$177.4m paid to APRA members this year

APRA AMCOS released figures this morning that reveal they paid 323,311 songwriters, composers and music publishers a total of $177.4m this year.

The performing-rights society released the following figures.

• 323,311 songwriters, composers and music publishers paid for the performance of over 822,000 unique musical works.
• $177.4m paid to Australian and NZ APRA members, up 4.2% on 2012.
• 12,443 APRA members were paid royalties for overseas performances of their works, up 15.4% on 2012.
• There was a 9.8% increase in licensing revenue.
• There was a 7% increase in live performance claims by Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander members.

APRA AMCOS CEO Brett Cottle is obviously pleased by the all around raise in revenue earned by copyright holders, stating, “Copyright is alive and well and is as indispensably relevant to music writers and music publishers in Australia and New Zealand as it has ever been.”

The series of APRA AMCOS seminars around the country were also successful, with over  8000 APRA members attending the 221 events, with APRA grants funding an additional 157 community events, projects and organisations.

The 2012-2013 APRA AMCOS Year in Review including Sustainability Report can be read here.