Clearhly is a music rights marketplace where producers ask verified rights holders for permission to sample, remix or cover their music. You send a request for the exact use, agree the terms with the holder, e-sign the license and pay on the platform. Every signed license gets a clearance number anyone can check.
Instead of hunting for the right contact, you start from the listing. Each listing shows which rights the holder offers and, for fixed-price uses, the price and terms up front.
How clearing a track works
- Find the original. Search the marketplace for the recording or song you want to use and check which rights the holder offers on the listing.
- Request the use. Pick the use type, such as Sample or Remix, and describe your project and release plans. On fixed-price uses you see the price and terms before you request.
- Agree the terms. On negotiable uses you and the holder agree the fee, revenue share, territory and term in one thread. Fixed-price uses skip negotiation, and Instant offers go straight to signing.
- Sign and pay. Both sides e-sign the license and you pay the agreed upfront amount through Stripe. Licensees pay no Clearhly fee.
- Release with proof. Your license gets a clearance number. Distributors, platforms or collaborators can check it on the Verify page.
Use types that apply
These use types are for new music built on an existing recording or song. Each listing shows which ones its holder offers.
- Cover version. Record and release your own version of the song.
- Remix. Rework the original recording into a new version.
- Sample. Use a piece of the original recording in a new track. If the melody or lyrics are recognizable, the song side must agree too.
- Interpolation. Re-record a melody or lyric from the song in a new track, without using the original recording.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need both the master and the song side to clear a sample?
Usually yes. Using the original audio needs the recording owner, and if the melody or lyrics are recognizable the song owners must agree too. Each listing shows which rights the holder controls.
Do I pay Clearhly a fee as a producer?
Licensing is free on Clearhly: you pay only the license price agreed with the rights holder. The rights holder pays a success fee when a deal closes.
When can I release my track?
As soon as both sides have signed. Your license states the use, territory and platforms it covers, so you release knowing exactly what is cleared.
How do I know the rights holder controls the original?
Every rights holder on Clearhly goes through business verification and confirms, for each listing and each share, that they own or control the rights they license. Every license states exactly which rights are granted, and its clearance number lets anyone check it.
Who is my license with?
Directly with the rights holder. Clearhly gives you one place to request, agree, e-sign and pay, so the whole deal and its proof stay together.