Australian Recording Industry Association

Australian Recording Industry Association

Trade name	ARIA (1970s–present) Australian Recording Industry Association (1970s–present)
Company type	Trade group
Founded	1970s; 53 years ago (1970s)
Headquarters	Sydney, New South Wales
Number of locations	Australia
Website	www.aria.com.au

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956.^[1] It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licences and royalties.

The association has more than 100 members, including small labels typically run by one to five people, medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates. ARIA is administered by a board of directors comprising senior executives from record companies, both large and small.