Can I use the music commercially?

Yes! All tracks created with Tunio can be used in commercial projects without additional licensing.

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AI hosts add variety to the stream, announcing shows, RSS audio and more with natural-sounding voices.

Can I integrate with my stream?

Absolutely! Tunio easily integrates with OBS, Twitch, YouTube and other popular platforms via API.

Tunio music and TheMusicLicence (PPL PRS): UK legal notice

Name: Tunio AI Streaming Platform
Author: Tunio

Reference: TUN-LEGAL-UK
Version: 1.0, 13 September 2026
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Issued by: Tunio, provider of the Tunio service (tunio.ai)
Enquiries: product@tunio.ai. Enquiries from collecting societies are answered within 10 working days.

Summary

If you run a business
Music supplied by Tunio is not part of the repertoire administered by PRS for Music or PPL. TheMusicLicence issued by PPL PRS Ltd is not required to play it. Your Tunio subscription includes the licence to play the Tunio catalogue in public at the premises registered in your account.
If you work for PPL PRS
Every recording in the Tunio catalogue was produced by Tunio with generative-AI tools under a paid licence, and Tunio controls the rights in it. No songwriter, publisher, performer or record company represented by PRS for Music or PPL has contributed to or assigned rights in this catalogue. Rights documentation is available on request.
The condition
This notice applies where Tunio is the only source of recorded music at the premises. Radio, television, consumer streaming services, live music and tracks uploaded by the venue are outside it and may require TheMusicLicence.

1Scope of this notice

This notice explains the legal basis on which businesses in the United Kingdom play music supplied through the Tunio service. It is written for two readers: the owner or manager of the premises, and staff of PPL PRS Ltd, PRS for Music or PPL who are checking whether a music licence is due.

It covers music generated and supplied by Tunio through the Tunio platform, Tunio Link and Tunio Spot. It does not cover audio files that a venue uploads to its own account, and it does not cover any other music source at the premises (see section 5).

It describes how Tunio's service and UK law fit together. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace the Terms of Service that govern your subscription.

2How music licensing works in the UK

Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA), playing recorded music in public is an act restricted by copyright. It needs the permission of the copyright owner, and there are usually two owners: the owner of the musical work (the composition and lyrics) and the owner of the sound recording.

Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who without the licence of the copyright owner does, or authorises another to do, any of the acts restricted by the copyright.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 16(2)

Most commercially released music is controlled through two collecting societies. PRS for Music represents songwriters, composers and publishers; PPL represents record companies and performers. Their joint venture, PPL PRS Ltd, sells a single licence, TheMusicLicence, covering the repertoire of both societies' members. It is a blanket licence for that repertoire, not a general charge for playing music.

This tariff applies to the performance of PRS for Music's repertoire in the hair and beauty sector.
PRS for Music, Hair & Beauty tariff 2026.02, section 1.1

TheMusicLicence is therefore required when the music played belongs to PRS or PPL members. Music whose rights are held by someone outside both societies is licensed by that rights holder directly. That is the position of the Tunio catalogue.

3Why the Tunio catalogue is outside PRS and PPL repertoire

Tunio's music is produced with generative-AI tools under a paid licence from the AI provider. No human songwriter, performer or record label is involved, and Tunio is not a member of PRS for Music, PPL or any other collecting society. Taking each layer of rights in turn:

Layer of rights	Who usually licenses it	Position of the Tunio catalogue
Musical work (composition and lyrics)	PRS for Music, on behalf of songwriters and publishers who have assigned their performing rights to it.	Either a computer-generated work whose author under section 9(3) CDPA is the person who made the arrangements for its creation, which is Tunio, or a work that attracts no copyright at all. In both cases no PRS member holds rights in it, and PRS for Music's own policy is not to register AI-generated works (see below).
Sound recording	PPL, on behalf of the record companies that own the recordings.	Sound recordings are protected without any originality requirement (section 1(1)(b) CDPA), provided they are not copies of earlier recordings (section 5A(2)). The author is the producer, meaning the person who made the arrangements for the recording (sections 9(2)(aa) and 178). That is Tunio, and the AI provider's terms assign to Tunio all of the provider's own right, title and interest in the output. Tunio licenses the recordings directly; PPL has no mandate over them.
Performers' rights	PPL, on behalf of performers.	Performers' rights arise only from a live performance given by one or more individuals (section 180(2) CDPA). There is no human performer in the Tunio catalogue, so no performers' rights exist.
Streaming to your device and playing at your premises	The copyright owner.	Tunio, as rights holder, communicates the music to your device (section 20 CDPA). The playing of the recording at your premises (section 19(3)) is licensed to you by Tunio under the Terms of Service.

PRS will only represent musical works and associated literary works which meet the legal requirements to qualify for copyright protection. … AI generated works cannot be registered with PRS for Music. … Generating a piece of music using prompts alone will not be considered by PRS to be sufficient originality to be registered.
PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, version 1, October 2025

On the copyright status of AI compositions. Whether a composition generated wholly by AI attracts copyright in the UK is unsettled. Section 9(3) CDPA provides for computer-generated works, but in its report of 18 March 2026 the Government proposed removing that protection, and PRS for Music has stated that it will not represent such works. Tunio's position does not depend on how this is resolved: the sound recordings are protected and controlled by Tunio, and on any reading neither the compositions nor the recordings are PRS or PPL repertoire.

4The chain of rights: from the AI provider to your premises

The AI provider assigns its rights to Tunio
Tunio generates its catalogue under a paid subscription with Suno, Inc. Suno's Terms of Service provide that for paid tiers Suno "hereby assigns to you all of its right, title and interest in and to any Output owned by Suno and generated from Submissions made by you" (Suno Terms of Service, revision of 10 August 2026; earlier revisions contained the same assignment for output generated during a paid subscription). Tunio keeps records of its subscription periods and of the generation of each track.
Tunio produces the recordings and controls the rights
Tunio makes the arrangements for the making of each recording and is its producer under UK law. Tunio is not a member of any collecting society and has not licensed the catalogue to one.
Tunio licenses the catalogue to your business
Your subscription grants a non-exclusive licence to play Tunio-supplied music in public, including by internal relay, at the premises registered in your account, for as long as the subscription is active. The scope of the licence and Tunio's responsibilities for the music are set out in the Terms of Service.

Tunio supplies only music it has generated itself. If a rights holder or collecting society raises a question about any Tunio track, Tunio responds to them directly (section 7).

5What this notice does not cover

TheMusicLicence, or another licence from the relevant rights holder, is still required for any of the following at your premises:

Radio, including internet radio. A broadcaster's licence covers the broadcast, not playing it in public.
Television with sound. A TV Licence covers reception; the music in programmes and advertisements is PRS and PPL repertoire.
Consumer streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or Amazon Music, including on a staff member's phone. Their terms permit personal use only, and their catalogues are PRS and PPL repertoire.
Live music, DJs and karaoke.
Audio files uploaded to your Tunio account by you or your staff. Tunio's licence covers only the music Tunio supplies.

If any of these is used alongside Tunio, the rights in that other music are unaffected by this notice and PPL PRS Ltd may license them. Keeping Tunio as the only source of recorded music is what makes the position in section 3 complete.

6What PPL PRS says about music outside its repertoire

TheMusicLicence covers virtually all commercially released music available. Where you have chosen not to use that music, there are a number of circumstances where you may not need TheMusicLicence. If you do not think that the music you use is covered by PPL PRS you should ask for confirmation from your supplier. If you then forward the confirmation through to us, we will update our records.
PPL PRS Ltd, help centre, "I use a royalty free music supplier, do I still need a licence?"

You do not need a licence to play royalty-free music.
GOV.UK, "Licence to play live or recorded music"

If PPL PRS Ltd contacts your business:

Confirm your music source
Tell them that recorded music at the premises is supplied by Tunio and that no other source is used.
Send them Tunio's confirmation
Forward your Tunio certificate (section 7). It names your business and premises and states that the Tunio catalogue is outside collecting-society repertoire. PPL PRS Ltd's published position is that it updates its records on receipt of a supplier's confirmation.
Refer further questions to Tunio
If PPL PRS asks for anything further, forward the request to product@tunio.ai. Tunio answers collecting-society enquiries directly and provides rights documentation within 10 working days.
Keep the correspondence
Keep copies of what you send and receive, and let Tunio know the outcome so that we can support you if the matter continues.

7Evidence Tunio provides

Document	What it contains	How to obtain it
Certificate of lawful use of music content	Issued in the name of your business, with the premises, the date of issue and a statement that the Tunio catalogue is outside collecting-society repertoire and is licensed to you for background playback on your premises.	Download it from your Tunio account, under Profile.
Written confirmation for PPL PRS Ltd	A letter addressed to PPL PRS Ltd confirming the repertoire status of the Tunio catalogue for your premises, in the form its help centre asks for.	Request it at product@tunio.ai. Issued within 10 working days.
Rights documentation	The AI provider's licence terms and Tunio's records of its subscription and of the generation of the tracks concerned.	Provided to a collecting society on request, within 10 working days.

Certificates are issued from the Profile section of your account.

8What TheMusicLicence would otherwise cost a hair or beauty business

For comparison, these are the tariffs published by PPL PRS Ltd for hairdressing and beauty premises in 2026. TheMusicLicence combines a PPL fee and a PRS for Music fee. The totals are our arithmetic, and all figures exclude VAT.

Item	Annual fee, £ excluding VAT	Basis
PPL: Hairdressing and Beauty Salons tariff, 1 to 10 chairs	226.65	PPL tariff PPLPP113, effective 1 January to 31 December 2026
PRS for Music: Hair & Beauty tariff, up to 5 chairs	125.00	PRS tariff H&B 2026.02, effective 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027
TheMusicLicence for a barbershop with up to 5 chairs playing a digital source	351.65	Sum of the two tariffs above
The same, where music was played before the licence was obtained	about 527	Both tariffs charge a rate 50 per cent higher in the first year

Neither fee is a fine. Playing repertoire music without a licence is copyright infringement, and PPL and PRS for Music have pursued venues in the High Court and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court for injunctions, damages and costs. The tariffs and the higher first-year rate are set out in the tariff documents linked in section 10.

9Questions and answers

Do I need TheMusicLicence to play Tunio in my barbershop, salon or shop?

No, provided Tunio is the only recorded music at the premises. The Tunio catalogue is outside PRS for Music and PPL repertoire, and your subscription includes the licence to play it in public at the premises registered in your account.

Does Tunio pay PRS and PPL on my behalf?

No, and there is nothing to pay. PRS and PPL collect for their members' music. Tunio's music is not their members' music, so no royalty is due to them for it.

Can my staff play their own Spotify, or the radio, alongside Tunio?

Not without TheMusicLicence. Spotify and similar services are licensed for personal use only, and their catalogues, like radio and television, are PRS and PPL repertoire. Mixing them in brings the premises back within PPL PRS licensing regardless of Tunio.

Is AI-generated music protected by copyright in the UK?

For the composition the law is unsettled: section 9(3) CDPA provides for computer-generated works, the Government proposed in March 2026 to remove that protection, and PRS for Music will not register such works. The sound recording is protected in any event and is controlled by Tunio. None of this changes the answer for your premises, because on any reading the Tunio catalogue is not PRS or PPL repertoire.

The AI provider is involved in litigation. Does that affect my venue?

Suno, the AI provider Tunio uses, is a defendant in proceedings brought by record companies and collecting societies in the United States, Germany and Denmark about how its models were trained and, in one German case, about specific outputs. Those proceedings are between Suno and the claimants; no order made in them is directed at businesses playing Tunio music. If any rights holder raises a question about a Tunio track, contact us and Tunio will respond to them directly.

Will the certificate show my business name and address?

Yes. The certificate is issued in the name of your business and states the premises registered in your account. One certificate covers one location.

What if a PPL PRS representative visits?

Explain that your music is supplied by Tunio, show or send the certificate, and refer any further questions to product@tunio.ai. PPL PRS Ltd's help centre states that it updates its records when a supplier's confirmation is forwarded to it.

Does this notice apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland?

Yes. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 applies throughout the United Kingdom, and PPL PRS Ltd licenses on a UK-wide basis.

Does Tunio indemnify me?

Tunio's responsibilities for the music it supplies, and the support it gives if a claim is made, are set out in the Terms of Service. This notice describes the legal position and is not itself a contract.

Can I use Tunio music outside my premises, for example in videos or on social media?

This notice covers public playback at your premises. Other uses are governed by the Terms of Service; ask us before using Tunio music in recorded or online content.

Playing Tunio music in the United Kingdom