Facebook inks licensing deals with 3 Indian music labels

NEW DELHI: Social media platform Facebook on Thursday announced partnerships with 3 music labels T-Series Music, Zee Music Company and Yash Raj Films, for licensing their music to use in videos, messages, stories and other creative content.

With this announcement, users will be able to share music content on both Facebook and its photo sharing app Instagram.

“We are excited about partnering with the music industry in India and the idea that people here will be now be able to include music in their videos on Facebook and Instagram, opening up more options for more ways to express and sharing memories with friends and family,” said Manish Chopra, director and head of partnerships, Facebook India in a statement.