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Distributions

How do I get paid?

Your songwriting royalties come from businesses and organisations that pay for the right to use music. Almost all businesses and organisations use music. Think of your favourite café, hairdresser, nightclubs, festivals, radio stations, television ads, streaming services, and YouTube videos. APRA AMCOS offers licences to these businesses and organisations to use your music. We also track what music they use. We then pay songwriters, composers and music publishers their share of the licence fees we collect, after deducting our administration costs.

Live performance royalties:

Live performance is one of the most important revenue streams for our members. Per play of each individual song, the rate the songwriter earns is higher.

So if you are performing your original music live, be sure to submit your Performance Reports (setlists) in the APRA AMCOS app or Writer Portal – so you can get paid for your hard work!

You can submit Performance Reports up to 12 months after playing a show. However, if you have evidence of the gig, and have been an ongoing member, you can submit Performance Reports up to 36 months (3 years) post-event.

Accessing royalty statements

All royalties are paid directly into your bank account. APRA and AMCOS royalty statements can be accessed by logging in to your Portal or the app.

How much does APRA AMCOS collect?

For every dollar we collect, around 85 cents is distributed to music creators as royalties.

It's mission-critical that any licence fees we collect are distributed to our songwriter, composer and publisher members and affiliated overseas societies efficiently and accurately.

At 13.8%, our expense to revenue ratio compares very favourably to affiliated organisations providing the same service overseas.

Learn more here: Distribution rules and practices.

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