PROs Directory: Country-by-Country

Published on September 24, 2026

A country-by-country reference for the Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) and Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) that license public performance rights around the world. Where a country lists more than one organization, a business generally needs coverage from each to be fully licensed. Kindly see our Music Licensing Around the World article for how these fit together.

Americas (North & South)

CountryPRO / CMO
AnguillaECCO
ArgentinaAADI CAPIF · SADAIC
BahamasPRS for Music
BermudaPRS for Music
BoliviaSOBODAYCOM
CanadaRe:Sound · SOCAN
Cayman IslandsJACAP · PRS for Music
ChileSCD
ColombiaOSA
Costa RicaACAM · AIE
EcuadorSARIME · SAYCE
GuatemalaAEI · Aginpro
HondurasAACIMH
MartiniqueSacem
MexicoSACM · SOMEXFON
NicaraguaNICAUTOR
PanamaPANAIE ·SPAC
ParaguayAIE · APA
PeruAPDAYC · SONIEM
Puerto RicoASCAP · BMI · GMR
United StatesASCAP · BMI · GMR
UruguayAGADU · SUDEI

Europe (Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern & Central)

CountryPRO / CMO
AustriaAKM · LSG
BelgiumUnisono
BulgariaMUSICAUTOR
CroatiaHDS ZAMP
CyprusGrammo · PRS for Music
CzechiaOSA
DenmarkKoda · Gramex
EstoniaEAÜ · EEL · EFÜ
FinlandMusiikkiluvat
FranceSacem
GermanyGEMA
GibraltarPRS for Music
GreeceAutodia · EDEM · GEA
HungaryArtisjus
IcelandSTEF
IrelandIMRO · PPI
ItalyITSRIGHT · Nuovo Imaie · SCF · SIAE · Soundreef
LatviaAKKA/LAA · LaIPA
LiechtensteinSUISA
LithuaniaAGATA · LATGA
LuxembourgSacem Luxembourg
MaltaPRS for Music
NetherlandsMijn Licentie
NorwayGramo · TONO
PolandSAWP · STOART · ZAiKS · ZPAV
SlovakiaSLOVGRAM · SOZA
SpainAGEDI · AIE · SGAE
SwedenSAMI · Stim
SwitzerlandSUISA
TürkiyeMESAM · MSG
United KingdomPRS for Music · TheMusicLicence

Asia-Pacific

CountryPRO / CMO
AustraliaOneMusic
BahrainESMAA · MusicNation
IndiaIPRS · ISAMRA · Novex Communications · PPL India
IndonesiaInspiration · LMKN
JordanESMAA
KuwaitESMAA
LebanonSacem
MalaysiaRPM · MACP · PPM
MaldivesNone
New ZealandOneMusic
OmanNone
QatarNone
Saudi ArabiaSAIP
SingaporeCOMPASS · MRSS
ThailandMCT ·TECA
United Arab EmiratesEMRA · MusicNation

Africa (West, North, East, Central)

CountryPRO / CMO
EgyptSACERAU
MoroccoBMDAV
South AfricaCAPASSO · RISA · SAMPRA · SAMRO

AMERICAS (NORTH & SOUTH)

Anguilla: ECCO

Argentina: AADI CAPIF / SADAIC

Bahamas: PRS for Music

Bermuda: PRS for Music

Bolivia: SOBODAYCOM

Canada: Re:Sound, SOCAN

Cayman Islands: JACAP / PRS for Music

Chile: SCD

Columbia: OSA

Costa Rica: ACAM / AIE

Ecuador: SARIME / SAYCE

Guatemala: AEI / Aginpro

Honduras: AACIMH

Martinique: Sacem

Mexico: SACM / SOMEXFON

Nicaragua: NICAUTOR

Panama: PANAIE / SPAC

Paraguay: AIE / APA

Peru: APDAYC / SONIEM

Puerto Rico: ASCAP, BMI & GMR

United States: ASCAP, BMI & GMR

Uruguay: AGADU / SUDEI

EUROPE (NORTHERN, WESTERN, SOUTHERN, EASTERN & CENTRAL)

Austria: AKM / LSG

Belgium: Unisono

Bulgaria: MUSICAUTOR

Croatia: HDS ZAMP

Cyprus: Grammo / PRS for Music

Czechia: OSA

Denmark: Koda / Gramex

Estonia: EAÜ / EEL / EFÜ

Finland: Musiikkiluvat

France: Sacem

Germany: GEMA

Gibraltar: PRS for Music

Greece: Autodia / EDEM / GEA

Hungary: Artisjus

Iceland: STEF

Ireland: IMRO / PPI

Italy: ITSRIGHT / Nuovo Imaie / SCF / SIAE / Soundreef

Latvia: AKKA/LAA / LaIPA

Leichtenstein: SUISA

Lithuania: AGATA / LATGA

Luxembourg: Sacem Luxembourg

Malta: PRS for Music

Netherlands: Mijn Licentie

Norway: Gramo / TONO

Poland: SAWP / STOART / ZAiKS / ZPAV

Slovakia: SLOVGRAM / SOZA

Spain: AGEDI / AIE / SGAE

Sweden: SAMI / Stim

Switzerland: SUISA

Turkiye: MESAM / MSG

United Kingdom: PRS for Music, TheMusicLicence

ASIA-PACIFIC

Australia: OneMusic

Bahrain: ESMAA / MusicNation

India: IPRS / ISAMRA / Novex Communications / PPL India

Indonesia: Inspiration / LMKN

Jordan: ESMAA

Kuwait: ESMAA

Lebanon: Sacem

Malaysia: RPM / MACP / PPM

Maldives: None

New Zealand: OneMusic

Oman: None

Qatar: None

Saudi Arabia: SAIP

Singapore: COMPASS / MRSS

Thailand: MCT / TECA

United Arab Emirates: EMRA

MusicNation

AFRICA (WEST, NORTH, EAST, CENTRAL)

Egypt: SACERAU

South Africa: CAPASSO / RISA / SAMPRA / SAMRO

Morocco: BMDAV

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