How do I find who owns the rights to a song?

[stares at error messages]

Like if I wanted to buy the rights to a song or licence the rights, who do I need to get in touch with? Is there a search engine for it?

 

[WE'RE ALL GONNA]

You sing it out loud until someone punches you.

 

[SofondaCox]

Use the song as your own until you are sued, at which point you’ll learn the identity of the owner.

 

[stares at error messages]

Turns out the worst programmed website in the entire world, Genius.com, lists the Label for a given song.

Label
Interscope Records & KIDinaKORNER

Ex: https://genius.com/Imagine-dragons-radioactive-lyrics

From the label, you can then contact and negotiate with the rights holder. I thought someone was going to suggest how to use Lumen or something.

 

[Mesh Gear Fox]

I believe you have to go through a performance rights organization like BMI or ASCAP for licensing music.

 

[Nitro!]

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

 

[stares at error messages]

I believe you have to go through a performance rights organization like BMI or ASCAP for licensing music.

Is that for the right perform the song or also include the song preformed by the original artist in a work?

 

[Poppavalyim Andropoff]

upload it to YouTube you should get a msg from the rights holder in 0.41 seconds

 

[Bill Evans 45]

Is that for the right perform the song or also include the song preformed by the original artist in a work?

'Use of ' covers these.

 

[Moths]

Im pretty sure there are consultants who are paid dollars to figure out the labyrinth of rights ownership. Especially as it changes hands from company to company over the years.

 

[Mesh Gear Fox]

Is that for the right perform the song or also include the song preformed by the original artist in a work?

Both

 

[Alex Hogendorp]

Im pretty sure there are consultants who are paid dollars to figure out the labyrinth of rights ownership. Especially as it changes hands from company to company over the years.

And this is why I refuse contracts with record labels.