Get your music license
Enjoy the music with a music license
Control your music with 38 million songs from around the world
Your guests engage with the music when they are at a restaurant, at a bar, or at the hairdresser. Koda makes it easy for you to legally play exactly the music that your guests and employees like.
With a music license, you contribute to ensuring that composers, songwriters, and publishers are fairly compensated for their work. In this way, you help to secure new music for tomorrow. Koda is a non-profit organization, and we pass on the payments to those who have created the music. We have been doing this for 100 years.
The price of a music license depends on how you use the music. We help you find the right music license, whether you have TV and background music in your store or if you organize live music and concerts.
3 typical questions about playing music in public
How do you use music?
Background music
Playing music from the radio, streaming servicesm or TV in public spaces creates a pleasant atmosphere for your guests.This could be background music in a restaurant, a supermarket, a hair salon, a gym, or an office. A music license ensures that you can legally play exactly the music you like.
Find your music licenseLive music
If you host events with live or recorded music, you need a music license and must report the music to Koda. This includes concerts, festivals, DJ performances, or any other music events. If you hold live music events at your restaurant or bar, contact Koda for guidance.
Everything about concerts and eventsOnline, TV & Radio
If you use music online, on TV, or on the radio, you need a music license. The license depends on where and how you use the music. This could include music on local or national radio or TV, as well as online through websites, streaming platforms, or podcasts.
Everything about online, TV, and radioMusic is protected by the Copyright Act
This means that you need to obtain permission from the creators of the music when you play music in public spaces. Music being played publicly means that it is accessible to everyone - for example, in a café, in a store, at the hairdresser's, or by purchasing a ticket to a concert.
In Denmark, Koda and Gramex represent the rights of composers, songwriters, and musicians. And with a music license, you get access to play more than 38 million songs from around the world.
Koda is a non-profit, and we distribute about 90% of the earnings back to the creators of the music. This means that the payment for your music license goes to those who created the music.
Using music in dramatic work?
When using music in stage performances such as opera, ballet, musicals og revyes, you need permission to use the music. That's what's called grand right. Koda Dramatik kan help you determine what kind of permission you need.
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