Playing akai live with samples , can i do this

I wonder can anyone help with a query. I just have a question about using music live with the akai. I have 12 songs with samples in each of them from recoreded artists. I want to play them live. Is this ok ?can I play a song in a live setting with music that is sampled from recording artist. I know if you record the song you have to get clearance from the artist , but if you play live with a sample do you have to get permission from the artist.

my completely uninformed not-a-lawyer guess would be that it's the same as a DJ playing records live, and should be covered by the venue's license.

Also, I don't think you do need permission to record a cover of someone else's song, as long as you pay the necessary royalties to the owners of the original composition.