One of the recurring issues during the opening week of the figure skating program at the Milan Cortina Olympics has been copyright problems, which have forced some athletes to scramble for approval ...

On February 8, 2026, Canadian artist Seb McKinnon publicly questioned the use of his song “The Return” after learning U.S. Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn choreographed her free skate to the track.

Spanish skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté's Minions-themed Olympic program almost didn't get cleared due to music copyright issues. Music licensing has become a significant challenge for figure ...

"So you want the world to respect your art but don't give a shit about the art of music that helps you do it?" Reading time 3 minutes The Olympic figure skating ice dancing event in Milan, Italy, on ...

It turns out Ricky Martin’s appearance during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show Sunday night wasn’t the last time viewers would hear from the singer this week: The Latin superstar was all over the ...

United States figure skating star Amber Glenn is one of the most well-known skaters in the world. So when she performs on the ice at the Winter Olympics, there are plenty of people listening to her ...

For years, figure skaters avoided copyright issues because songs with lyrics were forbidden in the sport and most classical music falls under the public domain. That changed in 2014, when the ...

Few ice skaters from the 1980s and 1990s brought joy to the ice quite like Scott Hamilton. Skating in an era overshadowed by the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, figure skating ...

One of the recurring issues during the opening week of the figure skating program at the Milan Cortina Olympics has been copyright problems, which have forced some athletes to scramble for approval ...