Play live? Get paid!
Inject additional funds into your music project by submitting your setlists to APRA AMCOS
Live performance royalties are an important income stream for lots of our members
Submit your setlists in the APRA AMCOS App or Portal
It’s a busy time of year with touring, grant writing, or heading into the studio to write through the winter months. If you’re out there gigging, did you know you can earn money from live performance royalties? It’s a whole separate income stream, in addition to ticket sales.
Gabe from True Vibe Nation explains live performance royalties
"Performance Reports are a fantastic source of income, on top of ticket sales"
Live performance royalties are a reliable and important source of income for lots of our members. It’s money that can feed directly back into your music project, or help with the bills or groceries. In order to claim those royalties, you need to submit your gig setlists to APRA AMCOS. We call them ‘Performance Reports’, and you can do it in either the APRA AMCOS App or via the Portal.
Check out this guide to learn more.
Get the APRA AMCOS App - Easier than ever!
ICYMI - we have an app! It's super easy to submit Performance Reports straight after the gig. Psst, you can also register works, view earnings and change any account details in the app. Get it for free from the App Store or Google Play. Just use the same login details as you use for the Writer Portal.
Member testimonials
"Submitting live performance reports has genuinely made a huge difference for me. It’s been empowering, not just financially, but mentally too. It reminds me that every time I share my original music, it counts. It adds up. As I continue to build, every little bit helps, because I now know my music is worth it."
- AGUM. Photo by @jonzerger
"It's a very streamlined process - you can save your setlist and the location finder automatically gets the address from the venue name. It takes about a minute or two per submission. It’s kind of like your tax, you put it off but then feel very satisfied when you smash it out!"
- Will from Versace Boys. Photo by @nurainimusic
"We’ve reported all kinds of shows, from headline shows and tour supports, to festivals and intimate living room gigs. The APRA portal and app make it super easy to fill in details and get paid for performing your own music!"
- PEPTALK. Photo by Darcy Goss.
"I first found out about the performance report system through my bassist - she knows all the tips, tricks, and hacks of surviving as a working musician, especially as someone who also produces and collects royalties that way. In this industry, every dollar counts!"
- Malaika Mfalme. Photo by Dominique Berns
How Live Performance Royalties work
Cafes, pubs and other live music venues all pay a licence fee for the use of live music to OneMusic. The pool of those royalties are then distributed to members who perform live music and submit their performance reports. Without submitting your Performance Reports, we won’t know that you’ve performed and won’t know to distribute those important royalties to you!
Read this useful Guide on Performance Reports to learn more.
Spread the word
If you know someone who is new to music and live performance, encourage them to join APRA AMCOS and start submitting their Performance Reports!
