This evening we celebrate the winners of the APRA Best Jazz Composition and the Recorded Music NZ Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa | Best Jazz Artist announced at the opening powhiri of the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. 

Today we pay our deepest respects to taonga pūoro champion Richard Nunns, and our greatest sympathy to his family and extended musical whanau.

It's a banner year for songwriters being recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list

Tami Neilson was presented with both the APRA Best Country Song and Recorded Music NZ Te Kaipuoro Tuawhenua Toa Tūī | Best Country Music Artist at the 2021 Country Music Awards in Gore on Thursday evening.

As part of our work to support the emergence of a bi-lingual music industry, this year we are creating a maramataka \ calendar to highlight releases, events, performances, and work which highlights waiata reo Māori or waiata reorua.

APRA AMCOS NZ statement regarding Thomas Oliver

The finalists for the 2021 APRA Best Jazz Composition Award are...

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The winners of the 2021 NZ Children’s Music Awards – celebrating those writing and recording for our youngest generation of Kiwi tamaraki, have been announced.

Aotearoa has made its mark on the BMI Awards this year with four of our top songwriters receiving a 2021 BMI Pop Award.

Today, APRA AMCOS NZ and Recorded Music New Zealand are proud to recognise the outstanding contributions to the Aotearoa country music scene from the past year.

The Baysting Prize is presented to an individual, group, or organisation each year who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the development and wellbeing of New Zealand children, through the creation of or support for music, TV programmes, films, live shows, books, education, or advocacy.

Aotearoa’s first annual music for screens ‘SYNC-POSIUM’ bringing together international music supervisors in film, gaming, TV and advertising together with musicians, songwriters and composers at Auckland’s Roundhead Studios on June 15th-18th 2021.

Exactly two years on from the passing of music industry luminary Malcolm Black, his family today releases his posthumous album Songs For The Family, recorded a mere two months before his untimely death at age 58 from cancer.

Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Joel Little, Leroy Clampitt and James Wong receive The 1,000,000,000 List Awards.

Celeste Oram (NZ) is one of ten recipients of the APRA AMCOS and Australian Music Centre's Art Music Fund.

APRA AMCOS NZ, Creative New Zealand and the Māori Language Commission - Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori have combined to support the development of a bilingual music industry.

Notable Pictures, in association with TVNZ, Raukatauri Productions and Te Māngai Pāho are proud to present the 7-part series, ‘Waiata / Anthems’.

Congratulations to all the finalists for the 2021 NZ Children's Music Awards

Congratulations to Reb Fountain, Na Noise, Patea Maori Club, and the founders of Rockquest

Auckland UNESCO City of Music, in collaboration with Auckland Live are pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Young Gig Makers Grant | He Taiohi Kaiwhakarite Kaupapa

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An update on upcoming workshops, FAQs, and available resources.

Here are links to the various financial support options available from the government

We're delighted to announce the songwriters who will be taking part in SongHubs Ōtautahi | Christchurch

Growing a bilingual music industry

It is with great sadness that APRA AMCOS pays tribute to Mushroom Group Chairman Michael Gudinski AM, a towering legend of the Australian music industry, who passed away at age 68.

The effects of COVID-19 continue to impact our revenue, most specifically affecting the February APRA royalty payment.

The Manawatu songwriter and producer has been recognised for his work on Rihanna's 'Needed Me'

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Licensing advice for APRA AMCPS customers wishing to live stream a concert

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Our warmest congratulations to Dave Dobbyn who has been knighted for his services to music.

Applications are now open for SongHubs Ōtautahi / Christchurch, which will be held in March 2021

Got jingles that need to be registered? Please register and upload to OPUS by 1 Feb ahead of our Writer Portal getting an upgrade.

Important update if you are earning from the US.

APRA has extended Event Promoters a 10% discount on their music licence fees over summer 2020-21.

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