APRA's plan to give support acts more money delayed | Music News

Announced in May this year, plans were scheduled to come into effect with the November 2023 royalty distribution but have been pushed back into the second half of 2024. At the August APRA Board meeting, an amendment was approved for a new start date. As a result, changes to the distribution practice for major concerts will be effective for all setlists provided after June 1, 2024. The go-slow was the result of discussions with members and managers, after which APRA’s directors acknowledged the planned rollout “did not take into consideration negotiations on guaranteed fees for support acts that were underway prior to the announcement.” One of those sticking points, TMN understands, was Tones And I’s support for Pink, on the U.S. star’s 2024 Summer Carnival tour of ANZ, produced by Live Nation. With the activation date for the new split pushed back, APRA will now apply equal weighting to the trek. When news broke of the new royalty split, one artist manager told TMN that the changes meant a “massive difference” in the performance royalties generated by Aussie support acts. That proposed 80/20 split, APRA explains, brought the society into alignment with other countries and collecting societies with the purpose to retain revenue and preserve royalties in Australia and New Zealand for local artists. The “overwhelming majority” of international affiliate societies distributed on a basis of 90/10, APRA reports, based on the assumption that the vast majority of punters in the room are there to see the top billed performer, and not the curtain raisers. Despite the gloom spread by the pandemic, APRA AMCOS reported all-time high revenues and distributions to members in its most recent recent-full year report. Public performance collections are APRA AMCOS’ oldest business; results in that sector were up by 23.2% to $77.5 million in its 2021-22 financial period. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Like Homebrewed on ⁠Facebook⁠ Follow Homebrewed on ⁠Instagram⁠ Watch our content on ⁠YouTube⁠ Check out our Spotify Playlists ⁠here⁠ Catch up on everything ⁠Homebrewed⁠ Need help with any production needs? Check out ⁠JC Entertainment and Events⁠ and let them know we sent you! Try Zencastr for yourself - use our special link ⁠(HERE)⁠ to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Try Wild - use our special link⁠ (HERE)⁠ to save 25% on your first order at ⁠wearewild.com⁠! Homebrewed is a radio program and podcast dedicated to supporting the Australian Music Industry. Cameron Smith and Eamonn Snow have been presenting Homebrewed since November 2017 and have received excellence awards and the admiration of local bands for their presentation of Homebrewed and their continued support of the Australian music scene. This podcast is designed so you can enjoy conversations with musicians, industry representatives and music media personalities.