You would like…
- to licence music for branded content, ads, movies, tv-shows or videogames? Find all information under “Request music licence”.
- to sample or remix a song? Find all information under “Sampling, Remixes”.
- to cover a song or print lyrics? Please contact the corresponding publisher.
- to licence music videos or concert clips? Please contact our Business Development Team.
- to request an artist for a brand cooperation or a corporate booking event? Please contact our Partnerships team.
You would like to licence rights on an original recording from the global Sony Music Repertoire? Please fill out the form below, to request recording rights.
Don’t forget to also request and compensate publishing rights (text and composition). Find the corresponding publisher here.
Very important note: A request alone is no approval of use from our side.
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You can find more information about music licensing in our licensing guideline under the next menu item.
You are not sure what you need to take care of when licensing music? We’d like to help you with practical examples and a step-by-step instruction to license and compensate music rights fairly.
Please enter the following information to get access to our Licensing Guide.
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You would like to remix or sample a recording of a Sony Music Artist?
If the original recording was published through Sony Music Germany, Austria or Switzerland you can continue below.
If the recording was published in a foreign country, please contact the corresponding Sony Music team.
You’re working on a film or ad-production and are looking for the perfect song? Contact us via [email protected] with the subject “Briefing”.
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About us
The Sony Music Licensing Team license music so it can be used in ads, movies, tv-shows, apps, video games and branded content. Our goal? Clear all the rights as fast as possible and compensate everyone involved fairly.
Sony Music owns rights to millions of songs from over seventy years of music history – from international stars like Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, AC/DC, Beyonce, Adele and Miley Cyrus to national artists like Boney M., Mark Forster, Beatrice Egli, Purple Disco Machine, Kamrad and Nina Chuba. To learn more about our artists, please have a look at our artist roster.