Shaping the future: Fitness sector embraces new licence
15th July 2025, London, England – A new licence, tailored for the fitness and dance market, has been launched by PRS for Music to simplify the process of using music in both on-demand fitness content and live-streams. Designed with instructors, fitness platforms and studios in mind, the Digital Music Licence for Fitness and Dance provides customers with access to more than 45 million songs from around the globe.
A recent study found that choosing tracks with the right beats per minute (BPM) to match the intensity of the workout is essential to increasing workout class participation [1].
An expansive catalogue of works encourages fitness instructors, personal trainers, dance teachers and to explore their creative side, using music to weave together tempo and rhythm to fire up motivation during online classes, while royalties generated from sales of the licence ensure songwriters, composers, and music publishers are fairly rewarded for the use of their songs.
In developing the new terms of the licence, PRS for Music sought feedback from stakeholders across the health, fitness and wellbeing sector including EMD UK, the national governing body of group exercise who is committed to driving positive change within the industry. The licence is available to purchase from https://www.prsformusic.com/danceandfitness
Gavin Larkins, Director of Commercial Development, PRS for Music, said: “Music is a performance partner that transforms and energises a fitness or dance class. Behind every playlist is a songwriter whose creativity fuels those moments. That’s why we created a licence which works for our customers but also ensures music creators receive fair compensation for use of their works.”
Sue Wilkie, Head of Workforce, Governance & Partnerships, EMDUK, said: “We’re delighted to have supported Gavin and the team at PRS for Music during the consultation and development of this new licence. We all benefit from the songs that fuel group exercise, and by tailoring the options available to the health and wellbeing sector we also ensure the songwriters who are behind every beat can keep producing the hits we need for our classes.”
Find out more about the PPL licence changes on our resource platform here.
This new music licence is a game-changer for fitness instructors and small brands such as Groovelates who until now were stuck without a clear route to access original artist music for their on-demand or live-streamed classes. This will allow those instructors to now expand their offerings and build their businesses in this digital age 🎉🎉”
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About PRS for Music
Here for music since 1914, PRS for Music is a world-leading music collective management organisation representing the rights of more than 180,000 talented songwriters, composers and music publishers. Redefining the global standard for music royalties, PRS for Music ensures songwriters and composers are paid whenever their musical compositions and songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and played in public.
For more than 110 years it has grown and protected the rights of the music creator community, paying out royalties with more accuracy, transparency and speed. In 2024, PRS for Music paid out £1.02 billion in royalties and collected a record £1.15 billion in revenues.
