Jesus to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 10 months agoWhy does Olympic Breakdancing get top 40 music, while other events get a lot of royalty free stuff?message-square19fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down17
arrow-up196arrow-down1message-squareWhy does Olympic Breakdancing get top 40 music, while other events get a lot of royalty free stuff?Jesus to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 10 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-square@Hellinabucket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish28•10 months agoThis is one of those times where agreeing to do something ‘for the exposure’ is actually probably worth it. Your song is going to be played on a world stage, You really gonna say no?
minus-square@SquiffSquiff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•10 months agoNot how it works- licensing will be through a third party agency
minus-square@jol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink10•10 months agoOn the other hand, the Olympics is not a charity. I would not accept exposure credits as payments to artists.
minus-squareKühlschranklinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoI wonder how many songs they licensed are by artists that would actually need that kind of exposure.
This is one of those times where agreeing to do something ‘for the exposure’ is actually probably worth it. Your song is going to be played on a world stage, You really gonna say no?
Not how it works- licensing will be through a third party agency
On the other hand, the Olympics is not a charity. I would not accept exposure credits as payments to artists.
I wonder how many songs they licensed are by artists that would actually need that kind of exposure.