Licensed to Stream? Clearing Rights Can Be Tricky In the ‘Wild West’ Livestream Age

With venues closed, more artists are turning to livestream performances — some without the proper licenses. “There’s probably a lot of infringement going on.”

To make sure acts like Elton John, Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish could perform the songs they wanted during Global Citizen’s April 18 “One World: Together at Home” concert, Julie Wadley and her team worked 12-hour days for over a week. “I woke up early, I worked late,” says the owner of Say Yes! Music, who cleared the rights for 130 songs so the event could be streamed live and shown on demand all over the world.

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