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OneMusic Australia (often referred to as OneMusic) is an Australian public performance music licensing initiative established in 2019 by two Australasian Performing Rights Organisations (PROs) - APRA AMCOS and the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) - to offer joint public performance music licensing.[1]
Before 2019, Australian music users could obtain public performance music licences separately from APRA AMCOS and/or PPCA. The OneMusic Australia initiative grants joint music licences to businesses and other organisations to enable them to publicly perform both musical compositions and musical sound recordings in businesses and other public places.
History
[edit]In Australia, ownership of musical compositions and musical sound recordings is protected by the Copyright Act (1968).[2][better source needed] Businesses and organisations in Australia are required by law to ensure they have permission to publicly perform music that is protected copyright.[3] A OneMusic Australia licence provides that permission[4] through an all-inclusive licence that covers the musical compositions and musical sound recordings that are, respectively, controlled in Australia by APRA AMCOS and PPCA[5]. As a result of the rights granted to APRA AMCOS by members and international PROs, along with those rights granted to PPCA from its licensors, a public performance music licence from OneMusic Australia constitutes rights in the vast majority of commercial music from around the world.[6][better source needed]
OneMusic New Zealand was established by APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ in 2013, representing the first combined licensing platform of its kind globally.[7]
Prior to OneMusic Australia, businesses and organisations in Australia wanting to publicly perform musical compositions controlled by APRA AMCOS and the musical sound recordings controlled by PPCA needed separate music licences from each of those organisations. This fragmented system of public performance music licensing created some confusion and frustration for business and industry.[8]
In June 2024, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted interim authorisation to enable APRA to continue acquisition and licensing of performing rights in musical works.[9][better source needed]
Licence fees
[edit]OneMusic Australia issues public performance music licences that cover businesses and other music users for a range of different ways music is performed, such as live music for festivals, telephone hold services, bars, and weddings. OneMusic Australia collects licence fees on behalf of both APRA, AMCOS and PPCA, who distribute those amounts to their members, licensors and rights-holders as music royalties.[10][better source needed]
In 2025, approximately 100,000 businesses in Australia held a OneMusic Australia licence.[11] In 2025, OneMusic Australia and OneMusic New Zealand's combined revenue grew to over AU$133m.[12][better source needed]
In 2022, WA Nightclub Association claimed the cost of playing music in a nightclub had increased from $10,000 to $100,000,[13] figures refuted by OneMusic Australia.[13]
In 2025, industry association, Hair and Beauty Australia claimed that OneMusic Australia was 'double dipping' by collecting fees from hairdressers that used their own music streaming platform in their salons.[14]
Litigation
[edit]Both APRA and PPCA have brought cases of copyright infringement to businesses that have publicly performed music without appropriate licensing. Large sums of damages were awarded to PPCA and APRA as a result of copyright infringement cases.
- In 2018 a Melbourne bar was ordered to pay PPCA AU$185,000 in damages plus legal costs for playing musical sound recordings without a licence.[15]
- An Adelaide karaoke bar and nightclub that was ordered to pay AU$126,000 in damages plus legal costs to APRA for playing musical compositions without a licence.[16]
- In early January 2026, several news outlets reported on a Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia decision brought by APRA against a gym owner operating multiple gyms in Sydney and Victoria without a valid OneMusic licence. The Court ordered the five companies running the gyms, along with the companies' sole director, to pay $235,398 in damages and interest, excluding legal costs.[17]
See also
[edit]- APRA AMCOS – one of the two bodies behind the OneMusic licensing initiative.
- Performance rights organization – the type of organization OneMusic falls under.
References
[edit]- ^ Thorn, Ben (2019-07-11). "Music Copyright Licensing Overhaul - OneMusic launches in Australia". Mirai Legal. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ Copyright Act, 1968, retrieved 2026-04-01
- ^ "Apply for a licence to play music at your business | Service NSW". www.service.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ "Retail and Service Provider Music Licence - Australian Government". Australian Business Licence and Information Service (ABLIS). 1 April 2026.
- ^ "Societies". Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ^ "Music licensing for small businesses". Victorian Small Business Commission. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ^ Ingham, Tim (2013-09-30). "New Zealand launches joint music licence". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (2019-07-01). "Dean Ormston talks OneMusic Australia launch: 'We knew this was going to be a big job'". The Music Network. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ Commission, Australian Competition and Consumer (2024-06-19). "ACCC grants interim authorisation to the Australasian Performing Right Association". www.accc.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ "What you need to know about Music Licensing". AUSActive Australia’s peak body for the exercise and active health sector. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (2019-06-27). "10 things to know about OneMusic Australia: A primer". The Music Network. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ "APRA AMCOS announces record year for 2024–25". Limelight. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ^ a b "Dating apps and healthy habits: Why nightclubs are in decline in Australia". ABC News. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ^ Heffernan, Madeleine (2025-05-21). "Hair salons bristle over background music licence fees". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ "Melbourne bar fined nearly $200k for playing pop songs without licence". ABC News. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ "Hospitality venues and Copyright Infringement". Hope Earle Lawyers. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ Visontay, Elias (2026-01-09). "Ex-NRL star's gyms cop $175k bill for playing music during classes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
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