Australian Recording Industry Association
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May 23, 2022
The Australian Recording Industry Association, also known by its acronym ARIA, is a trade group representing the Australian music industry. Oversees the collection, management, and distribution of licensed and royalty-free music. The association has more than one hundred members, including small companies typically running from one to five people, medium-sized organizations and large international companies. The ARIA is managed by a Board of Directors comprised of top executives from record companies, both small and large. It is the Australian counterpart to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The ARIA is commonly viewed as less aggressive than its US counterpart, the RIAA. From 2005-2006, the RIAA has targeted individuals, a move not appreciated by most Australians, particularly the younger generations. The search launched by the ARIA showed that annual trends have shown that in file sharing there was no increase and no sign of change. In 2006 ARIA, Motorola and Nova formed an alliance, bringing a new era to the ARIA music charts. Motorola is now the official sponsor of the ARIA Music Charts (now known as the Motorola ARIA Music Charts), a deal which will see the re-introduction of printed charts in music stores across Australia. , surrounding promotions of local and international artists and the launch of a new website for music charts. The Nova Radio Network is now the official partner and promoter of the Motorola ARIA Music Charts - broadcasting the Australian music charts, published every Sunday with Jabba, at 3pm EDST.