Our distributions as of 01.11.2024
Late adjustment distributions in the live performance and public playback categories
Our distribution dated 1 November 2024 relates in particular to uses that could not be included before the cut-off date for the main distribution in the live performance and public playback categories dated 1 June 2024. The total for this distribution is ca. €11.9 m.
We would like to inform you again, that your statements may include details of uses under the heading MD. We will use this code – which is not a new category – to designate uses falling under the heading of music playback direct distribution and distributed in accordance with § 130 of the distribution plan. Until 1 November 2022, such uses had appeared in the detailed statements under category UD.
Procedure for supplements of the participation of arrangers of protected works under the right of reproduction
The GEMA will, for the first time, distribute a surcharge to editors for the use of reproduction and distribution rights of protected works starting from November 1, 2024.
Further details can be found in the information sheet.
Announcement for the mixed online platforms (GOP supplement & assignment of synchronization rights for non-commercial User-generated content (UGC):
We would like to inform that the distributions of GOP & GOP VR (supplement & UGC) will take place on 01.01.2025. The accounting period in each case is financial year 2023.
Our distributions as of 01.10.2026
It´s GEMA Pay Day!
Checked your account yet? As of October 1st, it’s that time again: GEMA is distributing a total of €180.5 million to its members. Eligible for payouts are all those who generated revenue in the categories Online, International and Cultural Subsidy for the Online Sector.
On our Song Economy page, we break down: How much was distributed in each category? How many music creators benefit? And which songs earned the most in the 2024 financial year?
Curious? Dive into the details right here!
Earlier payments, more transparency: The new festival distribution has started
The new festival distribution scheme has successfully got underway with its first distribution. On 1 October, approximately EUR 3 million was distributed, covering 21 festivals, 779 setlists and a total of 10,303 work usages.
Creative professionals benefit directly from the new festival distribution, as royalties from festivals generating more than EUR 10,000 in revenue are now paid out significantly earlier. At the same time, the distribution process is becoming more transparent through more detailed statements and fairer by taking potential headliners into account when allocating royalties.
The distribution is based on monitoring data and setlists. Information such as line-ups, headliners or setlists, GEMA obtained the required details directly from the event organisers. For some festivals, not all necessary information or requirements were yet available. These festivals will be included in future distribution dates. The next distribution is 1 January 2027.
In the GEMA Onlineportal, under the "Festival Distribution" tile, you will find a list of monitored festivals as well as from 1 October 2026 an overview of festivals that have already been distributed and those still pending distribution. This allows you to track the current processing status at any time. For festivals that have already been distributed, claims can be submitted within nine months.
Would you like to learn more about festival distribution? Please visit our Festival Distribution information page.
Online Categories
As of 1 October, you will receive royalty distributions for uses of your works in our online categories music (streaming & download), video (streaming & download), mixed online platforms and web (including background music on websites).
Information on which streaming and download platforms are included in this distribution and with which usage periods can be found here.
Music on Demand: Streaming & Download
Our music on demand categories include pan-european uses. Uses outside of the pan-european region are licensed by our sister organisations and paid via the international income categories A and A VR to our members.
Good news: This distribution also includes Tonies usage (music) under the MOD D category. Eligible members will receive royalties for the years 2018 to 2022.
Further information on the distribution can be found in the following supplements available for download: MOD S and MOD D.
If you wish to find out more about the distribution in our online categories music, it’s worth taking a look at our page on the MOD distribution.
Video on Demand: Streaming & Download
This includes the use of music in films and series on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+. Only usage in Germany is covered. Revenue from usage outside Germany is processed by the relevant sister societies, with the resulting royalties subsequently distributed to eligible members under the international categories.
For Amazon Prime (subscription), this distribution covers music usage from April to December 2025.
Further information on the distribution can be found in the following supplement available for download: VOD S and VOD D. Take a look at our recently provided section on Video on Demand.
Social Media Platforms
If your music is played on social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook or TikTok, you will receive distributions in the mixed online platforms’ categories. On 1 October, like every year on this date, we distribute the royalties we have collected from YouTube, Facebook and TikTok based on usage reports.
Further information on the distribution can be found in the following supplement available for download: GOP and GOP VR.
Detailed information on the mixed online platforms’ categories can be found at our GOP distribution page.
Online Cultural Supplement & Base Funding
On 1 October, we will distribute the Online Cultural Supplement, with a total volume of €2.9 million. The supplement is paid once a year and is available to all members who generated revenue in the Music on Demand and Social Media categories during the 2025 financial year.
Shortly afterwards, on 5 October, the next application round for Basic Funding under the Cultural Fund Online will open. Works submitted for funding must have been registered with GEMA within the past two years and released on commercial online platforms such as YouTube or Spotify. A total of 400 works will each receive €2,000 in funding. The works will be selected by an independent jury.
For more information about Basic Funding and the eligibility criteria, please visit gema.de.
International
In the international categories A and A VR we distribute income collected by our sister organisations in respect of uses of the GEMA repertoire in their respective countries.
There will continue to be no distribution for France. This is due to a tax audit currently being conducted at our French sister society SACEM. For further information, please see International (withholding tax in France) under Our distributions on 1 January.
Information, on which countries and periods are distributed as of 1 October, can be seen here. For more information about our international categories, please visit our International page.
Rating and pension plans
As of 1 October, GEMA will distribute approximately €61 million to its members through the evaluation procedures, including the pension scheme for financial year 2025.
The financial resources for this distribution come predominantly from social and cultural funds. Overall, the total funds available have increased compared to the previous year. In some schemes, however, the amounts distributed have decreased. This is mainly due to the complete phase-out of COVID-related special effects and the first-time inclusion of revenue from publishers’ special accounts.
As usual, you can find details of your distribution under the evaluation schemes and the old-age provision scheme in the GEMA Onlineportal. Further information about the evaluation schemes and old-age provision is available on the relevant information page.
Information about our last payouts
Payouts as of November-December 2025
In the categories Live and reproduction, Libraries and Cultural Fund Online
Payouts as January 2026
In the categories Mixed online platforms, Music on demand streaming, International
Payouts as of 01.10.2026