What Is an APRA Performance Report?

Each report describes one performance. You’ll typically be asked for:

• The venue: name and location. Getting the venue right matters because APRA AMCOS matches reports against licensed venues.
• The date of the performance.
• Who performed: your act or performer name.
• The setlist: the works performed. Your own registered works earn you writer royalties; covers are credited to their writers (see how covers work).
• The performance type: e.g. a standard gig versus DJ or jazz/classical performances, which APRA AMCOS treats as their own categories.

• Vague venues.“Byron Bay” is a town, not a venue. Reports need the actual venue so the performance can be matched to a licence.
• Unregistered works.If a song isn’t registered with APRA AMCOS, performances of it can’t be matched to you. Register your catalogue first.
• Missing the reporting window.Backdated reports are only accepted within APRA AMCOS’s current window, so claim your backlog before it expires.
• Giving up on the backlog.Reporting fifty old gigs by hand is tedious enough that many musicians simply don’t. That’s the problem Royalty Ready exists to fix.

Royalty Ready builds the gig list for you. It scans your Instagram or Facebook history, detects likely performances from posts, stories, and gig posters, and matches venue names to their likely addresses. You review and confirm each gig, then our Chrome extension pre-fills the APRA AMCOS Performance Report form with the venue, date, performer, and setlist. You check the details and submit each report yourself. Nothing is lodged without your approval.