Can I join Songtrust if I am a member of APRA AMCOS in Australia?

You can definitely use Songtrust if you are affiliated with APRA (for performing rights) and/or AMCOS (for mechanical rights). Once you sign up with us, we will notify them of our administration agreement so we can begin managing and collecting your publishing royalties globally.

Joining Songtrust for your publishing administration will not affect your writer’s share of royalties; APRA AMCOS will continue to pay your writer's share directly to you.

Moving forward, you won't need to manually register your songs with APRA AMCOS for global publishing purposes. Simply upload your new songs to your Songtrust account, and we will register them on your behalf.

While APRA AMCOS does collect royalties internationally through reciprocal agreements with overseas societies, they rely on a chain of different organizations. Songtrust bypasses these long chains by directly registering your songs and collecting on your behalf from our global network of 60+ pay sources.

Key Takeaways for Australian Musicians:

Keep your APRA AMCOS membership: You still need it to collect your 50% writer's share directly.
Let Songtrust handle the rest: We will register your works globally and collect the 50% publisher's share of your performance royalties, as well as 100% of your global mechanical royalties.
Less admin, more music: No more double-handling registrations; just put them in Songtrust and we'll take care of the paperwork.

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Can I join Songtrust if I am a member of APRA AMCOS in Australia?

You can, and should, to make the most of your global publishing royalties.

Key Takeaways for Australian Musicians: