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 1 month ago by simplejack@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Fester@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I saw two artistic swim teams in a row use Eminem’s Lose Yourself.
Etienne_Dahu@jlai.lu 1 month ago
That’s because you only get one shot.
Hellinabucket@lemmy.world 1 month 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 1 month ago
Not how it works- licensing will be through a third party agency
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
On the other hand, the Olympics is not a charity. I would not accept exposure credits as payments to artists.
makyo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I wonder how many songs they licensed are by artists that would actually need that kind of exposure.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 month 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 1 month ago
well no wonder you have to shit, why are you ordering burritos at Taco Bell?
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Because they’re the only restaurant that survived the Fast Food Wars.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 month ago
…What!!!
DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Because the Olympics can afford the licensing fees.
small44@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Make perfect sense to use influencial hip hop music for breakdance
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Didn’t all 3 podium winners of one of the gymnastics events dance to Beyonce?
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
Historic hip-hop still comes with royalties.
siv9939@lemmy.zip 1 month 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.