Music licensing in Spain
What SGAE and AGEDI-AIE cost in 2026
A business in Spain that plays recorded music to its customers needs two licences. SGAE licenses the songs, for the songwriters and publishers. AGEDI-AIE licenses the recordings, for the record labels and performers, through its division Somos Música. SGAE prices a venue by the size of the room. AGEDI-AIE's general tariff prices shops and gyms by the size of the room, and restaurants and bars by their seats.
A shop of 100 m² pays 461,96 € a year: 189,36 € to SGAE and 272,60 € to AGEDI-AIE, without VAT.
What a venue pays a year
For one location, from the societies' published tariffs for background music, without VAT.
Shop or store
100 m²
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 189,36 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 272,60 €
- Total a year
- 461,96 €
Shop or store
300 m²
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 567,72 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 492,69 €
- Total a year
- 1060,41 €
Shop or store
1,000 m²
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 838,68 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 1167,76 €
- Total a year
- 2006,44 €
Restaurant or café
60 m², 30 seats
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 224,76 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 77,51 €
- Total a year
- 302,27 €
Restaurant or café
120 m², 60 seats
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 298,44 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 109,90 €
- Total a year
- 408,34 €
Restaurant or café
250 m², 120 seats
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 368,04 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 174,67 €
- Total a year
- 542,71 €
Bar or pub
80 m², 40 seats
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 224,76 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 88,09 €
- Total a year
- 312,85 €
Bar or pub
150 m², 80 seats
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 298,44 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 130,70 €
- Total a year
- 429,14 €
Gym or fitness studio
300 m²
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 567,36 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 313,89 €
- Total a year
- 881,25 €
Gym or fitness studio
800 m²
- SGAESongwriters and publishers
- 797,64 €
- AGEDI-AIERecord producers and performers
- 760,04 €
- Total a year
- 1557,68 €
The figures are for recorded background music, such as a playlist or a streaming service. Shops of over 2,000 m² have another tariff. Music bars have a higher tariff. A venue that also shows video pays more. Live music and gym classes have their own tariffs. SGAE figures are the second-year rate; AGEDI-AIE's are worked out from its published formula (3.27 percent of the usage share of estimated revenue plus a monthly service price) before any discount. Neither society publishes a hairdresser tariff, so salons are left out.
An estimate from the societies' published tariffs for background music; the exact fee depends on how the society measures your premises, your opening days and any extras such as live music or TV.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, if you play recorded music, such as a playlist or a streaming service. SGAE covers the songs and AGEDI-AIE covers the recordings. The table on this page shows each fee.
They come from the formula in AGEDI-AIE's general tariff, before any discount. AGEDI-AIE also publishes applied tariffs on the Somos Música website, and a business can pay these while AGEDI-AIE negotiates with each sector. For the sizes on this page, the applied tariffs are lower for shops and gyms and higher for restaurants and bars.
SGAE has three rates. This page gives the rate from the second contract year. The first year costs more, unless you ask for the licence yourself before you start to play music. Then the first year costs less. A shop of 51 to 100 m² pays 16,94 € a month in a normal first year, 14,62 € if you ask first and 15,78 € from the second year.
No. SGAE and AGEDI-AIE publish their prices without VAT, and so does this page. VAT comes on top.
No. Spotify's terms allow personal use only, and these licences do not change that. A business needs a music service that is licensed for business use.
No. Tonada's music is registered with no collecting society, so SGAE and AGEDI-AIE have nothing to bill for it. You get a certificate to show any inspector. This applies when Tonada's music is the only music you play.
Sources
SGAE, 2026 tariff
AGEDI-AIE, 2026 tariff
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