Recorded Music NZ has recently published the report on the Economic Contribution of the Music Industry in 2019 and 2020. The report was commissioned by Recorded Music NZ with the support of APRA AMCOS and The NZ Music Commission and conducted by PWC. The report indicates that in 2020, the NZ music industry contributed $732 million to New […]
In April/May 2022 Recorded Music will hold elections for the two elected members of our Board the Independent Director and Artist Representative Director. We will be calling for nominations for candidates for these positions in April/May. The role of the Board is to set the high level strategic goals of the company and to monitor […]
Recorded Music has refreshed its vision and mission and adopted a set of core principles to guide our activities over the coming years, as well as setting a strategic focus for 2022. You can read it HERE. We will be continuing our work to maximise returns for right holders in 2022, while advocating for the collective interests […]
Yesterday music industry bodies wrote a combined letter to the Prime Minister and Ministers Grant Robertson, Carmel Sepuloni, and Kiritapu Allan, on behalf of Aotearoa’s contemporary music industry: artists, songwriters, and composers who write, perform and record; and the many workers and organisations who support them and our world class music sector. The letter asked […]
HAVE YOU LOST SIGNIFICANT INCOME DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS? If so, you can apply for financial assistance from the government via both the Wage Subsidy AND Resurgence Support Payment. It doesn’t matter whether you’re self-employed / a sole-trader, a small business, or have employees, you are entitled to apply for this support if you have […]
Aotearoa’s premiere jazz musicians have been celebrated following the announcement of this year’s finalists for the Recorded Music New Zealand Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa | Best Jazz Artist and APRA Best Jazz Composition awards. The NZ jazz scene continues to innovate and thrive, exemplified by this year’s finalists for Best Jazz Artist – including The […]
Kia ora e te whānau, we have some news to share. Today organisations from across the Aotearoa music community are announcing the creation of a new action group SoundCheck Aotearoa with the aim of developing and growing our industry through a safe and inclusive culture in the music community. We acknowledge that action is needed to address […]
Distribution statements / invoice requests are currently being sent. You will receive this shortly or you can access now through the artist login page In this very challenging year, we are very pleased to report that Recorded Music NZ will deliver our 2020 distribution early, and that this year’s distribution will be the biggest we have […]
The New Zealand music sector has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a package of measures to support the arts and culture sector back to recovery following the impact of Covid-19. The package will create a jobseekers programme for the creative sector similar to the previous PACE scheme, to provide an income to artists and creative […]
Recorded Music NZ has led the contemporary music sector in a request to government for assistance in light of the impact of covid-19. The request was sent to government on 17th April on behalf of Recorded Music NZ, APRA AMCOS, NZ Promoters Association, MMF and IMNZ. We have asked government for a number of measures for […]