Play a CD of jazz tunes in your salon.Load up a jukebox with oldies records in your bar.Tune in a Pandora radio station in your dental office.Play a family member’s record during a funeral.

Do you have to pay BMI?

Registering your songs with BMI is absolutely free. Early registration of works is important — if you don’t register your works you won’t get paid when they’re played. For detailed information on our payment methodology, visit our Royalty Information section.

Do I have to pay BMI and Ascap?

If you played a song with an ASCAP streaming license and another song licensed with BMI, you’d have to pay both ASCAP licensing fees and BMI licensing fees. That means you must stay in close contact with the PRO you’ve partnered with.