Fitness & Dance - TheMusicLicence

Fitness & Dance Businesses

Whether you’re playing music across the gym floor, in the café or reception areas or using it in exercise and dance classes, you’ll usually need TheMusicLicence.

Music can be used in a variety of ways within your fitness and dance business.

By obtaining TheMusicLicence you will be able to play music legally and enjoy its benefits whilst ensuring that its creators are fairly rewarded for their work.

Benefits of TheMusicLicence

Music can be an important part of day-to-day life for many people, including while they work out or relax. Playing music for your members or customers could help to lift that experience up from good to great.

Music has the power to turn a reception into a welcome, the gym into an arena and a class into a celebration. Music could uplift, motivate and enable us to hit our personal high notes when we thought it was easier to give up.

Empower customers to tune into their inner beast with TheMusicLicence!

88%
People said that music is enjoyable to staff and customers

88%
Music lifts the mood and creates a more welcoming atmosphere

93%
Think music has a positive effect on their business

*Research performed by PPL PRS in relation to TheMusicLicence, Feb – Mar 2020. Figures based on a group of 73 participants.

Music could help to make your business unique and could be just as important to your individuality as your facilities and classes. Music has the power to:

Millions of songs

TheMusicLicence covers virtually all commercially released music available – millions of songs and recordings, including the most popular and well-loved music, not just from the UK, but from around the world.

Define your brand

Make your business unique and it can be just as important as your name or décor. Music that is relevant to your brand or clientele can help to distinguish you and help you stay ahead of the competition.

Employee engagement

Music could contribute to creating a healthier, happier working environment, promoting collaboration and motivation. Helping to engage your staff with your business, improving morale. This could lead to increased productivity, as well as better service levels for your customers and members.

Enhance the environment

Your music choices could create that ‘feel good’ mood and encourage members to stay, and return! Playing music in your gym, fitness centre or health club could not only provide a more entertaining and engaging atmosphere, but also create an environment people will come back to time and time again.

How is my music licence cost calculated?

There are a range of tariffs to cover the different uses of music across various venue types. However, the cost of TheMusicLicence will vary according to your music use. To help you understand how much TheMusicLicence could cost, you can view the individual PPL and PRS for Music tariffs that may be applicable to you.

Quote checklist

The cost of TheMusicLicence for a gym, fitness or dance business varies depending on the specific characteristics of each business, so please contact us for a quote. Before doing so, please ensure you’ve read our Music Licence Quote Checklist for each section that is applicable to you and have the relevant information ready so we can provide an accurate quote for your fitness and dance music licence.

1. Gym operators/fitness & leisure centres

The areas where music is audible such as the gym floor, reception areas, cafes etc.
The square meterage of the total area where music is audible
Number of TV screens any music videos are played on