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Audoo Partners with GEMA for World-First Music Impact Study
Music technology company Audoo partnered with GEMA, the German performing rights society, on its Music Impact Study as part of the PROs multi-faceted research quantifying the commercial value of...
Audoo Partners with GEMA for World-First Music Impact Study
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un:hurd music
What membership includes Smart playlist pitching 120 credits per year / 10 credits per month Professional 90-day release plan Automated ads tool Exclusive partner offers Real-time social and...
un:hurd music
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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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CISAC, publishers and recording industry come together to upgrade harmonised music cue sheets
2025-11-06 14:12 The cross-sector project to harmonise cue sheets for the use of music in audiovisual (AV) productions has been upgraded to include recording metadata for the first time. This is an...
CISAC, publishers and recording industry come together to upgrade harmonised music cue sheets
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Music creators shape the future: GEMA General Assembly brings around 1,000 creative minds to Munich
Artificial intelligence, streaming, and copyright: the music industry is facing major challenges. Technological innovations and social changes are increasingly putting musicians’ creative work to...
Music creators shape the future: GEMA General Assembly brings around 1,000 creative minds to Munich
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Significantly higher royalties for music creators: GEMA cuts online commission from 10 to just 7 percent
GEMA is sending a powerful message: in 2027, the association aims to reduce its online commission on all on-demand music distribution from 10 to 7 percent – a drop of 30 percent compared to the...
Significantly higher royalties for music creators: GEMA cuts online commission from 10 to just 7 percent
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I have received an invoice for live music. The music played at the event was, however, from sound recordings and streaming services. What can I do?
According to our information, live music was performed at the events in question. You had already received a licence or licences from us on the basis of the tariffs for live music. Since you had...
I have received an invoice for live music. The music played at the event was, however, from sound recordings and streaming services. What can I do?
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MOD distribution
Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help centre offers answers to your questions – it is quick and easy to use and accessible to you 24/7 – and there are no waiting times. Go to the help centre...
MOD distribution
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Gigmit
Home Music creators GEMAplus Partner offers Gigmit Gigmit was founded to simplify concert booking substantially. The global booking platform for live music brings together as many as 200,000 music...
Gigmit
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GEMA joins Friends and Supporters of IMPF
GEMA joins the ‘Friends and Supporters’ network of the Independent Music Publishers International Forum (IMPF). The forum represents the interests of independent music publishers worldwide. false...
GEMA joins Friends and Supporters of IMPF
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Authors meet European policymakers in Brussels to call for urgent action on AI and streaming
GEMA joined other European authors at the European Parliament yesterday to discuss issues that are severely impacting the creative sector. false Standard Sharing Image für News The event, called...
Authors meet European policymakers in Brussels to call for urgent action on AI and streaming
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Using music on the internet
The licence fees go directly to the music creators Everything about how to register music on the internet Those who compose songs, write lyrics or publish music want to get fair pay. Just like...
Using music on the internet
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Study: Music streaming in Germany
Music streaming in Germany 5. Billion-Euro-market Music streaming is a billion-Euro-market. More than 2 billion Euros are expected to be generated by the involved market players in Germany in 2022....
Study: Music streaming in Germany
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background music
Home Music users background music What costs does GEMA charge for background music? Yes, because we do not only manage the rights of German music creators. We also represent the rights of foreign...
background music
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Music users
When you license your music, you make a valuable contribution to music creators getting their fair share for their artistic contributions. This is how it works: Creators assign their exploitation...
Music users
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Nachbericht zu den Foren E und U im November 2025
2025-11-17 11:58 true Forum-E-Nov25-Oeller Im November 2025 fanden zwei zentrale Veranstaltungen zur geplanten Reform der Kulturförderung der GEMA statt: das Forum E am 11. November in Berlin...
Nachbericht zu den Foren E und U im November 2025
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Engagement
THE SUPERVISORY BOARD Many shoulders carry the first violin Go to the Supervisory Board It is an honourable office which members of the Supervisory Board of the largest collective management...
Engagement
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Music International
In Germany, GEMA issues licences and distributions in accordance with its own rules. In other countries, this is carried out by our sister organisations in accordance with their own respective...
Music International
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Music Fight Fraud Alliance Elects New Leaders and Welcomes 12 New Members
2026-04-23 09:00 The Music Fights Fraud Alliance (MFFA), the music industry’s united coalition to fight fraud and develop anti-fraud solutions, recently welcomed 12 new member companies, announced...
Music Fight Fraud Alliance Elects New Leaders and Welcomes 12 New Members
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Physical music media
This is how distribution works in For a long time, sound carriers were the only possible way of recording, reproducing and playing back music in various locations. In the area of physical music...
Physical music media
