APLAYZ Inc. Officially Selected as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism-Designated 'Integrated Collection Agency for In-Store Music Performance Rights'

Aggressive B2B sales targeting all industries are being launched, and in August, the service name will be renamed 'RaiDIO biz' to solidify its market leadership

APLAYZ Co., Ltd. (CEO Bae Jung-jin), an AI-based spatial music curation platform company, announced that it has been finally designated as the '2026 Integrated Collection Organization for Music Performance Rights Usage Fees and Compensation (Type 2: Store Music Service Usage Businesses)' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The integrated collection system was introduced to improve convenience for businesses obligated to pay music performance rights fees, such as coffee shops, draft beer bars, fitness centers, and large stores. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will select companies that have passed strict designation requirements and verified transparent fund management and sound accounting capabilities as the final integrated collection organizations. With this selection, APLAYZ Co., Ltd. will officially begin collecting and settling performance usage fees and compensation at stores using music service starting July 1.

Until now, APLAYZ Co., Ltd. did not have the status of an integrated collection entity, so it had faced limitations in B2B marketing and sales targeting industries such as cafes, pubs, and gyms that are obligated to pay performance ticket fees. However, with the designation by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the company aims to consolidate its position as a leader in the store music market by comprehensively accelerating operations targeting large franchises and core small business sectors, which had high entry barriers.

In particular, in August, the store service name will be completely revamped from 'APLAYZ' to 'RaiDIO biz,' accelerating brand integration and platform scaling. The newly launched 'RaiDIO biz' is a specialized commercial space brand that integrates the spatial data technology of the company's personal music service brand 'RaiDIO' Not only will it provide next-generation AI curation that analyzes the industry, weather, and real-time visitor trends of a space, but in the second half of the year, it will sequentially introduce premium products combining rewards and O2O marketing functions that allow store owners to generate both revenue and marketing effects through their music. Bae Jung-jin, CEO of APLAYZ Co., Ltd., stated, "This designation as an integrated collection entity by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is the result of APLAYZ's national recognition of the fairness and technical transparency in copyright management it has built up in the market," and added, "Since we can now provide safe music services without copyright infringement concerns even to business owners who have faced restrictions on their operations, we will aggressively expand our market share in the commercial space music market with the upcoming rebranding to 'RaiDIO biz' in August."

Meanwhile, APLAYZ Co., Ltd. is a startup supported by the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation Early-Stage Startup Package and was recognized early on for its technology and business viability, having been selected for the institution's open innovation program, 'Startup Open Stage.'

Reporter Lee Jin-ho jinho2323@hankyung.com