Places for drinking and dining and overnight accommodation must clear their use of music that is administered for guests with TONO licenses.
Drinking and dining refers to restaurants, cafes, taverns, snack bars, bars, pubs, night clubs, and similar establishments. Here monthly compensation is calculated based on the number of seats there are in the establishment.
Overnight accommodation refers to hotels, motels, guest houses, campsites, cabins, and similar forms of accommodation. The use of music must be approved for each location such as hotel rooms/cabins, TV lounges, common rooms, lobbies, receptions, training studios, dining halls, restaurants, bars, and similar establishments.
If you do not find the type of musical performance/usage or the area that you represent, contact us at [email protected] for help and guidance.
What you pay for:
Background music/TV*
In places for drinking/dining and overnight accommodation, the fee for background music/TV is calculated based on the number of seating or beds, and by number of months it is open for guests per year.
*TV and radio broadcasts contain music, and must therefore be cleared with TONO.
Nightclub
If, in addition to background music, the venue regularly offers DJ or other types of mood music? that is not prominent, the fee will be based on number of seats in the venue and number of days per year.
TONO tariffs
No. of beds/seats
TV/video/radio/common rooms
Music in room TV/Radio/CD player
Background music restaurant/pub
Dance (live/disco)
NOK mnd
NOK mnd
NOK mnd
NOK dag
Up to 50
132
257
563
60
51 - 100
188
373
839
87
101 - 150
278
563
1266
137
151 - 200
372
752
1487
182
201 - 300
564
933
1975
269
301 - 400
752
1118
2239
363
Over 400 seats, extra charge for table price: 15% of compensation for "301-400" for each commenced number of 100 seats. Commenced month counted as full month.
Special conditions
- Take away places with up to five seats are invoiced a minimum fee of NOK 1199, - per year.
- Concerts and other events with music are not covered by this agreement. To learn more about our “Concert and event” tariffs, click here: (link til “concert and event”)
