GEMA pay-outs as at 1 October 2022
Our payouts as of 01.11.2022
Supplementary distribution in the categories Live and Public Performance
On 1 November 2022 we will distribute in particular usages that could not be distributed in the main distribution in the categories Live and Public Performance (01 June 2022). The payout has a total volume of 5,1 million euro. This is significantly below the average value of the last few years and shows that the main distribution for the financial year 2021 could be distributed almost completely.
Our payouts as of 01.10.2022
Everything you need to know at a glance
Online Categories
As of 1 October 2022, 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)
The 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. The distributable amount in the streaming sector is increasing significantly. Numbers in the download sector, however, are declining.
If you wish to find out more about the distribution in our online categories music (streaming & download), it’s worth taking a look at our page on the MOD distribution.
Video on Demand (Streaming & Download)
The video on demand categories exclusively contain uses from within Germany. Uses outside of Germany are licensed by our sister organisations and paid via the international income categories A and A VR to our members.
Mixed online 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 (GOP & GOP VR). On 1 October 2022, like every year on this date, we distribute the royalties we have collected from YouTube based on usage reports. Detailed information on the mixed online platforms’ categories can be found at our GOP distribution page.
Sound recordings
On 1 October, a backlog payout with a small volume is made for the second semester 2021 will be made in the Phono VR category (reproduction of musical works on physical sound recordings or media carriers). The main distribution for this usage period has already been made on 1 July 2022.
International
In the International Music Use categories A and A VR (International Mechanical Right), we distribute the royalties generated by our sister organisations for use of the GEMA repertoire in their respective countries. Royalties for the use of GEMA members’ works in foreign countries are distributed with a certain time lag.
The effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the use of music in 2020 and 2021 continue to be felt. For example, the royalties collected from Italy and Austria are down by approx. 20%, which is a significant decrease compared to last year. Information on which countries and periods are distributed as of 1 October 2022 can be seen here.
Rating procedure, assessment procedure for arrangers, pension scheme
- entertainment and dance music for composers, lyricists, publishers
- composers, lyricists, publishers in the serious music (E) category
assessment procedure for arrangers
On 1 October 2022, GEMA will distribute approx. EUR 43m in royalties to its members in accordance with the various rating procedures, including for the purposes of the GEMA Pension Scheme and the assessment procedure for arrangers.
For more information about the various procedures, please refer to the appropriate section:
For details about the rating procedures, please click here.
For details about the GEMA Pension Scheme, please click here.
For details about the assessment procedure for arrangers, please click here.
Since the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the current and next financial year are now also noticeable in the distributions according to the rating procedures, this year’s payout includes a “COVID supplement” according to a resolution passed at the General Meeting of May 2022. For further information about this supplement, please click here.
Information about our last payouts
Payouts as January-February 2022
In the categories Mixed online platforms, Sound and audiovisual recordings, International
Payouts as of October-November 2022
Supplementary distribution in the categories Live and Public Performance
Payouts as of December 2022
In the categories Mixed online platforms, Sound recordings, International
FAQ´s – frequently asked questions regarding the distribution
- entertainment and dance music for composers, lyricists, publishers
- composers, lyricists, publishers in the serious music (E) category
assessment procedure for arrangers
On 1 October 2022, GEMA will distribute approx. EUR 43m in royalties to its members in accordance with the various rating procedures, including for the purposes of the GEMA Pension Scheme and the assessment procedure for arrangers.
For more information about the various procedures, please refer to the appropriate section:
For details about the rating procedures, please click here.
For details about the GEMA Pension Scheme, please click here.
For details about the assessment procedure for arrangers, please click here.
Since the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the current and next financial year are now also noticeable in the distributions according to the rating procedures, this year’s payout includes a “COVID supplement” according to a resolution passed at the General Meeting of May 2022. For further information about this supplement, please click here.
You can submit a claim for an incorrect distribution quickly and easily using the following options:
You log in to the Online Portal and use the Service Claims.
For missing live events, use the service My setlists in the Online Portal where you can submit your setlists in the form of a complaint/claim.
Please note: Before submitting any claims, please check whether a distribution has already been made for the period and category. You can access an overview of the deadlines and categories here. Please only claim uses, which are not included in your detailed statements (on the Online Portal > GEMA Download) or need to be claimed for other reasons. Pursuant to § 59 of the GEMA distribution plan, claims must contain specific details which permit a verification. You ensure that this is the case by providing the requested details in the Online Portal under Claims. You can access all the details regarding claims here.
When claiming unpaid royalties in the MOD distribution categories, please mind the following important points: If the royalties for use of a work during the specified usage periods of the Digital Service Providers (DSPs) concerned are not included in the royalty payment you received, you should make a claim for missing royalties shortly (at the latest within three months of the respective distribution date according to § 59 of the GEMA Distribution Plan). In order to arrange the licence allowing you to receive those royalties subsequently, the root of the problem (e.g. missing or incorrect declaration or registration, or incorrect classification of the work) needs to be fixed quickly. As a general rule, if information about the artist and label is provided in the work declaration prior to or for publication (ISRC), this helps the licensing and distribution processes run more smoothly.
If the dashboards of the DSPs show higher usage figures than those of our distribution, please consider that DSP dashboards usually show global streaming figures current to the day. Therefore, please check first whether the usage period concerned and the usage figures from the respective DSPs for the respective countries are included in the particular GEMA distribution you received for online and/or international use. If the royalty a stream earns, for example, on Spotify, per country, month and service type (Free, Student, Family, Duo, Premium) is not at least a few cents, we will not distribute it on a per-work basis but by way of supplements per entitled party.
Specific information are required for a claim in order to allow an inspection. Here for please go the online portal under claims.
When claiming unpaid royalties for use on mixed-content online platforms (distribution categories GOP/GOP VR), please remember the following: The deadline for such claims is three months, counted from the date of distribution of supplements, which is usually on 1 December of a financial year. The distribution date for this year has been postponed to 1 January 2023. As a result, the deadline for claiming unpaid royalties is automatically postponed accordingly.
You do not have access to the Online Portal yet? Register as a music creator here. Then, you will receive an e-mail with an activation link to set your own password. After that, you complete the activation application which is shown in the Online Portal, and send it through to us. Once your account has been successfully activated, we will inform you. You can then start the service under GEMA Download and download the detailed breakdowns.
If you have any questions about our claim procedure, please contact our Member Services Department by email: mitgliederservice@gema.de.
For further information about how to make a claim, please click here.
It is possible that the account statements are still on their way, they are only available a few days after the payout at the start of the new month. The process is as follows:
Detailed breakdowns/statements are available via the GEMA Download.
Money flows.
The account statement will be issued and transferred (by post or the Online Portal)
Are you registered for the Online Portal? Then you can access your account statements there:
- Simply go to My financial details in the Online Portal.
- You can access this in the area My account statements.
The COVID-19 financial aids will be offset as follows, but no earlier than: GEMA Schutzschirm 2020 from 1 June 2023, GEMA Schutzschirm 2021 from 1 June 2024.