News & Progress
Updates on HMG’s work across artist opportunity, direct licensing, industry advocacy, government engagement and Fair Play Aotearoa platform development.
Current work
Music on Hold can improve the caller experience while creating recurring licensing opportunities for New Zealand artists. A small change by a business can contribute to a creator’s wider career and support greater choice in music licensing.
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Heart Music Group will visit Parliament this month to demonstrate Fair Play Aotearoa and discuss how the platform could help increase the use of New Zealand music across public-facing government environments.
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HMG is testing Fair Play Aotearoa’s dedicated in-store media players for reliable extended operation, remote management, accurate playback reporting and a more direct royalty pathway for New Zealand creators.
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A personal Spotify or YouTube account does not provide a commercial music-supply solution. HMG explains the difference between public-performance licensing, authorised music supply and the reporting businesses need.
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Heart Music Group is participating in the ACCC’s current authorisation process concerning APRA AMCOS, advocating for greater transparency and practical pathways for artists, rights holders and businesses to use direct licensing.
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Heart Music Group is delighted to be partnering with Retail NZ as we work to create greater choice, transparency and value for New Zealand retailers using music in their businesses.
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Heart Music Group is proud to have been added to the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand’s information page on copyright licensing, giving artists, rights holders and businesses greater visibility of HMG as an artist-founded music licensing platform.
Read more →What we report on
01New artist opportunities
02Partnerships and pilot programmes
03Regulatory and competition matters
04Government engagement
05Fair Play Aotearoa development
06Direct-licensing developments
07HMG milestones
