RememberMe vs Songlorious: A Memorial Song for Someone You Love
How RememberMe and Songlorious each create a song for a loved one who passed away, from the first question to the finished song.
“This song summed up everything I knew about Paul. How he loved me, how he loved his family, and how he loved others. It is him in a song.”
Written to us about “Tenfold,” the song for her husband, PaulQuick Answer
What is the difference between RememberMe and Songlorious?
RememberMe makes songs only for people who have passed. Five questions ask about them by name, and a person on our team checks every line against your answers before you hear the song. Songlorious makes songs for many occasions, from $200 on its FAQ. You approve its lyrics yourself within a timed window, and its terms say the voice on the song is “based on a real singer.” RememberMe starts at $29.
This guide follows a memorial song through each service, from the first question about the person you lost to the day the song is played for family. It covers how each one learns who they were, who checks the song before it reaches you, who sings it and how it sounds, how it can be used at the service and after, how long it takes, and what happens if something needs to change.
Everything we say about Songlorious comes from its own public pages, its terms of use, and news coverage of the company, checked on November 11, 2026. Its current terms took effect on November 10, 2026, so older summaries elsewhere may describe earlier rules. Each page is linked where we use it and listed in the sources at the end. What we say about RememberMe comes from our terms and our order records.
Part One
Built for Remembering
How each one learns about the person you lost.
A song service for many occasions
Songlorious makes custom songs for many kinds of occasions, and a memorial is one of them. Its occasions page shows 28 occasions, with Memorial among them, and its FAQ lists “Loss/In Memoriam songs” as one of 11 popular reasons people buy. It has a memorial page with the headline “Honor Their Memory With a Song That Lasts Forever.”
A memorial order goes through the same steps as any other order. Songlorious’s homepage shows four of them: “Share your story,” “We write your lyrics,” “Read them, change anything,” and “You get a masterpiece.” The lyrics are emailed to you before the song is recorded.
Sharing the story happens in an eight-step order form. It starts with who the song is for, who it is from, and the occasion. Its terms of use list everything the order collects: “your story, the people involved, your four must-have details, the occasion, genre, mood, length, delivery speed and voice.” The “four must-have details” matter later, because they are what Songlorious promises to include in the song.
The memorial page suggests details a family might put in, such as a nickname, phrases they used, the tune they hummed, and places. It also says a poem or a eulogy can be used as the lyrics, within a character limit for each length of song. The pages we reviewed describe one order form for every occasion, starting with the occasion itself. We found no questions written for someone who has died.
What happens to the story after you send it is set out in the terms. You give Songlorious a “worldwide, royalty-free” license to your story and photos, which the terms call “irrevocable” and “sublicensable,” and that content is shared with “third-party service providers we use for music production, AI-assisted tools.” The terms add: “Please don’t include information you wouldn’t want processed this way.”
Five questions, all about them
RememberMe makes songs only for people and pets who have died, so every question is written for that. Each one uses their name, and each one asks for something different:
- What made them special? Who they were: how they treated people, what they were known for, what everyone said about them.
- What moments with them do you still hold onto? The scenes: the places you went together, the things you always did, the days you come back to.
- What do you miss most about them? The things only family knows: their laugh, their voice, their hands, the way they said your name.
- What would you want them to know? The words you want to say to them, in your own way.
- What did they leave behind? What carries on: the values they taught, the family they built, the people who still live the way they showed them.
You answer in your own words, as much or as little as you like. Most people finish in about 10 minutes. There is no occasion to pick and no list of details to rank, because the only occasion is them. The lyrics are written from your answers, with their name in the song along with the moments and the words you gave us.
Each question pulls a different part of their life into the song. The first gives the song its picture of who they were. The second gives it scenes, the specific places and days that make a verse feel like it could only be about them. The third gives it the small things only family would know. The fourth gives the song words said to them directly. The fifth gives the song an ending that looks forward, to the people and the ways they left behind.
In the song for Bill, “Straighten Your Collar,” the first verse begins with how he said goodbye in the morning:
From the first verse
You’d always leave the collar of your work shirt standing up Just so I could fix it when we shared our morning hug A six-foot-five gentle giant, waiting by the door I never felt as safe as when my hand was wrapped in yours
“Straighten Your Collar,” Country, Celebration of LifeHis wife told us he left his collar up because he knew she would straighten it as they hugged goodbye, and that she misses how safe she felt when he held her hand. In “Tenfold,” the song for Paul, the bridge is built on one line his wife gave us: “Don’t ‘should’ on yourself.” You can hear both songs in Part Four.
“It meant the world to me. Very nicely done. It tells the story as if I was telling someone. thank you so much.”
From a review of “It’s Getting Cloudy,” the song for SteveWho the songs are for
We delivered 11,907 memorial songs between January 1 and November 11, 2026. Forty-three of every hundred were for a husband, 5,123 songs in all. The next most common were for a son, a mother, a daughter, a wife, a father, a brother and a sister, and more than 200 were for a pet. Every one of them started with the same five questions, asked about one person by name.
Titles we have made include “Forty Years of Holding Hands,” “Fifty-One Years Blessed,” “Measure Twice, Cut Once,” “Coffee Cups and Hershey Kisses” and “Johnny’s Lounge.” Each one came from one family’s answers about one person.
Key Takeaway
Songlorious asks for your story in an order form used for every occasion, with four must-have details. RememberMe asks five questions about the person you lost, by name, and writes the song from your answers.
Part Two
A Person Listens Before You Do
What happens before the song reaches you.
A memorial song has to be right about small things. Their name has to be spelled the way the family spells it. If the family called her Nana, the song should call her Nana. A grandson can’t become a nephew, and a mother can’t become a father.
What our team checks
Before any RememberMe song is delivered, a person on our team listens to the whole song with your answers open beside the lyrics, and checks it line by line:
- Their name. Spelled the way you spelled it, and clear when it is sung.
- What you called them. Mom, Papa, Nana or a nickname: the song uses the words you used.
- Who everyone is. Husbands, daughters, grandsons and friends are who you said they were.
- Your details. The places, moments and words you shared are in the song, and nothing in it contradicts what you told us.
- The song itself. The whole song is heard, start to finish: the vocal, the words, the music.
If something is wrong, we fix it or make the song again before it is sent. If you ask for a revision, the new version is checked the same way before it goes out.
Why it matters who is listening
Our team has spent 22 years in digital music production, and that experience is what we listen with. A word that lands on the wrong beat, a name that’s hard to make out when it’s sung, a line that rushes past the part that matters most: a trained ear hears those on the first listen. So would the family, at the service.
Lyrics on a page and lyrics in a song are not the same thing. A name can read correctly in a draft and still come out unclear when it is sung over the music. That is why our check is done with the finished song playing, not only with the words on a screen.
“It said everything I wanted it to. It’s such a great tribute to him and how much he meant to me and our children and grandchildren. Thank you so much! So so special!”
From a review of “Our Last Date,” the song for FreddieHow it works on Songlorious
On Songlorious, the person who checks the words is you. After you order, Songlorious emails you the lyrics before the song is produced. You have a set number of hours to read them and send changes, and the time depends on the delivery speed you paid for. Its FAQ lists two windows: one for changing your order details after you place it, and one for reviewing the lyrics.
| Songlorious delivery speed | Time to change your details | Time to review the lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Standard (4 days) | 24 hours | 20 hours |
| 3 days | 20 hours | 15 hours |
| 2 days | 12 hours | 10 hours |
| Next day | 4 hours | 8 hours |
The faster the delivery, the shorter the windows. Its terms say what happens at the end of it: “Approving your lyrics is final. When you press the button to send your changes, or when the review window closes, the lyrics as they stand at that moment go to production exactly as written.” And: “If you do nothing during the window, we proceed with the lyrics we sent you.”
Changes inside the window have a limit. The terms say, “Each line needs to stay close to its original length,” and the FAQ puts it at “within about three words of its original length.” A line can be reworded, but it has to keep roughly the same size.
The pages we reviewed describe your reading of the lyrics as the check before recording. We found no description of anyone at Songlorious comparing the lyrics with your story before they are sent to you. The quality promise in its terms covers a good-quality recording with no glitches or distortion, the length you ordered, vocals on key, and the inclusion of your “four must-have details.”
Some Songlorious customers have written about what reached them. In one-star reviews on Trustpilot, an April 2026 reviewer described a “mispelling of two names,” and a July 2025 reviewer wrote, “they get my gender wrong in the lyrics.” Songlorious’s Trustpilot profile carries the label “Hasn’t replied to negative reviews.”
If there is something about their life that you aren’t sure how to put into words, you can write to us at support@rememberme.fm before you order.
A Way to Honor Them
A Song Written From Your Memories
Tell us about them in about 10 minutes. A person on our team reviews every song before it reaches you.
Create Their SongHow RememberMe songs are made
Human reviewed. Personal. Respectful.
Our team has spent 22 years in digital music production. We use the best tools available in a modern studio, including AI, the way producers have always used the newest instruments. What no tool can do is decide whether a song is right for the person it is about. A person on our team does that, for every song.
- You tell us about them. Guided questions ask what made them special, the moments you still hold onto, what you miss most, what you would want them to know, and what they left behind. You also choose the tone, the genre and a female or male voice, and you can add a photo.
- We write and produce the song. Lyrics are written from your answers, with their name and your details in them, then produced as a finished song with custom album art made from your photo.
- A person reviews it before you hear it. Someone on our team listens to the whole song and reads the lyrics line by line against what you told us: the name, the relationships, the details. If anything is wrong, we fix it or make it again before it is sent.
- You receive it, and it is yours. You get the MP3, a streaming link and a memorial song page with the lyrics. One revision round is free within 14 days, every revised song is reviewed again before it goes out, and if you are not satisfied you can ask for a full refund within 30 days.
Part Three
The Sound of Their Song
How it should feel, the music they loved, the voice and the length.
The words carry who they were. The music carries how it should feel to hear them. At RememberMe you make a few choices, and none of them needs any musical knowledge.
How it should feel
You choose one of four tones. These are the descriptions families see when they choose:
| Tone | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Celebration of Life | Uplifting and joyful, honoring the beautiful life they lived |
| Peaceful Remembrance | Gentle and comforting, a tender tribute to their memory |
| Healing & Comfort | Soothing and hopeful, helping process grief with grace |
| Honoring Their Legacy | Powerful and reverent, celebrating what they left behind |
In 2026, Peaceful Remembrance was chosen most, for 31% of songs. Celebration of Life followed at 29%, Honoring Their Legacy at 22% and Healing & Comfort at 18%. “Straighten Your Collar,” the song for Bill, is a Celebration of Life song, and its second verse sounds like him:
From the second verse
A talented carpenter with a heavy, gentle touch You loved your pets, you loved the outdoors, loved us all so much Riding out on ATVs beneath the open sky With a crazy joke to tell and a twinkle in your eye
“Straighten Your Collar,” Country, Celebration of LifeThe music they loved
Then you choose the music: Country, Pop, Acoustic, R&B/Soul, Worship, Gospel, Contemporary Christian or Traditional Hymn. Choose the music that sounds like them: what they loved to listen to, or the music of the church they belonged to. Songs we have made include “Boombox in the Silverado,” “Front Porch Playlists” and “Saturday Night Bluegrass.”
From the 11,907 RememberMe songs delivered between January 1 and November 11, 2026.
The voice, faith and their photo
You choose a female voice, a male voice or no preference. In 2026, families chose a female voice for 62% of songs, a male voice for 28%, and no preference for 10%. You also choose whether faith belongs in the song. If it does, the song can speak of heaven, of God’s care, or of seeing them again. You can add a photo of them, and it becomes the song’s album art.
“It’s exactly the way I wanted this song to be sung with all the perfect words and melody.”
From a review of “The Funny Way You Spoke,” the song for DonaldHow long the song is
A RememberMe song has two verses and a chorus, about two and a half minutes. Adding a third verse (a bridge and another chorus) for $24.99 makes it about four and a half minutes, so there is more room for what you want to say.
Songlorious sells songs by length, from 2 to 6 minutes. Its FAQ lays out what each length holds, and how many characters of your own lyrics fit in it:
| Songlorious length | What it holds | Your own lyrics, up to |
|---|---|---|
| 2 minutes | 2 verses and a repeated chorus | 1,800 characters |
| 3 minutes | 3 verses (or 2 and a bridge) and a chorus | 2,400 characters |
| 4 minutes | 4 verses (or 3 and a bridge) and a chorus | 3,000 characters |
| 5 minutes | 5 verses (or 4 and a bridge) and a chorus | 3,600 characters |
| 6 minutes | 6 verses (or 5 and a bridge) and a chorus | 4,200 characters |
The FAQ labels 3 minutes “our most popular option.” The terms add that “song durations are approximate.” Prices for each length are in Part Nine.
On Songlorious, the sound comes with the singer
On Songlorious you choose a genre and a mood, and you choose a voice from its featured artists. The roster showed 33 named singers when we checked. It can be filtered by the character of the voice (Bold, Eccentric, Female, Gravelly, Male, Mature, Smooth, Soft and Youthful) and by genre (Acoustic Pop, Country Acoustic/Folk, Country Rock, Modern Pop, R&B, Pop Rock, Hip Hop, Dance/EDM, Children’s Music, Alternative Rock and Christian). Each singer has a page with customer ratings, such as Chelsea Chase’s.
The memorial page names the genres it suggests for a memorial song: Country Acoustic/Folk and Acoustic Pop for a warm feel, Christian for faith, and R&B or Pop Rock for a fuller sound. It describes moods “from reflective or sad to something happier.” There are no memorial tones of the kind described above.
Who sings on a Songlorious song
Songlorious’s homepage says “Custom Songs Made by Real Songwriters,” and describes “Real producers, real artist voices” as “not one-click AI.” Its FAQ explains more. Under “What is this?” it says, “Our personalized songs are created through collaborative effort between their amazing voices, our in-house songwriters & producers, and some generative music technology.”
Under “Is this created by real artists or by artificial intelligence?” the FAQ says, “Songlorious is human-led, artist-driven, and technology-assisted… We use advanced music technology, including AI-assisted tools, as part of our production process.” It also says, “The voices in our catalog are based on real human singers who have chosen to collaborate with us.”
The terms are the plainest. “The voice on your song is based on a real singer from our artist catalog… Their voice is applied to your song through our production process.” And: “we don’t claim that the singer you chose personally sat in a studio and recorded your song.”
Not every buyer reads it that way. A June 2026 five-star review on Trustpilot says, “I was so happy to have an actual person sing the song instead of AI.” That is the reviewer’s understanding. The terms say the voice is “based on” a real singer and “applied” in production.
Part Four
Hear a RememberMe Song
The songs for Paul and for Bill. Each was written from his wife’s answers to our five questions.
Each of these began with the five questions. A person on our team listened to each one with the family’s answers beside the lyrics before it was delivered.
Tenfold
Straighten Your Collar
From families who made one
In their words
“This song captured my husband beautifully. I cried from beginning to end. It is wonderful.”
For Larry. Song: “A Forever Marriage”“Matt’s song is everything I feel in my heart. You captured the very essence of my precious son.”
For Matt. Song: “Kisses on the Top of My Head”“This song meant everything to me. You’ve done such a beautiful job of capturing my baby boy’s spirit and the relationship he had with his brother. Thank you so much!”
For Nicholas. Song: “Forever Young, Sweet Nicholas”“He died at 77 having spent 56 years as my darling husband. I miss him so much but this song helps me celebrate his life and love in a very meaningful way.”
For Al, after 56 years of marriage. Song: “Bama Red and a Heavenly Shore”“It captured our neverending love for each other perfectly. I was a little nervous at first but when I heard my song I was absolutely blown away. I love it! Thank you.”
For Harold. Song: “Next Exit Kiss”“This song….. WoW! You hit it right on the nose! This song means more than anything to me. You did an amazing job!! Thank You!”
For Kelsey. Song: “One More Mom Hug”Reviews left by RememberMe customers after their song was delivered.
Part Five
At the Service, and After
Playing their song for family, on the day and on the days that follow.
At the funeral or celebration of life
A memorial song can be played as people arrive, with a photo slideshow, or at the close of the service while everyone is still together. A few practical things help on the day:
- Ask the funeral home or venue how they play music, and send them the MP3 a day or two ahead.
- Keep a copy on your phone as well.
- If you’d like the words in the printed program, the lyrics are on the song’s memorial page, ready to copy.
With a photo slideshow
The length of the song decides how many photos fit. At four to five seconds a photo, a two-verse RememberMe song of about two and a half minutes holds about 30 to 37 photos. With a third verse, about four and a half minutes, it holds about 54 to 67.
Songlorious’s video is a Lyric Video for $10, which its order flow describes as “Made automatically once your song is delivered. English songs only.” We found no photo slideshow or memorial video on any Songlorious page we reviewed.
Sharing it with family
A RememberMe song arrives as an MP3, a streaming link and a memorial song page with the lyrics, with album art made from your photo. The link and the page can be sent to anyone, so family who couldn’t be at the service can hear it the same day.
A Songlorious song arrives by email, with a link to what its FAQ calls “a sharable, custom web-page on our site. There, you can listen to your song, have unlimited .mp3 downloads, and read your song’s lyrics.” Its terms say, “we don’t guarantee that any file will remain hosted indefinitely,” so the MP3 you download is the copy to keep.
Songlorious also sells a Cassette-Shaped USB for $59, a USB drive styled as a cassette, with free shipping, “delivered within 2 weeks of song’s completion.” Its order flow says it cannot be returned.
On Spotify and Apple Music
A RememberMe song can be published to Spotify and Apple Music for $79.99, so anyone can find it by name. Streaming services can take up to 21 business days to show a new song.
Songlorious’s Streaming add-on costs $45 in its order flow and covers Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music and more, “within 10 days of song’s completion.” Its terms say, “Songlorious keeps any streaming revenue; you receive no royalties. Streaming makes your song public.” Its memorial page says streaming is best left off a song with private family details.
Whose song it is
When you pay for a RememberMe song, full rights to it transfer to you, including commercial use. You can play it at the funeral, put it under a tribute video, post it online and share it with anyone. There is nothing extra to buy.
Songlorious’s terms give the buyer a license to “play, download, copy for your own use, and share your song for personal, non-commercial purposes.” They say, “Songlorious retains ownership of the sound recording and of all rights in the song other than those licensed to you above and any lyrics you supplied yourself.”
Songlorious can use the song in its own marketing. The terms say, “Songlorious may use your song, and excerpts of it, to promote Songlorious and our artists,” and that if you’d prefer it not be used that way, you can email them to have it excluded. A song stays in that use unless you write to them.
Playing a Songlorious song at the service
Songlorious’s memorial page asks, “Can we play the song at a memorial service?” Its answer is “Yes, at a private gathering.” It says a Commercial License is needed “for public or business use, such as an event run by an organization,” and suggests emailing before ordering if you are unsure. The page does not say whether a service at a funeral home or a church counts as public.
Its FAQ lists “You intend to play or perform the song at a public event” among the uses that need a Commercial License, and says: “If we notice that a song’s content implies that it may require a Commercial License, we will send you an invoice, and halt progress on the song until the invoice is paid.” The order flow prices the Commercial License at $200, “required” for “any public or professional setting.” Even then, the terms say it “doesn’t include the right to resell the song itself, to register it as your own musical work.”
On the days after
The song is still theirs after the service. It can be played on their birthday, on the anniversary, at the holidays, and for grandchildren who want to know who they were. Because full rights are yours, it can go wherever the family gathers, without a second license.
“You did a wonderful job reflecting on my husband Ken’s legacy.”
From a review of “Fifty-One Years Blessed,” the song for Ken
Part Six
When the Service Is Soon
How long each takes, and what can change the date.
Most families receive their RememberMe song in about three to four days, and our terms promise delivery within 7 days. If the service is sooner, faster delivery is available at checkout from $49, or next day for $99. Faster songs are reviewed by a person on our team the same as every other song.
Songlorious’s standard delivery is 4 days. Its terms call it “Standard (4-Day),” and its pages do not say whether those are business days or calendar days. Faster dates cost more, and its FAQ and memorial page list the prices:
| Songlorious delivery time | Extra cost |
|---|---|
| 4 days (standard) | Free |
| 3 days | $20 |
| 2 days | $35 |
| Next day | $85 |
The FAQ says, “Your song still arrives by 11:59PM Eastern on the date you picked,” and the terms say, “We deliver your song by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on that date.” The memorial page asks, “Can I get a memorial song in time for a funeral or celebration of life?” and answers, “Often, yes. Next Day delivery is $85.” It recommends ordering early for a service, because of the time set aside for changing details and reviewing the lyrics.
A few things sit inside a Songlorious delivery date:
- The window to change your details after ordering, from 4 hours on next-day to 24 hours on standard.
- The lyrics review window, from 8 hours on next-day to 20 hours on standard, after which the lyrics go to production as they stand.
- Delivery as late as 11:59 PM Eastern on the date you picked.
Some reviewers wrote about dates. A November 2025 one-star review on Trustpilot says, “We paid for fast turn around and didn’t get it. They lie about their time frames!” A March 2026 reviewer says a birthday song arrived “2 minutes before midnight” on the due date. The one customer review on Songlorious’s Better Business Bureau profile says, “paid for the 6 day delivery. As of the 25th it wasn’t complete.” Trustpilot’s own summary says, “Some reviewers were not happy with delivery timeframes, noting frustrating delays, unresponsiveness.”
Whichever you choose, count back from the day of the service and leave time for a change, so a revision can be made and checked before the song is played.
Part Seven
If It Needs to Change
Revisions and refunds on each.
At RememberMe
Every RememberMe song includes one free revision round within 14 days of delivery. It can cover the lyrics, the tempo and the arrangement, and you don’t have to show that we made a mistake. The revised song is checked by a person on our team before it is sent, the same as the first one. If you are not satisfied, you can ask for a full refund within 30 days of delivery.
Changes at Songlorious
Songlorious’s terms open with a short version: “Custom work can’t be refunded, but anything that doesn’t match what you ordered is our mistake and we fix it free within 72 hours of delivery.” The free fix is requested through the song page: “Tell us within 72 hours of delivery using the revision request on your song page and we fix it at no charge.”
Everything else is a paid revision. The terms define it: “Any other change after delivery is a revision: a different feel, tempo, arrangement or instrumentation; different wording from the lyrics you approved; a different voice; or anything based on taste rather than on what was ordered. Revisions carry a fee that depends on the work involved.” They add: “There is no free allowance for ‘small’ changes, because even a few words mean re-producing the song.”
Because approved lyrics are final, a line you approved, or one that went to production when the window closed, counts as “different wording from the lyrics you approved” if you want it changed after delivery. That change is paid.
The deadline is short. “Revision requests must be made within 72 hours of delivery. After that we may not be able to make changes at all, because project files are not retained.” One FAQ answer says customers have “1 week of the song’s delivery” to report a problem. Other FAQ answers and the terms say 72 hours, and the terms say that where the FAQ and the terms differ, “these Terms control.”
A May 2023 review on Trustpilot describes asking for EDM, receiving pop rock, and then being asked to pay “over 100usd” for the change.
Refunds at Songlorious
The terms say, “we don’t offer refunds once work has begun.” A full-price order can be cancelled soon after it is placed: “you may cancel within 24 hours of placing it. We refund the price less a 35% service and processing fee.” A February 2026 one-star review on Trustpilot says, “I canceled within 30 minutes of placing my order and they are only refunding me 65%.”
On a Try Before You Buy order, “The initial payment is not refundable.” For songs that meet the promise but still miss, the terms say, “Music is personal, and sometimes a song that meets every promise still isn’t what you hoped for. We handle those situations case by case.”
Key Takeaway
A RememberMe song has one free revision within 14 days, checked again before it is sent, and a full refund within 30 days if it still isn’t right. Songlorious fixes its own mistakes free within 72 hours, charges for other changes, and gives no refunds once work has begun.
Part Eight
About Songlorious
A custom song company from 2020, known for Shark Tank.
Songlorious, LLC was started by a married couple, Omayya Atout and Ellen Hodges, who also goes by Ellen Atout, according to its About page and CNBC. Sources give different start dates. Wikipedia says June 2020, the Better Business Bureau lists the business as started on June 12, 2020, and CNBC says the couple launched in April 2020, one day after a friend paid them to write a wedding song.
Its location is also described differently. CNBC called it “Brooklyn, New York-based,” and the BBB lists a private address in Brooklyn. A 2021 press release is datelined Chattanooga, Tennessee, and says the founders were “Now living in Chattanooga,” as does Wikipedia. The current terms put governing law in Ohio, with exclusive venue in the courts serving Hamilton County, Ohio.
The couple appeared on Shark Tank in Season 13, Episode 2, in October 2021, and made a deal for $500,000 for 40% with Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary and guest Shark Peter Jones. At the time, CNBC reported at least 11,000 song requests from more than 160 musicians, $700,000 in sales the year before, and a pace of $2.5 million for 2021. The press release reported over 11,000 song requests, $2.1 million in revenue, and $650,000 paid out to 160 artists. CNBC said songs then cost “$45 to $230,” and that artists received “roughly 35-45% of each song’s price tag, plus any tips.” Tipping the artist is still optional under the current terms.
Today the homepage says “Rated 4.9 · 9,000+ verified reviews · 300,000+ songs,” and the memorial page says “Voted #1 in custom songs by 300,000+ happy customers.” Both are the company’s own figures. The About page says it “employs hundreds of independent professional artists,” and the featured-artists page showed 33 when we checked. The About page shows press from TODAY, CNBC, Forbes, Business Insider and Access with Mario Lopez, from 2021 and 2022.
On Trustpilot, Songlorious shows 4.8 from 238 reviews, 105 of them from the last 12 months, with labels saying it “Asks customers to review” and “Hasn’t replied to negative reviews.” The Better Business Bureau gives it an F rating and lists it as not accredited, with 6 complaints in the last 3 years. One-star reviews also describe slow replies: “Will get a response once a week” (April 2026) and “Takes them several days to respond” (February 2026).
The terms also mention a $25 sign-up tied to text message marketing, which applies “only if you tick the box in our $25 sign-up.”
Part Nine
The Practical Details
Everything above, side by side.
| RememberMe | Songlorious | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Memorial songs only | Many occasions, Memorial one of 28 |
| How you share their story | Five questions about the person you lost, by name | An eight-step order form used for every occasion, with four must-have details |
| Who checks it before you hear it | A person on our team, every song, line by line | You review the lyrics in a window of 8 to 20 hours; then they go to production as they stand |
| The voice | Female, male or no preference | Chosen from 33 named singers; the voice is “based on” the singer and “applied” in production |
| Price | From $29 | From $200 on its FAQ (“Starts at $180” on its About page) |
| Length | About 2:30; about 4:30 with a third verse (+$24.99) | 2 to 6 minutes, priced by length |
| Typical delivery | About three to four days (within 7 promised) | 4 days standard |
| Faster delivery | From $49 at checkout; next day $99 | $20 to $85; next day $85 |
| If something needs to change | One free revision round within 14 days, checked again | Its mistakes fixed free within 72 hours; other changes are paid |
| If it isn’t right | 30-day money-back guarantee | No refunds once work has begun; 35% fee to cancel within 24 hours |
| Playing it at the service | Yours: full rights transfer to you | “Yes, at a private gathering”; public settings need a $200 Commercial License |
| Who owns the recording | You | Songlorious; it may use your song in its marketing unless you opt out |
| Spotify and Apple Music | Both, $79.99 | $45; Songlorious keeps any streaming revenue |
| What you receive | MP3, streaming link, memorial song page with lyrics, album art from your photo | Song page with lyrics and MP3 downloads; hosting not guaranteed indefinitely |
| Video | The song can go under your own tribute video | $10 automatic lyric video, English songs only |
Songlorious prices
Songlorious’s FAQ lists these starting prices by length, and its memorial page repeats them. Its About page says “Starts at $180,” and no page we reviewed explains the difference. The final price in the order flow appears partway through, after “Continue to see your price.”
| Songlorious length | Starts at |
|---|---|
| 2 minutes | $200 |
| 3 minutes | $250 (“our most popular option”) |
| 4 minutes | $295 |
| 5 minutes | $345 |
| 6 minutes | $395 |
Its homepage and memorial page describe Try Before You Buy: “Pay $5 to get your full lyrics and a 60-second preview.” Its FAQ and terms describe the first payment differently, as a deposit “shown at checkout, usually 50% of the song price.” Either way, “The initial payment is not refundable.” The order flow lists the add-ons: a Lyric Video for $10, Streaming for $45, a Cassette-Shaped USB for $59, and a Commercial License for $200.
What a song costs, all in
| RememberMe | Songlorious | |
|---|---|---|
| A short song, standard delivery | $29 (about 2:30) | From $200 (2 minutes) |
| A longer song, standard delivery | $53.99 (about 4:30) | From $295 (4 minutes) |
| A longer song, next day | $152.99 | From $380 |
| Playing it at a public service | Included | Add $200 Commercial License |
| Owning the recording | Included | Not sold; Songlorious keeps ownership |
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between RememberMe and Songlorious?
RememberMe makes songs only for people who have passed. Five questions ask about them by name, and a person on our team checks every line against your answers before you hear the song. Songlorious makes songs for many occasions, memorials among them. Its order form starts with who the song is for and the occasion, its lyrics are emailed to you to approve within a timed window, and its terms say the voice on the song is "based on a real singer." Songlorious's FAQ lists songs from $200. RememberMe starts at $29.
Is Songlorious a good choice for a funeral song?
Songlorious can make a song for a funeral, but it was built for many occasions. Its memorial page is one of 28 occasions, and the order form is the same for all of them. Its FAQ lists songs from $200, standard delivery is 4 days, its license is for personal, non-commercial use, and a $200 Commercial License is needed for "any public or professional setting." Its terms say "we don't offer refunds once work has begun." RememberMe was built only for memorial songs: the questions are about the person you lost, a person on our team checks every song before you hear it, the song is yours to play at the service, and there is a 30-day money-back guarantee, from $29.
Can I play a Songlorious song at a funeral?
Songlorious's memorial page answers "Can we play the song at a memorial service?" with "Yes, at a private gathering." It says a Commercial License is needed "for public or business use, such as an event run by an organization," and suggests emailing before ordering if you are unsure. The order flow prices the Commercial License at $200. Its FAQ says that if a song's content suggests it needs a Commercial License, Songlorious will send an invoice "and halt progress on the song until the invoice is paid." A RememberMe song comes with full rights, including playing it at a service, at no extra cost.
Can I play a RememberMe song at a funeral or celebration of life?
Yes. When you pay for a RememberMe song, full rights to the song transfer to you, including commercial use. You can play it at a funeral, a celebration of life or a graveside service, put it under a tribute video, share it with family, and post it online. There is nothing extra to buy.
Is a Songlorious song sung by a real singer?
Songlorious's terms say "The voice on your song is based on a real singer from our artist catalog... Their voice is applied to your song through our production process," and "we don't claim that the singer you chose personally sat in a studio and recorded your song." Its FAQ calls the service "human-led, artist-driven, and technology-assisted" and says it uses "AI-assisted tools, as part of our production process."
Does RememberMe use AI?
Yes, as part of production. Our team has 22 years of digital music production experience, and we use the best tools available in a modern studio, including AI, to write lyrics from your answers and produce the song. What no tool decides is whether the song is right. A person on our team listens to every song and checks the lyrics line by line against what you told us before it is delivered.
Who checks a RememberMe song before I hear it?
A person on our team, every time. They listen to the whole song with your answers open beside the lyrics, and check their name, what you called them, who everyone is to each other, and the details you shared. If anything is wrong, we fix it or make the song again before it is sent. Revised songs are checked the same way before they go out.
What happens if I miss the Songlorious lyrics review window?
Songlorious's terms say "If you do nothing during the window, we proceed with the lyrics we sent you," and "Approving your lyrics is final." The window is 20 hours on standard delivery, 15 hours on 3-day, 10 hours on 2-day and 8 hours on next-day, according to its FAQ. At RememberMe, a person on our team checks the lyrics against your answers before the song is sent, and you have a free revision within 14 days of delivery.
How much does each cost?
A RememberMe song starts at $29 for two verses and a chorus, about two and a half minutes. A third verse adds $24.99, and faster delivery starts at $49, or $99 for next day. Songlorious's FAQ lists starting prices of $200 for 2 minutes, $250 for 3 minutes, $295 for 4, $345 for 5 and $395 for 6, with faster delivery from $20 to $85 and a $200 Commercial License for public settings. Its About page says "Starts at $180," which does not match the FAQ.
How long does each take?
Most families receive their RememberMe song in about three to four days, and our terms promise delivery within 7 days. Faster delivery is available at checkout, as soon as the next day. Songlorious's standard delivery is 4 days, with 3-day ($20), 2-day ($35) and next-day ($85) options, and the song arrives by 11:59 PM Eastern on the date you picked. Its pages do not say whether those are business days or calendar days.
What if the song is not right?
With RememberMe you get one free revision round within 14 days, covering lyrics, tempo and arrangement, and every revised song is checked again before it is sent. If you are not satisfied, you can ask for a full refund within 30 days of delivery. Songlorious's terms fix anything that "doesn't match what you ordered" free within 72 hours of delivery, charge for other changes, say "There is no free allowance for 'small' changes," and say "we don't offer refunds once work has begun."
Can I hear a Songlorious song before I pay in full?
Songlorious's homepage and memorial page describe Try Before You Buy: "Pay $5 to get your full lyrics and a 60-second preview." Its FAQ and terms describe the first payment as a deposit, "usually 50% of the song price," and the terms say "The initial payment is not refundable." With RememberMe the song is written after you order, a person on our team checks it before you hear it, and if it isn't right you have a free revision and a full refund within 30 days.
Is Songlorious legit, and was it on Shark Tank?
Songlorious, LLC appeared on Shark Tank in Season 13, Episode 2, in October 2021, and made a deal for $500,000 for 40% with Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Kevin O'Leary and guest Shark Peter Jones, according to its About page, CNBC and PR Newswire. On Trustpilot it shows 4.8 from 238 reviews, with a label that says it "Hasn't replied to negative reviews." The Better Business Bureau gives it an F rating, with 6 complaints in the last 3 years.
Who owns a Songlorious song?
Songlorious's terms say "Songlorious retains ownership of the sound recording and of all rights in the song other than those licensed to you above and any lyrics you supplied yourself." Your license is "for personal, non-commercial purposes." The terms also say Songlorious may use your song to promote itself and its artists unless you email to opt out. With RememberMe, full rights to the song pass to you when you pay, including commercial use.
Can I put the song on Spotify or Apple Music?
A RememberMe song can be published to Spotify and Apple Music for $79.99. Streaming services can take up to 21 business days to show a new song. Songlorious's Streaming add-on costs $45 and covers Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music and more, "within 10 days of song's completion." Its terms say "Songlorious keeps any streaming revenue; you receive no royalties. Streaming makes your song public."
Can the song use their nickname, or what we called them?
Yes. Tell us in your answers what the family called them, whether that is Mom, Papa, Nana or a nickname only you used, and the song will use it. Checking that is part of our review. In "Straighten Your Collar," one of the songs on this page, the chorus calls Bill "the best husband, the best Papa," in his wife's words.
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Songlorious details come from the pages below, checked November 11, 2026; they can change. RememberMe details come from our own terms and order records. Songlorious is a trademark of its owner. RememberMe.fm is not affiliated with or endorsed by Songlorious.
- Songlorious homepage (order steps, Try Before You Buy, self-reported counts): www.songlorious.com/
- Songlorious About page (founders, Shark Tank, press, "Starts at $180"): www.songlorious.com/about
- Songlorious FAQ (process, AI, lengths and prices, delivery, windows, revisions, licenses): www.songlorious.com/faq
- Songlorious Terms of Use, effective November 10, 2026: www.songlorious.com/terms
- Songlorious memorial page: www.songlorious.com/landing-pages/memorial
- Songlorious occasions: www.songlorious.com/occasions
- Songlorious featured artists (roster and voice filters): www.songlorious.com/featured-artists
- Songlorious artist page: Chelsea Chase: www.songlorious.com/artist/chelsea-chase
- Songlorious order flow (eight steps, add-on prices): www.songlorious.com/create-my-song
- CNBC on the Shark Tank deal (October 2021): www.cnbc.com/make-it/2021/10/18/shark-tank-custom-songs-start-up-songlorious-strikes-a-big-deal.html
- PR Newswire release on the Shark Tank deal (2021): www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/personalized-song-startup-songlorious-wins-500-000-deal-on-shark-tank-301407974.html
- Wikipedia: Songlorious: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songlorious
- Better Business Bureau profile: Songlorious LLC: www.bbb.org/us/ny/brooklyn/profile/music-composer/songlorious-llc-0121-87144282
- Songlorious on Trustpilot: www.trustpilot.com/review/songlorious.com
- Songlorious on Trustpilot, five-star reviews: www.trustpilot.com/review/songlorious.com?stars=5
- Songlorious on Trustpilot, one-star reviews: www.trustpilot.com/review/songlorious.com?stars=1
- Songlorious on Trustpilot, two- and three-star reviews: www.trustpilot.com/review/songlorious.com?stars=2&stars=3
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