Australian copyright management organisations APRA AMCOS have issued a statement responding to online claims made by a "few members" which relate to "their royalty payments and royalty collection generally."
Released last week, the statement outlines APRA AMCOS' role within the Australian music landscape, reinforces their position as an organisation that aims to support musicians and songwriters, and ultimately rejects any claims relating to artists not receiving royalties owed to them.
"As a member-led organisation, we are wholly committed to supporting members with a strong focus on service, sharpening our operational efficiency, deploying smart technology and delivering meaningful programs to support them throughout their careers.
"When members raise questions with us, we engage with them directly and provide data in response to their requests in a timely manner," they added. "We will continue to do so. Our job is to provide our members with as much data as we are able to give them, and we reject any claims to the contrary."
The statement continued:
A wealth of data is readily available to members at any given time via their Portal or by requesting it from us directly.
We deal with billions of lines of data every day, and our investment in data processing has delivered a three-fold increase in the speed of our international distributions, placing us among the fastest-paying music rights organisations in the world.
Where overseas performance data is involved, we work with more than 100 affiliate societies worldwide, each with their own systems, timelines and distribution rules. We work closely with those societies to ensure what is collected is distributed accurately, and we continue to develop the technologies that process data and payments faster and more transparently.
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Closing out their statement, APRA AMCOS noted that they managed to collect over "$98.8m in revenue for the use of APRA and AMCOS members’ music overseas" thanks to the help of these aforementioned affiliate societies in 2025, equating to a 14.8% increase on revenue collected the previous year.
Additionally, APRA AMCOS also advised members that information regarding their rights or royalties are available at any time, while also pointing towards an in-house explainer in regard to royalty collection for members.
