A medley is a series of songs recorded in sequence into a single track.
Here's how to correctly submit a medley to Soundrop:
1.) Track titles require specific formatting. Here are the formatting options for medleys:
- Song 1 / Song 2 / Song 3 / Song 4
- Medley Title: Song 1 / Song 2 / Song 3 / Song 4
- Song 1 / Song 2 / Song 3 / Song 4, with “Medley” entered in the Title Version section
2.) You'll want to make sure to list each composition separately in the publishing section.
That's it for most medleys!
Really, Really Long Medleys:
We don't suggest submitting medleys over 4 or 5 tracks. The titles for these can become really, really long and hard to read.
Medleys of Soundtracks:
Medleys of songs from specific soundtracks can be formatted the same way as steps 1 and 2 above. However, if you want to include the name of the soundtrack, you can. Here's how:
If all the songs are from 1 soundtrack:
- Song 1 / Song 2 / Song 3 / Song 4 (From "Title")
If all the songs are from different soundtracks:
- Song 1 (From "Title 1") / Song 2 (From "Title 2") / Song 3 (From "Title 3") / Song 4 (From "Title 4")
Medleys of cover songs
In the past, standard practice was to separately license each song that occurred in the medley. Now, publishers are required to register every medley as a new work in order to properly collect royalties.
This means that medleys no longer fall under compulsory mechanical licensing and require direct permission from the publishers for any future releases. This means Soundrop can no longer provide cover song licenses for medleys.