For churches

Many churches pay a blanket license so they can legally project lyrics and perform songs they do not own. That system is centralized: the church reports what it sang, and a company divides the money. It works, and it is expensive, and it leaves small churches out.

A song accepted for v4vcm is meant to sit outside that arrangement. The person who owned it has already licensed it for broad use, with attribution. You do not log it to unlock it.

What you can do with a listed song#

• Sing it in a service
• Put the words on a screen
• Print a chord chart for the team
• Stream or record the service in which you sing it
• Teach it to children or to a choir

Give credit. A practical line is the song title, the artist’s name, and the license, with a link back to the song’s page. The player will eventually offer a copy-and-paste credit so a slide does not have to invent the wording.

What you should not assume#

A song that is merely “Christian” and easy to find on a streaming service is not free to use. Familiar radio songs and most modern worship catalogs are still under ordinary copyright. v4vcm will only list songs a reviewer has accepted. If it is not on the list, this project is not your permission.

The list is curated by a person for what the song is saying and whether it fits, not as a law firm clearing every right in the world. If a rights holder later says a listing was a mistake, it comes off the list. Until then, the public license on the song is what you rely on.

Give the congregation v4vcm.com . That address opens the player. This site, v4vcm.org , is where a church reads what a listed song allows.