Scheduled for November 2026, the distribution will be Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc.’s first royalty distribution to meet its scheduled timeline. During its initial years of operation, the CMO relied on manual processes to consolidate licensed music usage reports, verify rights information and calculate royalty allocations. These steps took time to complete and contributed to longer processing periods.

This cycle marks Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc.’s first use of SoundSys by BMAT (Barcelona Music and Audio Technologies) to support Producer royalty processing, helping streamline the work previously handled manually. Alongside this system improvement, the updated allocation approach gives greater weight to music actually played in licensed establishments.

The distribution covers royalties collected in 2025, including payments received for earlier licensing periods. Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc. is completing its final review of music usage records, ownership details and royalty calculations before releasing payments. 

“This November 2026 distribution marks a defining moment for Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc. We are preparing to distribute royalties on schedule and, for the first time, use SoundSys by BMAT to support Producer royalty processing. These improvements reflect our commitment to accuracy, transparency and reliable service. Most importantly, they support our work to ensure that performers and producers receive the remuneration they have earned,” said Ace Acosta, General Manager of Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc. 

Giving greater weight to music actually played 

For the 2025 distribution cycle, Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc. has increased the weight assigned to music usage reports submitted by licensed establishments, including hotels, restaurants, gyms and other businesses. Compared with the previous 2023–2024 distribution, the weighting has increased from 70% to 84.23% for Producers and from 70% to 77% for Performers.

The approach links royalty allocation more closely to documented music use, giving greater recognition to recordings regularly played in businesses, including those that may not feature prominently on popularity charts. The Official Philippines Chart by the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) and radio data from BMAT continue to serve as supplementary reference information. 

SoundSys supports PRM in matching reported music usage with registered recordings, checking ownership information, flagging conflicting claims and calculating Producer royalty shares. It also supports clearer reporting, helping trace royalty allocations to individual recordings and usage records.

For this cycle, SoundSys supports Producer royalty processing, while Performer royalties are calculated separately by Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc. All results remain subject to PRM’s review and verification before payment.

Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc. is coordinating with 14 record labels and music rights partners for the distribution. Performer categories covered include featured artists and non-featured artists such as session musicians. Individual Performer recipients and the final recipient count remain subject to completion of Performer royalty calculations and verification.

Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc. will present the distribution developments at its Distribution Press Conference and Showcase on November 12 at Backspacer Records in Pasig City. The event will bring together media, members, artists and industry stakeholders, with performances by LEYO and Jarlo Bâse of Sony Music Philippines.

Through timely distribution, stronger verification processes and continued investment in its systems, Philippines Recorded Music Rights Inc. aims to give rights holders greater confidence in how their royalties are calculated and accounted for, while supporting the growth of the Philippines recorded music industry.