Anything you post for the public to hear, or attempt to sell in any form does require that you purchase the proper license to do so legally, IF the song is covered by a copyright. Original songs and public domain are excluded from that requirement.

Harry Fox Agency is the place to start as they handle the licensing for the majority of the commercial music available and can either issue you the proper license or point you to who can.

Do not attempt to sell anything covered by someone else's copyright without the proper license and permission forms in your hand. Doing so opens you to a slam dunk lawsuit and you're the one getting slammed and dunked.


You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.