Performing Rights Organization (PRO) serve as an intermediary to collect royalties for when your music is performed live (either digitally or by a live band/performing group). If you want to collect these royalties then you will need to register for one of these organizations.
Artists looking to join a PRO should register with one of the organizations below. This list may not reflect every country or active PRO, and is intended to provide a quick reference for the most common organizations. CISAC (France) serves as the governing body for PROs and has additional information and a full member directory here.
To learn more about PROs, check out our Frequently Asked Questions about Performing Rights Organizations.
| Argentina | SADAIC |
| Australia | Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |
| Australia | Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) |
| Austria | Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger (AKM) |
| Belgium | SABAM |
| Bolivia | Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intellectual (SENAPI) |
| Brazil | ECAD (Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição) |
| Bulgaria | MUSICAUTOR |
| Canada | Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) |
| Chile | Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor (SCD) |
| China | Music Copyright Society of China(MCSC) |
| Colombia | SAYCO/ACINPRO |
| Croatia | HDS |
| Czech Republic | OSA |
| Denmark | KODA |
| Estonia | EAU |
| Finland | Teosto |
| France | Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) |
| Georgia | SAS |
| Germany | Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA) |
| Greece | AEPI |
| Greece | GEA-GRAMMO, ERATO-APOLLON |
| Hong Kong | CASH |
| Hungary | ARTISJUS |
| India | The Indian Performing Right Society Ltd |
| Ireland | Irish Music Rights Organisation, Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) |
| Israel | ACUM |
| Italy | SIAE |
| Japan | JASRAC |
| Lithuania | LATGA-A |
| Malaysia | MACP |
| Mexico | SACM |
| Nepal | Music Royalty Collection Society Nepal (MRCSN) |
| Netherlands | BUMA |
| New Zealand | APRA |
| Norway | TONO |
| Panama | SPAC |
| Peru | APDAYC |
| Philippines | FILSCAP |
| Poland | ZAIKS |
| Puerto Rico | ACEMLA |
| Romania | UCMR |
| Russia | RAO |
| Serbia | SOKOJ |
| Singapore | Composers and Authors Society of Singapore Ltd (COMPASS) |
| Slovakia | SOZA |
| South Africa | Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) |
| South Korea | KOMCA, KOSCAP |
| Spain | SGAE |
| Sweden | STIM |
| Switzerland | SUISA |
| Taiwan | MÜST |
| Thailand | MCT |
| Trinidad and Tobago | COTT |
| Ukraine | UACRR |
| United Kingdom | PRS, PPL |
| United States of America | ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, ACEMLA (SPACEM), AllTrack, Global Music Rights (GMR), Pro Music Rights |
| Uruguay | AGADU |
| Venezuela | SACVEN |
Did we leave any off the list? Let us know!