US figure skater Amber Glenn resolves Winter Olympics music dispute with Canadian artist

"The US figure skater Amber Glenn said Tuesday that she has resolved copyright concerns with the Canadian recording artist Seb McKinnon after the musician expressed surprise that one of his songs appeared in her Olympic free skate program, closing a brief dispute that underscored the growing complexity of music rights in figure skating. McKinnon, who releases music under the name CLANN, posted on social media after Glenn performed to his track The Return during the Olympic team event, questioning whether the music had been cleared."

"The issue of music rights can be complex and confusing, and it seems like there was a hiccup somewhere in that process, Glenn said in a statement. I'm glad we were able to clear things up and I'm excited about the possibility of collaborating with Seb moving forward. Glenn has performed to The Return for roughly two seasons without prior objections."

Amber Glenn resolved copyright concerns with Canadian artist Seb McKinnon after McKinnon expressed surprise that his track appeared in her Olympic free skate. McKinnon, who records as CLANN, questioned whether the music had been cleared after Glenn performed The Return during the team event; both sides have since characterized the matter as a misunderstanding. Glenn said music-rights processes can be complex and indicated interest in collaborating with McKinnon. Glenn had skated to The Return for about two seasons without prior objections. The situation reflects broader licensing complications in figure skating as contemporary music and split rights create clearance challenges.

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