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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...

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...

GEMAplus

Which insurance solutions does GEMA offer its members? Based on our experience, insurances were structured for exactly those areas that are of importance to music creators. Depending on the...

By when do I have to report my music use?

There is no fixed period for this in general*, but we do recommend: The earlier, the better! This way, you can clarify any unresolved issues and are on the safe side. What’s important is that you...

Partner offers

An overview of our partner offers Are you looking for the right online tools and means to get support for yourself and your career? Do you need discounted tickets for trade fairs or would you like...

MOD distribution

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DJ MOKABY: „Ich bin froh, dass ich bei der GEMA immer ein offenes Ohr finde.“

Seit seinem Start als jüngster Schlagzeugschüler in Osthessen hat DJ MOKABY eine unerschütterliche Leidenschaft für Musik. Seine energiegeladenen Tracks sind nicht nur dazu da, dem Alltag zu...

CISAC, publishers and recording industry come together to upgrade harmonised music cue sheets

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 extension of...

Why pay GEMA

It is more than a hundred years old. Creators have long fought for it. Because without copyright, they would not have a basis for their livelihood. Anyone could perform their works in public, play...

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...

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 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...

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...

Music creators

Which rights do I assign to GEMA with the Deed of Assignment? You assign to us as a trustee all rights in your works you are currently entitled to and those accruing, devolving, redevolving to you...

Music on sound recordings

Music videos Distribution to the specialist trade or via special distribution channels (tariffs VR-BT-H 3/VR-BT-H 5) Link Synchronisation rights Use of the GEMA repertoire to create a film work...

Using music in public

Transactions You can also view your transactions and thus keep track. Link Für Künstlerinnen und Künstler ist die GEMA eine starke Partnerin Previous Next 0 / 0 Permanent music use Background music...

Live and reproduction

Information on distribution (financial year 2023) Categories DK and DK VR Link Categories U, UD and M Link Categories E, ED, EM and BM Link Music in Church Link Entertainment Music Playback Link In...

Buy a licence for music in videos

If you combine music with another medium such as a video, you require the consent of the rightsholders. In most cases, these are the authors who created the work and the music publishers. This is...

Your journey as a member

Whether you are a creator (composer/lyricist) or a music publisher: You want to earn money with your work and for this, you might want to check out our live calculator to make sure a GEMA...

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...

Categories Film Screening

Distribution in the Film Screening categories (T, TD, TD VR) In distribution category T, we distribute mostly licence revenue from the use of music in cinema films and cinema commercials. As a...

Online Services

Our Online Portal: Many instruments combined in harmony Register now Moved to the Online Portal Registration of sub-publishing agreements Please register your sub-publishing agreements before you...

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...

Diane Weigmann: „Ich suche immer den Dialog zum Publikum."

Heute im Hitsingle Podcast: Die Komponistin, Sängerin und Textdichterin Diane Weigmann. In ihren Texten geht es um das Leben, die Liebe und das Loslassen. Die Labelinhaberin spielte in den 90er...

Musical works (enhanced access)

cannot be combined with search criteria from line 2 ("AND") Search criteria line 2: CAE/IPI, author/publisher, performer , status and publisher. When searching with the publisher IP number, the...

Help topics for music users

Help topics for music users News Lizenzen Musik im Internet Neue Tonträgerlizenzierung Setlists Nachberechnung New Year's Eve Change customer details Change address Change bank details Change...

Company events

Overline Heading Example Link Background music via the radio Tariff for background music in shop premises, offices or workshops (R) Link The most important GEMA tariffs for companies Background...

3 Erkenntnisse von Jeanette Biedermann über Songwriting

Jeanette Biedermann ist Sängerin, Songwriterin, Schauspielerin, Synchronsprecherin und Host der TV-Formate „Playlist of my life“ und „Your Songs“. Im Hitsingle Podcast mit Michael Duderstädt...

GEMA mourns the loss of its Honorary President Prof. Dr. Reinhold Kreile

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Kreile, Honorary President and former CEO of GEMA, passed away on Friday, 30 August 2024. Throughout his life, Kreile fought for the protection and promotion of copyright and...

Which partner offers do GEMA members benefit from?

We offer our members exclusive partner offers that support the everyday life as well as the career of music creators: from discounts for online tools to support operational activities, ticket...

How GEMA distributes your money

Licensing income We license exploitation rights. And we distribute the collected revenues. More on royalties We are a collective management organisation and thus ensure that our member receive...

License music

Rooms & timetable

2pm: Personal discussions of the associate members including the by-election of delegates in separate meetings of the professional categories 8.30am to 9.30am: breakfast as part of the info...

GEMA acquires a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, adding digital music recognition to its portfolio

GEMA has acquired a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, an established provider of digital services for recognizing music, events and media content, with its own leading music recognition...

Sacem and GEMA unveil results of study on the impact of artificial intelligence in music

Sacem (France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music) and GEMA (Germany’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music), have joined forces to commission the world’s first...

What do I have to consider if I upload videos with music on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook or Instagram?

For fee-based live streams on Facebook/Instagram, you must acquire a licence for linear streaming (tariff VR-OD 10, II.2.b.2 licence package music on demand streaming) from us. You can notify us of...

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