I was just checking out Beat Stars.. They're sales platform seems great. BUT... I would not use them for licensing opps. As I went through some of what they are offering, I found exact similarities (cut and pasted) to the descriptions found on another BIG licensing site. In one opp, Beat Stars even left in the Project Code (which is unique and determined by the Big licensing site - it even has the site's initials in the code - oops!). The submission dates, language, and details are exactly lifted from the Big site - even the text format and paragraph layouts are identical.
The only reason I bring it up is because I know on the Big site, you have total transparency about when the client logs in, listens to music, and selects tracks. It's legit, and people have made money there. I'm not sure how Beat Stars goes about submitting tracks to these opps, but I would bet it is through a 3rd party site, or worse, completely unavailable to BeatStars... They may just be listing it for clout.
Not looking to stir up anything, but I found this odd. If clients were really turning to Beat Stars for licensing, wouldn't they have their own system of opportunities?
Like I said, it looks like they have a good thing going for selling beats, but beware of their licensing opps. At least do some more research, which I will also be doing. (I'm interested in signing up there).