250+
Years of Music Industry experience
Officially
Licensed Collective Management Organization
80%
Of Music Playing in South Africa is Attributable to American Artist
Reciprocal Services
Synch, Catalog Managment, Booking, and Streaming Tv

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Universal Royalty Exchange Inc. (URE) and IMBOKODO Rights Society (IMBOKODO) have formed a partnership to enable American artists to collect Neighboring Rights (Needletime Royalties) for their performances in South Africa, ensuring royalties for both South African and American performers.

Addressing Royalty Gaps

South Africa’s performance rights owners earn royalties for broadcasts and public performances. Despite the collection by SAMPRA, more than $300M remained undistributed to American artists. Imbokodo, now accredited by the CIPC (the South African Regulatory Agency), will handle these collections and distributions. Join us!

global partnership

The URE and IMBOKODO partnership aims to enhance relations between South African and American performers, fostering cultural enrichment and better artistic connections between American and South African artists. 

global partnership

The URE and IMBOKODO partnership aims to enhance relations between South African and American performers, fostering cultural enrichment and better artistic connections between American and South African artists. 

Comprehensive Services

URE is more than just royalty collection. We offer catalog management, film and TV synch placements, booking, and a global Streaming TV platform launching in 2025 for over 100M viewers. Our experienced leadership has over 250 years of combined expertise in the music and entertainment industries.  Our services support member’s growth and brand expansion in the United States and South African markets.

Comprehensive Services

URE is more than just royalty collection. We offer catalog management, film and TV synch placements, booking, and a global Streaming TV platform launching in 2025 for over 100M viewers. Our experienced leadership has over 250 years of combined expertise in the music and entertainment industries.  Our services support member’s growth and brand expansion in the United States and South African markets.