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 4 months ago by simplejack@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
Fester@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I saw two artistic swim teams in a row use Eminem’s Lose Yourself.
Etienne_Dahu@jlai.lu 4 months ago
That’s because you only get one shot.
Hellinabucket@lemmy.world 4 months 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 4 months ago
Not how it works- licensing will be through a third party agency
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
On the other hand, the Olympics is not a charity. I would not accept exposure credits as payments to artists.
makyo@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I wonder how many songs they licensed are by artists that would actually need that kind of exposure.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 months 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 4 months ago
well no wonder you have to shit, why are you ordering burritos at Taco Bell?
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Because they’re the only restaurant that survived the Fast Food Wars.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 months ago
…What!!!
DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Because the Olympics can afford the licensing fees.
small44@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Make perfect sense to use influencial hip hop music for breakdance
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Didn’t all 3 podium winners of one of the gymnastics events dance to Beyonce?
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 months ago
Historic hip-hop still comes with royalties.
siv9939@lemmy.zip 4 months 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.