Recent Distribution changes

Monthly payments for promoted concerts

We’ve recently made changes to the way we pay royalties from promoted concerts in Australia and New Zealand.

Quicker turnaround on payments for promoted concerts is underway, with the initial rollout commencing in March 2024.

Qualifying promoted concerts (also referred to as 'Distributable Events') will move from a quarterly to a monthly distribution payment cycle, resulting in members and rightsholders being paid up to 90 days earlier than under current practices.

Additionally, after consultation with members during 2022 and 2023, as of July 2024 APRA has moved to a new distribution model whereby an 80%/20% split is applied when distributing concerts with at least one headline act and one support act.

Key information:

• Qualifying criteria include the supply and ingestion of relevant setlists and payment by the promoter.
• The number of promoted concerts paid monthly will increase on an incremental basis to ensure quality control.
• Criteria will gradually be broadened to enable more concerts to be paid on the monthly cycle over the next 6-12 months.

We are taking great care with the rollout to ensure accuracy and avoid adjustments and we welcome any of your feedback on the process.

We look forward to bringing in this improvement to service.

These changes are reflected in the updated APRA Distribution Practices, under 'Distributable Events'.