

In general, the individual who writes or records an original song owns the copyright in the musical work or sound recording. So if only one person is involved in the writing and recording process, then that person owns the resulting copyrights.

If you want to use a commercial song in your video, you must obtain two licenses – the synchronization license to use the song and the master license to use the recording of that song. Synchronization licenses are administered by the publisher.

When someone records and releases a song, you are free to do your own cover version of that song by obtaining a mechanical or “compulsory” license. Therefore, you need a synch license as well as a mechanical license to legally publish a cover song on YouTube (unless the song has fallen into public domain).

You can use almost any songs you want for your video and post it on your feed. We LOVE it! If you don’t want to post an Instagram Reels video, or if you want your video to be longer than 15 seconds, then you’ll need to make sure you keep the music clips short.

How to Post Copyrighted Music on Instagram?

1. ALWAYS GIVE CREDIT TO OWNERS! No matter what content you Re-post/share, you should always give proper credit to owners.
2. Appeal if you want to use the Music!
3. Make slight changes to the music!
4. Use Copyrighted Free Music for your Videos!

How to Avoid the Instagram Music Copyright Issue in Videos?

1. Need to give credit to the first composer while making use of their music.
2. Request creators to share their music.
3. Do changes in music beats. So, it won’t sound exactly the same.
4. Utilize free music for your videos.

SoundCloud

When you open the camera, swipe to the new “Music” option under the record button. Search for a song, select the exact part you want, and record a video as the song plays in the background. When your friends are watching your story, they’ll hear the song playing as they’re viewing your photo or video.

Instagram offers you a selection of tunes from its own library and your favorite music streaming services, like Spotify, SoundCloud, and Shazam.

According to Instagram, users will have “thousands” of songs to choose from within the app, all thanks to Facebook Inc. partnering with music companies around the world. As long as their music is in Instagram’s library, you’ll be able to add it. (You already know I’ll be adding Taylor Swift every other Story I post.)