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Create music
Categories Radio
*Please note that this is an approximate amount. The amount shown is divided among all the entitled parties involved in the work. Supplements and caps are not considered. Radio is as popular as...
Categories Radio
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Create music
Radio, TV and film
TV and Film Financial Year 2023 Link It has been three years since GEMA began to make its distributions in the broadcasting rights distribution categories for uses by public service broadcasters...
Radio, TV and film
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Create music
Radio, TV, Film
Sound Film on TV (incl. Advertising) (T FS / T FS VR) Monitoring information Cinema (Sound Film) (T/TD/TD VR) In a nutshell We have produced a leaflet that provides all the essential information...
Radio, TV, Film
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Help centre
In which cases can I enter into a contract?
If you use music permanently, such as letting a radio play at a hairdresser’s or playing back music from a CD in a retail shop. Notify us of the music use. Best to do so in our Online Portal, and...
In which cases can I enter into a contract?
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Use music
Tarif WR-Best
Musik als Teil der Trauerzeremonie Tarif für die Nutzung von Werken des GEMA Repertoires bei Bestattungen (Tarif WR-Best) Der Tarif WR-Best gilt bei Nutzung von Werken des GEMA Repertoires...
Tarif WR-Best
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News
Radio-Report
Mehr zu den Kulturfaktoren: § 98 GEMA Verteilungsplan Hintergrundinformationen zum GEMA Radio-Report Vergleich deutschsprachige Musik Close Hintergrundinformationen zu allen Zahlen: Die...
Radio-Report
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Help centre
What can I do if my work has been edited without my consent?
If you wish to take legal action against this, it is best to seek the support of a solicitor specialising in media law. They can advise you individually and, if necessary, initiate legal...
What can I do if my work has been edited without my consent?
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Embassy of Music
The studio, acquired by Konrad von Löhneysen (founder and CEO of Embassy of Music / Embassy One) and jointly run with GEMA in Berlin has been available to rent since the beginning of 2023. The...
Embassy of Music
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Help centre
There are works that I am involved in that have been registered at GEMA before I joined up. What can I do that I am taken into account as a member for the royalty payout in future?
In this case, please send an email to werke@gema.de and ask that the works in question are allocated to your membership number. The best way to go about this is that you create a list with all...
There are works that I am involved in that have been registered at GEMA before I joined up. What can I do that I am taken into account as a member for the royalty payout in future?
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Help centre
I have given notice of termination of my contract, why has it not been ended immediately?
The actual end date of the contract depends on the notice period. It is best if you check your documents how long the notice period is in your case. If there are still any open issues, please...
I have given notice of termination of my contract, why has it not been ended immediately?
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Use music
Webradio
Music users Tarifübersicht Webradio Tarif Premium-Radio (S-VR/PHf-Pr) Link Was kann ich z. B. mit diesem Tarif anmelden? Unser Online-Service zur Lizenzierung von Webradios steht allen Webradios...
Webradio
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Help centre
Why can I not register with my e-mail address and my code?
The code we sent to you should only be used for linking the Online Portal and the customer account. It is not your initial password. Please set your own personal password in connection with your...
Why can I not register with my e-mail address and my code?
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Help centre
Are there any restrictions for making a claim?
In our Online Portal, you can easily submit a claim if your works have been allocated to the wrong category, assigned incorrect shares, or distributed with an inaccurate rating. The same applies...
Are there any restrictions for making a claim?
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Help centre
Can I also upload the entire score of a film and a radio play?
The sound file may only contain the composer's own work. Ideally, all tracks (cues) of a score should always be uploaded individually. Alternatively: the entire score as a continuous audio track,...
Can I also upload the entire score of a film and a radio play?
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Help centre
What is a setlist?
A setlist (also track list) is a pre-determined order of songs which are played at a live music event. If you are performing on stage yourself, you will know how important the setlist is for the...
What is a setlist?
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News
Langzeitstudie der GEMA zeigt: Weniger deutschsprachige Musik im Radio
In einer Langzeitstudie hat die GEMA über zwölf Jahre hinweg die Programme der Radiosender in Deutschland ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse veröffentlicht sie nun auf ihrer Datenplattform „Song Economy“....
Langzeitstudie der GEMA zeigt: Weniger deutschsprachige Musik im Radio
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Help centre
How can I prove that I am the creator?
By sending a letter to your own address with a sound recording or the music score of your work. By means of the post stamp everyone can check when the work has been dispatched. Important: Do not...
How can I prove that I am the creator?
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Help centre
How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?
There are various ways and means to find out. Organisers of live events are, for example, obliged to submit a playlist (setlist) after the event. In the broadcasting sector (TV and radio), the...
How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?
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Help centre
How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?
There are various ways and means to find out. Organisers of live events are, for example, obliged to submit a playlist (setlist) after the event. In the broadcasting sector (TV and radio), the...
How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?
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News
10 Jahre Radiokulturpreis: GEMA zeichnet BR-KLASSIK und Schlager Radio aus
2025-10-14 07:00 Zum zehnten Mal verlieh die GEMA in diesem Jahr im Rahmen einer Festveranstaltung den Radiokulturpreis. Mit BR-KLASSIK aus München und Schlager Radio aus Berlin werden zwei Sender...
10 Jahre Radiokulturpreis: GEMA zeichnet BR-KLASSIK und Schlager Radio aus