Band Hero features more than 65 songs from "mainstream acts", according to MSNBC. The game also allowed downloadable content from Guitar Hero World Tour to be used within Band Hero, until April 1st, 2014 when the export was made unavailable. In addition, some on-disc songs from both Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero: Smash Hits were be importable into Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5 for a small fee, with music licensing limiting those that cannot be transferred.