Music for your venue. Royalty-free.
Endlessly customisable for your space.
30,000 tracks. Your atmosphere never plays on repeat.
So, how much does all this cost?
Why it's free
The Newphonia catalogue is created and produced by Newphonia, and it is free for your venue. It is funded by a few audio announcements: at most 4 per hour, 15 seconds each. One minute per hour, never more.
Works outside collecting-society repertoires
Performing rights organisations, such as SACEM in France, only collect royalties for works in their repertoire and those of their sister societies. Newphonia tracks are created and produced by Newphonia, which holds every right and has not entrusted them to any collecting society. No licence from them is needed: Newphonia authorises you directly, through your subscription.
No neighbouring-rights remuneration
Neighbouring-rights societies, such as SPRE in France, collect the remuneration owed to performers and producers when commercial phonograms are played in public, under article L.214-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code. Newphonia tracks are not commercial phonograms: they are neither released nor sold outside the service. The producer, Newphonia, grants you the broadcasting right itself. Nothing is owed to them.
A licence included, in writing
Your subscription includes the right to play the content in your venue. Newphonia contractually guarantees that this use involves no copyright or neighbouring-rights fees, and undertakes to provide any supporting document should a collecting society ask.
What it changes for you
No more annual music licensing fees based on your floor area, seats or activity. According to the public tariffs of the French societies, that often means several hundred euros a year for a shop, a restaurant or a salon. And a single step: signing up.
One condition: play your music only through Newphonia. Any other source, radio, platform or CD, remains subject to the usual fees.
FREE ACCESSQuestions about royalty-free background music for your venue
Is Newphonia free for a business?
Yes. The Access plan is free: it occasionally includes sponsored audio announcements that fund playback. The ad-free Standard plan costs €9.90/month per venue.
Do I need to pay music royalties?
The Newphonia catalogue is designed for playback in professional spaces, with no author or neighbouring-rights royalties payable for Newphonia works, under the service terms. This does not cover third-party music.
Which businesses can use Newphonia?
Restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels, shops, salons, spas, gyms and any venue open to the public.
Can I manage several venues?
Yes. Add as many venues as you like and customise the atmosphere of each one in your profile. Each venue is a playback point and needs its own subscription: free on the Access plan, or €9.90 excl. VAT per month per venue on the Standard plan.
What is the difference between the Access and Standard plans?
Access is free for life: it plays the full catalogue with a few sponsored audio announcements, at most 4 per hour of 15 seconds. Standard removes all advertising for €9.90 excl. VAT per month and per venue, with no commitment. A Premium plan at €24.90 excl. VAT per month also exists, with music programming dedicated to your venue.
How many ads do you hear on the free plan?
At most 4 announcements per hour, 15 seconds each, so one minute per hour at most. They are short audio spots, and they are what funds the free catalogue. On the Standard plan there are none.
How do I play Newphonia in my venue?
From the app, on a computer, tablet or mobile connected to your sound system or a speaker, over Bluetooth or by cable. Newphonia can also lend you a tablet with a jack output, against a deposit, for a ready-to-use setup.
Can I adapt the music to the time of day?
Yes. You set an atmosphere for the morning, the daytime and the evening, and Newphonia plays the right tracks at the right time. You choose the styles, and each venue has its own programming.
What if a collecting society contacts me?
Tell them your music comes exclusively from Newphonia. We provide any supporting document you need: the works are created and produced by Newphonia and do not belong to any collecting society. If you have an existing contract, we can help you with the cancellation steps.
Can I also play the radio or my own playlist?
You can, but you lose the exemption: any music that does not come from Newphonia, radio, platform or CD, remains subject to the usual music licensing fees. To pay nothing, play music through Newphonia only.
How is the Standard plan billed?
By bank card, monthly, per venue, prices excluding VAT. No commitment: cancel whenever you like from your account, cancellation takes effect at the end of the current month, and you automatically return to the free Access plan.
Is there a trial period?
The Access plan is free with no time limit: it is the best possible trial, with the entire catalogue. You switch to Standard only if you want to remove the announcements.
Does the music suit my type of venue?
More than 30,000 original tracks, in more than 30 languages and many styles: lounge, jazz, electro, latin, chill, pop, instrumental atmospheres. Restaurant, shop, hotel, salon, spa or gym: you build the atmosphere that fits you, and new tracks arrive every day.
Do I need an internet connection?
Yes, the music is streamed. A standard internet connection, Wi-Fi or 4G, is more than enough.
How do I contact the Newphonia team?
By email at contact@newphonia.com. Tell us your venue name and your question, and we will get back to you quickly.