This is a quote that is attempting to address that same issue you're posing:
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Originally Posted by google
The music industry has made the process of getting permission for use relatively straightforward through a few industry associations that arrange for permission to use entire libraries of music.
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Here are the three main ones listed:
ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers –
http://www.ascap.com
BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated –
http://www.bmi.com/
SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada –
http://www.socan.org.
See if what you are wanting to use falls under those organizations and ask them for permissions. That seems to be a safer (and more reliable) alternative than emailing an artist which you then have no permissions in writing.
On the ASCAP site for example, you can see a list of contacts you can email concerning various licensings and issues:
http://www.ascap.com/contactASCAP.html