Live music recognition tech forcing ‘fundamental shift’ for PROs
CEO of MVT-partnered Audoo says strides towards the "holy grail" of live music recognition could significantly change royalty distribution operations
News By Ciaran Donnelly | 11 June 2026
Performing rights organisations (PROs) are facing a “fundamental shift” in how they collect set list information, allowed by strides made in live music recognition software in the last eighteen months.
This is according to audio technology company Audoo, on the heels of announcing a partnership with the UK’s Music Venue Trust (MVT) this week, with CEO Ryan Edwards telling IQ that recent strides in privacy capabilities could herald a sea change in how rights organisation collect set list information.