August 13, 2026
UAE Music Licensing Rules 2026: What Businesses Need to Know
The UAE has introduced a new framework governing the commercial use of copyrighted music across restaurants, cafés, hotels, retail stores, shopping malls, gyms, airlines and other businesses. Introduced through the UAE’s new Collective Management Guide for Music, the framework establishes clearer rules for how businesses obtain music licences and how royalties are collected and distributed to creators and rights holders.

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