Music Licences
Licence fees are paid as royalties to music authors and publishers for compensation of their work.
Music connects, inspires and elevates your business to the next level! We represent millions of music authors and publishers worldwide and offer you an easy access to their music. When you use music responsibly, music authors get paid for their creative work.
Licence for the use of music is required whenever music protected by copyright is performed in public.
Which licence do you need, what is the price and how to get one? Get to know the terms and conditions and find the right licence.
Read more about the pricing, invoicing and other conditions of licences.
Music authors make contracts with Teosto for us to take care of their copyrights and collect royalties for their music.
Music users get a licence from Teosto to use or perform music.
Teosto collects the royalties from music users.
We pay the royalties to music authors, composers, arrangers and publishers, so they get compensated for their work.
Do you have any questions?
Contact our customer service if you need more information about the licences.
Licences for background music in business premises are sold by Musiikkiluvat.fi which is joint venture of Teosto and Gramex.
Recording and synchronisation licences for music recordings and AV productions are generally sold by Nordisk Copyright Bureau NCB.
Licences for playing recordings of performes and producers are sold by Gramex.