A good piano cover can give new life to a classic Bollywood song. From Mohammed
Rafi to Kishore Kumar, cover songs of old masterpieces are culturally ingrained in the
psyche. If you aim to build up a music career, producing a cover of a great musician’s
original song can win you praise from a wider audience. Your fans can discover your
unique musical style as they enjoy their favorite record in a different setting. However,
when trying to record your own rendition of a famous Bollywood musical piece, you
must ensure that you’re covering music legally.

Bollywood piano covers are regulated through licenses for legally sharing renditions
of a song with the world. To know all about obtaining cover licenses, read this blog post
to ensure you don’t break any law.

Importance Of Covering a Song Legally

Obtaining permissions is a requirement for covering songs. Let’s discuss the
requirements and the importance of expressing gratitude to the original artist.

Avoid Copyright Violation

Copyright laws are meant to protect the rights of musicians, like receiving fair
compensation for their talent, etc. Both you and the copyright owner of your cover’s
original composition have the right to claim royalties on songs. Licensed cover versions

of a classic Bollywood movie song permit you to record your own version of the musical
piece.

Music licensing for Bollywood piano covers is determined by your song’s distribution.
It means you may need to obtain a separate license for every additional platform. For
example, an additional license to share a cover’s video on social media, apart from a
mechanical license. Otherwise, your videos will be removed.

Gratitude for Original Artists

A beautiful cover song can take the original artist’s breath away. “I Will Always Love
You” a song by Whitney Houston was a cover of a musical piece written and sung by
Dolly Parton way back in 1973. Parton was blown away by Whitney’s cover and had to
pull the car off the road. This kind of reaction is possible if you release a legal cover
version, with all licenses.

You’ll be surprised to know that explicit permission from the original artist is not
required. To legally cover a song, you just need to obtain the right licenses, inform the
copyright owner and pay the royalties. Moreover, by covering an artist’s song, you’re
appreciating their work. And giving the rightful credit to the original creator.

To be considered a professional, you have to go through the legal channels.

The Sum Up

If you aim to use your cover song in a video recording, then obtaining a synchronization
license, also called a sync license, should be your first step. In other words, this license
allows you to use a copyrighted music piece in visual media. Like your own music video
for your cover song. To fulfill your dream of a music placement opportunity for your
cover, take the help of a music licensing agency. They’ll assist you in obtaining a sync
license. Once you have got all your required licenses in order, the fun part begins, which
is recording your cover song.