ECCO to pay out XCD$1.3m to members on Thursday

Published on December 1, 2025

The Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc. has announced its second significant royalty distribution for 2025 with a total distributable amount of $1.3 million XCD for the period 2024.

This follows the organisation’s first 2025 distribution in June for the period 2023, which saw a total disbursement of over $1 million XCD to rights holders. This latest distribution will reach creators bank accounts on Thursday, December 4th, 2025.

This payment represents royalties earned from the use of music across the Eastern Caribbean.

Of these funds, 52% will go to ECCO members across the OECS while the remaining 48% will go to international rights holders through ECCO’s affiliated societies.

However, ECCO points out a significant barrier to larger payouts for local creatives in so far as, many musical works used in the region are unregistered in its database. Without registration, there is no data to identify the rightful creators. This makes it impossible for ECCO to distribute the royalties these works have earned. The undistributed funds will remain in trust until claimants are identified.

If these royalties remain unclaimed after a period of three years, they will be reallocated and redistributed to the registered members and societies who have documented usage during subsequent distribution cycles.

Revenue for this distribution came from ECCO’s licensing agreements with various music users. These include television and radio stations, live concerts, festivals and hospitality venues, such as hotels, restaurants, and bars across its six operating territories