Seb McKinnon now says he's &34;very honoured that Amber chose my music for her routine, won gold no less!&34; Musician resolves dispute with Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn after calling her out over song use Seb McKinnon now says he's &34;very honoured that Amber chose my music for her routine, won gold no less!&34; By Lauren Huff :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/PXL202501060627063092a245c0a56a194868af7b6a47af56223c.jpg) Lauren Huff Lauren Huff is an awardwinning journalist and staff writer at with over 12 years of experience covering all facets of the entertainment industry.

Seb McKinnon now says he's "very honoured that Amber chose my music for her routine, won gold no less!"

Musician resolves dispute with Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn after calling her out over song use

Seb McKinnon now says he's "very honoured that Amber chose my music for her routine, won gold no less!"

By Lauren Huff

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Amber Glenn at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January 2026. Credit:

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Musician Seb McKinnon no longer has questions after seeing figure skater Amber Glenn skate to his song "The Return" at the 2026 Winter Olympics. In fact, he's thrilled that Glenn is using his music, after previously alleging she was doing so without his permission.

In a social media post Tuesday, he wrote, "I'm very honoured that Amber chose my music for her routine, won gold no less! I'm happy things were resolved amicably and that we both stand for the protection of artist rights. I'm looking forward to watching her compete on February 19th with my music again. Go Amber!"

He also reposted Glenn's statement on the matter, which she also shared on her social media accounts Tuesday. Glenn said, "The issue of music rights can be complex and confusing. Seems like there was a hiccup in that whole process. I'm glad we cleared things up with Seb and I look forward to collaborating with him." She didn't elaborate on the hiccup that occurred but did tag the musician in her post.

She continued, "It was a dream come true to perform at the Olympic Games and to have Seb acknowledge my performance and congratulate me afterward made the moment even more special. It's my sincere hope that I was able to help create new fans of both figure skating and Seb. We will move forward and continue supporting both artists and the skating community."**

Amber Glenn poses with her medal at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

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The Canadian artist first called out the rights usage issue on Sunday. "So just found out an Olympic figure skater used one of my songs without permission for their routine," he wrote. "It aired all over the world… what? Is that usual practice for the olympics?"

Glenn, 26, skated to McKinnon's song during her free skate as part of the figure skating team event in Milan, Italy. Although uncharacteristic mistakes landed her in third in that particular event, Glenn eventually won gold as part of Team USA when teammate Ilia Malinin's men's free skate pushed the American squad past Team Japan to clinch the top spot.

In a subsequent post, McKinnon, who produces music under the name CLANN, shared that apparently after his initial callout, the Community Notes feature on the social media platform provided him with some clarity.**

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"Thank you Community Notes! This is news to me," he wrote. "The deal I have with my label is that I alone can give the ok to license my music. I thought since this was on TV, that it fell under some kind of synching. But it seems to be the same thing as radio? Glad to understand it more."**

In a third message, McKinnon shared a heart emoji and his apparent support for Glenn, writing, "And plus she won Gold??? huge contratz."

According to the* *Associated Press*,* the figure skater has been using "The Return" in her routines for more than two years without issue. The outlet notes that while skaters are required to get permission for the music they use, the actual process involved in doing so is complicated because of issues of who owns the master recordings, multiple parties being involved in rights ownership, skaters sometime using alternative versions of a song or piecing different ones together, and more.

Glenn isn't the only one to run into potential issues with music usage rights. Spanish athlete Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté's *Despicable Me*-inspired figure skating routine hit a snag upon running into copyright clearance issues just before the Olympics began.

At the time, he claimed via social media that he "followed all required procedures and submitted my music through the ISU ClicknClear system back in August," and that he "competed with this program throughout the entire season."**

Nevertheless, he shared, "Unfortunately, just days before the Olympic inauguration, I was informed that I am no longer permitted to use this program due to copyright clearance issues."

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Last week he revealed a happy ending, though. "I am very happy to announce that we have made it: we have obtained the licenses for all four musical pieces, and I will be able to skate my *Minions* program at the Olympic Games," he announced Friday on Instagram. "It has not been an easy process, but the support from everyone who has followed my case has been essential in keeping me motivated and optimistic throughout these days."

He specifically thanked Universal Pictures, ClicknClear, RFEDH, Sony Music, Juan Alcaraz, and *Despicable Me 2*'s Oscar-nominated "Happy" singer Pharrell Williams for the positive resolution.

[*This article has been to reflect McKinnon and Glenn resolving their dispute over music usage.*]**

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