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License the Best Music for Your Bar or Restaurant

Music licensing is crucial to growing a successful business. Having a SESAC license means your business can legally play music from our chart-topping affiliates such as Adele, Burna Boy, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Jack Harlow, Kesha, Megan Moroney, R.E.M., and more.
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SESAC is Trusted by Thousands of Businesses and Associations

Bars

Bars

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Restaurants

Restaurants

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Cafés

Cafés

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Nightclubs

Nightclubs

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Karaoke

Karaoke

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Who Needs a License?

If you use music in your bar or restaurant, then you likely need a license. Learn more about how using music in your business can enhance your customer experience and boost sales.
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Enjoy the Benefits of a Blanket License for your Bar or Restaurant

A SESAC blanket license enables you to play the music you want in your business, freely and legally.

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  • Ba-Ba-Ba!

    In the United States, “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond currently ranks as the 3rd most popular choice for karaoke singers.

    Source: Singa

  • Fan Favorites

    “Chicken Fried” is one of the most-streamed country songs of all time.

    Source: Country Chord

  • All-Time Greats

    “Despacito” is the best performing track of all time on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs.

    Source: Billboard

We Work with Over 0 Top-Tier Songwriters, Composers, and Publishers

A songwriter’s main source of income is through performance royalties, which they receive when their songs are played in public. Without songwriters, we wouldn’t have any of the incredible music that enhances customer experience and drives business. 

A songwriter’s main source of income is through performance royalties, which they receive when their songs are played in public. Without songwriters, we wouldn’t have any of the incredible music that enhances customer experience and drives business. 

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Get Started in Three Easy Steps

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  • Step 1: Choose your license type

    Select your business type so we can customize the music performance license for your establishment or company.

  • Step 2: Tell us about your business

    Answer a few simple questions about your business

  • Step 3: Secure your blanket music license

    Pay online to secure your music license. For those that cannot, our licensing representatives will follow up to complete the process by email or phone.

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Green Day’s “American Idiot” appears on the Hot Alternative Songs chart for the first time.

American Idiot
Green Day

Play Over 1.0 Million Songs in Your Bar or Restaurant with a SESAC Blanket License

  • Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
    Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
  • Rolling in the Deep - Adele
    Rolling in the Deep Adele
  • Heat Waves - Glass Animals
    Heat Waves Glass Animals
  • Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
    Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band
  • Despacito - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee
    Despacito Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee
  • I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
    I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick

These are just a few of the mega-hits you can play with a SESAC blanket license.

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