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25 November 2021

Demystifying APRA AMCOS

This episode of “Chit Chats at Whammy” takes us through the world of copyright. "Demystifying APRA", Aotearoa’s performing rights organisation.


Lucy Suttor - badass lead singer of punk band Dick Move sits down with Gabe Andrews from APRA, and Pennie Black from publisher Native Tongue to chat about what APRA does.

Demystifying APRA and Songwriting Royalties
Chit Chats at Whammy | Demystifying APRA

Venues which play music pay a licence fee to OneMusic, which is a joint initiative between APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ. When APRA members submit a performance report, APRA can distribute the royalties from those licence fees to the correct songwriters.

Click here to find out more about where your licence fee goes.

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