Hey, I just blogged about this! I knew that “third party content” such as the songs that we often choreograph to are identified by an automated system – So, before posting anything, I contacted the managers or musicians to ask for permission to post. I actually heard back from a bunch of them and got the ok. In my emails, it was stated that it was not for profit, gave compliments on the music, and offered to post their webpage or where to buy the music. You will often not hear back from the larger names: the king of pop will not answer, but young, up-and-coming artists will sometimes answer. That is a great excuse to look into new music and support those unsigned or on smaller labels!
Here is what I accomplished last week on my playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnR_OkSBSV3KYV44FwHKzGn5j_sDl-xCl