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Music licensing for spas and wellness studios in United States

Spa & Wellness Music - Licence Included

Skip ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR. Get fully licensed ambient music for your spa, just $6.99/month. Music, guided meditations, and license in one subscription.

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What spas actually pay for music

Collecting societies charge spas and wellness centres based on premises size and number of treatment rooms. Multi-zone venues, reception, treatment rooms, relaxation lounge, pool area, each add to the fee. And that's just the license. The music itself costs extra. Melodial replaces both.

$1,045
$745
$300
Traditional / year
$69.99
Melodial Basic / year
ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR license Music vendor
That's about
$975
back in your pocket every year, for a spa of 51 to 150 sqm.

Melodial Basic is $6.99/month, music and license in one bill. No ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR fee, no second streaming subscription.

Indicative only, based on a spa of 51 to 150 sqm. Music vendor is an estimate: a typical business subscription starts around $25 a month. Full details on our licensing guide.

Designed for wellness environments

Ambient soundscapes, gentle piano, and guided meditations, purpose-built for treatment rooms, relaxation lounges, and reception areas. No explicit content, no jarring transitions.

Ambient Flow
Ambient Flow
Calm · Spacious · Peaceful

Gentle textures for treatment rooms and relaxation lounges.

Lo-Fi
Lo-Fi
Laid-back · Warm · Unhurried

Laid-back lo-fi beats for treatment rooms and lounges.

Ambient Textures
Ambient Textures
Soft · Weightless · Still

Weightless, still soundscapes for deep relaxation.

Only Piano
Only Piano
Gentle · Reflective · Warm

Reflective solo piano to soothe and unwind.

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How can we skip ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR?

ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR collects fees for music registered with collecting societies. If you play mainstream music, Spotify, radio, CDs, you owe them a license fee. Spas with multiple zones and treatment rooms can face particularly high fees.

Melodial is different. We own or directly licence every track in our catalogue. None of our music is registered with the US performing rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR) or any other collecting society. No royalties to collect means no license fees to pay.

Your Melodial subscription is your license. One flat price covers your entire premises, reception, treatment rooms, relaxation areas, pool. No per-zone charges.

Certificate of Compliance included. Download your official licence certificate from your account. If ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR or any licensing body contacts your spa or wellness studio, show them the certificate. You're covered. And if you need help responding, forward us their email and we'll draft the reply.

The three rights you need to play music commercially

There are three separate rights involved in playing music in a business. The traditional system makes you deal with them across multiple bills. With Melodial, all three are in the one subscription.

Recording rights

The right to stream a specific sound recording of a song.

✓ Covered by Melodial

Publishing rights

The right to use the underlying composition and lyrics.

✓ Covered by Melodial

Public performance rights

The right to play music in a commercial environment where customers can hear it.

✓ Covered by Melodial

Melodial owns or directly licenses every track in its catalogue. None of it is registered with any collecting society, so there are no royalties to collect and no license fees to pay. Your subscription is your license.

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Two ways to legally play music in your spa or wellness studio

ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR license Melodial
What it is A license covering mainstream music, songs you hear on the radio. Music not included. An all-in-one subscription. Music, guided meditations, and commercial license in one payment.
You need this if You play chart hits, radio, or specific mainstream tracks in your spa. You want calming, professional ambient music at a fixed price, with no per-zone fees.
How it works Annual fee based on premises size, zones, and treatment rooms. Music source not included. $6.99/month flat. Same price for any size spa. Certificate of Compliance included instantly.

Playing Spotify or Apple Music in your spa? Their terms prohibit commercial use, even with Premium. You still need a license from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR, which costs hundreds or thousands per year on top of your streaming subscription. Melodial replaces both.

What our customers say
Melodial has been great, easy to set up and use, reliable, cheaper, and fully licensed. I first found Melodial when searching for licensing options and it is saving us significantly: an annual subscription was almost the same as our previous monthly fees!
Body and Brain Centre · bodybraincentre.com.au

Guided meditations included

Melodial includes AI-powered guided meditation tracks designed for spa and wellness environments. Play them in treatment rooms, relaxation lounges, or yoga studios, or use them as part of a meditation class. They're professionally produced, calming, and fully licensed for commercial use.

You can also create AI voice announcements that play between tracks, welcome messages, treatment reminders, or spa etiquette notices. No recording equipment needed.

Switch in 3 minutes

1

Sign up for a free trial. No credit card required.

2

Pick a playlist. Connect it to your speakers via the app, Bluetooth, or AUX.

3

Download your Certificate of Compliance. You're covered from that moment.

Common questions from spas and wellness studios

Does my spa really need a license?
Yes, unfortunately. If a client or staff member can hear music, whether in a treatment room, at reception, or in the relaxation lounge, it counts as a public performance and needs a commercial license, even for a small studio. The good news: with Melodial, that license is already inside your $6.99/month subscription.
Can I just use my Spotify or Apple Music subscription?
We wish. Personal streaming accounts are licensed for private, non-commercial use only, so playing them where clients can hear the music is still an unlicensed public performance, whatever the tier. Melodial works the same way in practice, an app connected to your speakers, except the commercial license is built in.
Is Melodial really a legal alternative to a ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR license?
Yes. Melodial owns or directly licenses every track in its catalogue. None of it is registered with any collecting society, so there are no royalties to collect and no license fees to pay. Your subscription is your license.
Does one subscription cover multiple zones?
It covers multiple areas playing the same music as a single stream, reception, treatment rooms, relaxation lounges, pool areas, saunas. Want different music playing independently in different zones at the same time? That needs Melodial Plus, which adds a stream for each zone.
Do you have ambient music suitable for treatments?
Yes. We have dedicated ambient playlists, including tracks with no percussion and pure atmospheric textures, designed specifically for spa and wellness environments.
What if ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR contacts my spa?
If ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR or any licensing body contacts your spa, show them your Melodial Certificate of Compliance. You're covered. And if you need help responding, forward us their email and we'll draft the reply.
Do you have mainstream artists?
No, and that's exactly why you don't need a collecting society license. Our catalogue is professionally produced ambient and wellness music designed for commercial environments. Your guests want to feel relaxed, they're not expecting chart hits in a treatment room.
Can I use this for yoga or meditation classes?
Yes. Melodial includes ambient and lo-fi playlists that work for yoga studios, meditation classes, and cool-down sessions. Your subscription covers all commercial use.
What does Melodial Basic actually include?
One flat $6.99/month (or $69.99/year) subscription covers the music and the license for a single stream, playing to as many speakers as you like at one location. You get a downloadable Certificate of Compliance the moment you subscribe, and can play via any device connected to your speakers.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. No contracts and no cancellation fees. Your access continues until the end of your current billing period.

Note: If your spa specifically requires mainstream artists or branded playlists, you will still need a license from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR. Melodial is for spas that want professional ambient music without the premium cost of mainstream licensing.

Get your spa sorted today.

Music and license in one subscription, for $6.99/month. One less letter to disturb the calm.

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