Hmmm. A Ukrainian girl used Michael Jackson’s Thriller during her rhythmic gymnastics number. I don’t think that’s royalty free. And the US artistic swimming team used Smooth Criminal, also by Michael Jackson.
Why does Olympic Breakdancing get top 40 music, while other events get a lot of royalty free stuff?
Submitted 2 years ago by simplejack@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Fester@lemm.ee 2 years ago
I saw two artistic swim teams in a row use Eminem’s Lose Yourself.
Etienne_Dahu@jlai.lu 2 years ago
That’s because you only get one shot.
Hellinabucket@lemmy.world 2 years ago
This is one of those times where agreeing to do something ‘for the exposure’ is actually probably worth it. Your song is going to be played on a world stage, You really gonna say no?
SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Not how it works- licensing will be through a third party agency
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
On the other hand, the Olympics is not a charity. I would not accept exposure credits as payments to artists.
makyo@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I wonder how many songs they licensed are by artists that would actually need that kind of exposure.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 years ago
If you were the artist/label and Olympics asked to use your music. You’d say, “What?!?!” And the beat would bounce quicker than your ass letting loose of that latest burrito from Taco Bell.
MagnyusG@lemmy.world 2 years ago
well no wonder you have to shit, why are you ordering burritos at Taco Bell?
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Because they’re the only restaurant that survived the Fast Food Wars.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 years ago
…What!!!
DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 2 years ago
Because the Olympics can afford the licensing fees.
small44@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Make perfect sense to use influencial hip hop music for breakdance
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
Didn’t all 3 podium winners of one of the gymnastics events dance to Beyonce?
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 years ago
Historic hip-hop still comes with royalties.
siv9939@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
Usually when a sport needs music the athlete or team plan a routine around a song. Some might choose a song that’s well known in their country but universaly known. If it’s a folk song it might come off as royalty free.
With the breakdancing they had live DJs cutting songs together and the dancers had to adlib their rutines. According to this article the Olympics licensed around 400 songs for the DJs to use. Since each battle used multiple songs you’re going to hear more tracks that you know and forget about the ones you don’t.