What is Global Music Rights?

Global Music Rights, often called GMR, represents songwriters, composers and music publishers in the public performance licensing of their catalogues.

Its blanket licence gives a business permission to publicly perform the shares of musical works controlled by GMR's clients for the term of the licence. It concerns musical works, not automatically the sound recording or a video use.

See the official GMR licensing page for the current business route.

You do not need a separate Global Music Rights licence if you only use MelloJam

If your business plays only MelloJam music through the MelloJam player, you are not using music from the repertoire covered by Global Music Rights's licensing route. MelloJam's original catalogue and the commercial playback rights it controls are included in your MelloJam plan, so you do not need a separate licence from Global Music Rights for the MelloJam playback itself.

A separate non-waivable venue charge can still apply where local law imposes one. Radio, television, Spotify, other recordings, live music, DJs, events, copying and online use are outside the MelloJam plan.

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