Talk:Just Dance 2017/@comment-1465604-20160912101215

Some people have stated that the "Just Sing" song list can be viewed as indicative of what'll be in "Just Dance 2017". I replied that music licensing doesn't work like that, that they have to be negotiated separately for each song (though there's probably leeway in "Just Dance"'s case so they can bring back already licensed song as DLC/JDU in later games).

So today I decided to check out the song list of "Just Sing" and received confirmation of what I've been saying all along. Here's the evidence for those who doubted:

Telling signs:
 * "Oops I Did It Again" is a cover. It's not even the same cover as the one used in the "Just Dance" series, it's a different one.
 * "Don't Worry Be Happy" is a cover, but not the same one as featured in the "Just Dance" series.
 * "I Love Rock N' Roll" is a cover. It's not even the same cover as the one used in the "Just Dance" series, it's a different one.
 * "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" is a cover, while it was featured in its original version in "Just Dance".
 * "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is a cover, while it was featured in its original version in "Just Dance".
 * "I Will Survive" is a cover, while it was featured in its original version in "Just Dance".

Most importantly:
 * "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weekend is a cover... despite the fact that the game is set to be featured in JD2017... in its original version.
 * "Let It Go" is a cover. It's not even the same cover as the one used in the "Just Dance" series, it's a different one.

(And so on and so on)

Why are these two so important? Because the licensing agreement for these songs couldn't possibly have lapsed since they were negotiated for this year. So if Ubisoft was, indeed, negotiating licenses for "Just Dance" and "Just Sing" together, there'd be no reason for these songs to be featured in different versions across the two songs.

No, it's pretty clear that "Just Sing" is completely separate from "Just Dance" and that just because a song is licensed for either game, it doesn't mean it'll be licensed (or at least not in the same way) for the other game.