Your search result
-
Use music
Tarifanpassung für R II.2.2
Pauschalvergütungssatz je Veranstaltungsraum* **Zuzüglich jährliche Preisanpassung Sofern Sie noch keinen Authentifizierungscode per Post erhalten haben, können Sie diesen im Onlineportal nach der...
Tarifanpassung für R II.2.2 -
News
Landesregierung schafft Entlastung für ehrenamtliche Vereine – GEMA Pauschalvertrag erfolgreich abgeschlossen
false Standard Sharing Image für News 2025-02-24 16:32 Mit der Unterzeichnung eines Pauschalvertrages mit der GEMA in der vergangenen Woche stärkt die Thüringer Landesregierung das ehrenamtliche...
Landesregierung schafft Entlastung für ehrenamtliche Vereine – GEMA Pauschalvertrag erfolgreich abgeschlossen -
News
GEMA senkt Auslandskommission ab 2026 deutlich
Das musikalische Repertoire der GEMA Mitglieder wird weltweit genutzt und die GEMA unterhält ein dichtes Netz an Verträgen mit ihren Partnergesellschaften im Ausland. Diese Vereinbarungen sichern...
GEMA senkt Auslandskommission ab 2026 deutlich -
Use music
Abgegoltene Veranstaltungen der katholischen Kirche
Abgegoltene Veranstaltungen, die bis 10 Tage nach Stattfinden meldepflichtig sind (2023): Abgegoltene Veranstaltungen, die nicht meldepflichtig sind (2023): Konzert der Unterhaltungsmusik...
Abgegoltene Veranstaltungen der katholischen Kirche -
Help centre
How are royalties for my works distributed and allocated in the physical music media sector?
false false Will I receive a work‑specific distribution even though no work numbers are provided during licensing? Yes. The prerequisite is that the works are registered in good time....
How are royalties for my works distributed and allocated in the physical music media sector? -
News
Starke Vereine, starkes Thüringen: Neuer GEMA Pauschalvertrag sichert finanzielle Entlastung bis 2027
2025-02-19 13:39 Mit dem Inkrafttreten eines neu aufgelegten Pauschalvertrags zwischen dem Freistaat Thüringen und der GEMA werden Thüringer Vereine auch im Jahr 2025 spürbar entlastet. Der neue...
Starke Vereine, starkes Thüringen: Neuer GEMA Pauschalvertrag sichert finanzielle Entlastung bis 2027 -
Help centre
Which price calculator do I use for music on audio recordings?
false false If you want to record music on (audio) recordings such as vinyl or CD, please use our price calculator in the Online Portal. The same applies for media products with mixed content...
Which price calculator do I use for music on audio recordings? -
Help centre
What is a soundfile?
false false A soundfile consists of: An audio file of your musical work (only 1 work per audio file, no voice over, no finished commercial) Metadata of the work and of the recording (work title,...
What is a soundfile? -
Create music
April
Regular supplementary distribution Statutory remuneration rights On 1 April 2026, you will receive a distribution for statutory remuneration rights (GVA) for the 2024 financial year. GEMA received...
April -
Use music
Tutorials und Materialien
Wichtige Links für Ihre Mitglieder Liste der Links zu den Branchenseiten Die Entstehung des Urheberrechts Verteilungsgrafik Zum Download mit Klick auf die Grafik Das kommt drauf an, wie Sie die...
Tutorials und Materialien -
Create music
Categories DK/DK VR
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...
Categories DK/DK VR -
Create music
Distribution dates, periods, deadlines
Registration period for new works and changes to existing works 1 month after the end of month of use 31.01.2026 only for WEB, WEB VR Good to know The distributions in radio, tv and film refer to...
Distribution dates, periods, deadlines -
Help centre
Are individual events covered by my contract?
Individual events are, in general, not covered by permanent licences. The following case studies illustrate this. GEMA contract and individual events As a rule, individual events are not covered by...
Are individual events covered by my contract? -
Help centre
GEMA and GEZ – is that not the same?
No, GEZ, which has been renamed into “ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice”, is a non-incorporated shared institution, jointly run by the public service state broadcasting companies, the Zweite...
GEMA and GEZ – is that not the same? -
Create music
Portal Tutorials
Meine Tantiemen Play Video Please enter a valid video URL. The URL can point to any Facebook, Twitch, Vimeo or Youtube video. Ausschüttung reklamieren Play Video Please enter a valid video URL. The...
Portal Tutorials -
Create music
Physical music media
Audio and audio-visual recordings at a glance What usage information is considered: Anyone who wants to acquire a licence for reproduction and dissemination must submit a notification to GEMA,...
Physical music media -
Use music
Eventkalender
Fußball WM 2026 WM 2026 – endlich wieder Fußballsommer Mehr zur WM 2026 Biergarten- und Terrassen-Opening Klingt entspannt: So läuten Sie die ersten Abende draußen ein. More Information Close Hier...
Eventkalender -
News
Stability in turbulent times: GEMA achieves strong result in financial year 2024
Nadine Remus Christina Zander Standard Sharing Image für News lorenzo-colombini-pressebild-c-sebastian-linder-square-300px “We have a solid financial foundation. Despite inflation-related...
Stability in turbulent times: GEMA achieves strong result in financial year 2024 -
Create music
Statutory remuneration rights
Supplementary distribution from collections for statutory remuneration rights As the name indicates, audio-visual recordings include images and sound. DVDs and Blu-rays are two examples. As with...
Statutory remuneration rights -
Help centre
Which form do I use for my music notification?
You cannot submit notifications relating to most GEMA tariffs for events and background music; instead, you can do this via the price calculator in our Online Portal. It’s really simple and you...
Which form do I use for my music notification? -
Use music
Tarif WR-KJA
Tarif WR-KJA gültig bis 31.12.2024 Link Tarif WR-KJA gültig bis 30.06.2025 Link Tarif WR-KJA gültig ab 01.07.2025 Link Weitere Informationen zum Tarif Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help...
Tarif WR-KJA -
Use music
Krankenhäuser
Wonach richtet sich die Vergütung des Krankenhaustarifs WR-S-KKH ? Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help centre offers answers to your questions – it is quick and easy to use and accessible...
Krankenhäuser -
Help centre
What does it cost to use music in public?
GEMA cost for public music use false false Thumbnail - Musik anmelden GEMA Preisrechner und Musikanmeldung It depends how the music is used, whether live, in the background, on sound recordings or...
What does it cost to use music in public? -
Help centre
Issue an authorisation/power of attorney
Issue an authorisation/power of attorney -
Create music
discotheque monitoring
Register your club with us and tell us in the registration form that you would like to be part of the panel: Questionnaire Discotheque Monitoring GEMA rewards participation in discotheque...
discotheque monitoring -
Create music
Soundplate
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...
Soundplate -
Use music
Tarif VR-OD 4
Video-on-Demand Download und Streaming Home Music users Tarifübersicht Tarif VR-OD 4 Allgemeine Informationen für Online-Anbieter Link Was melde ich nicht mit diesem Tarif an Musikvideos, im Rahmen...
Tarif VR-OD 4 -
Use music
Einzelhandel
Übersichtlich dargestellt finden Sie sämtliche Tarife in unserer Tarifübersicht. Neben den Vergütungssätzen für Hintergrundmusik finden Sie darin auch die Tarife für Musik in Warteschleifen,...
Einzelhandel -
Help centre
What do the individual status details in the ‘approval’ status mean? Why does the status not change?
Incomplete: The soundfile was uploaded but not all required details have been entered. (Mandatory details such as title, author, work number, details on commissioned music have not been entered and...
What do the individual status details in the ‘approval’ status mean? Why does the status not change? -
Help centre
Where do I find my customer number?
If you are a GEMA creator member, you can be a music user and our customer at the same time, by notifying us of your own performances releasing sound recordings, for example. As a customer, you...
Where do I find my customer number? -
Help centre
Where do I find a tariff overview?
Check out our tariff overview to get a list of all tariffs. The left column includes the type of music use. Select the appropriate one. Check out our tariff overview to get a list of all tariffs....
Where do I find a tariff overview? -
Help centre
Do I have to acquire a GEMA licence (event, CD, online) when I play my own works?
Find out what it means if you transfer your exploitation rights to GEMA and why this is no disadvantage. Acquire a GEMA licence for your own works false false Yes, when you conclude a Deed of...
Do I have to acquire a GEMA licence (event, CD, online) when I play my own works? -
About GEMA
What you need to know about the GEMA fees
How high are the GEMA fees? Music on sound recordings If you capture music in physical form, you also need to pay a fee e.g. for audio (CD, vinyl), audio books and more. GEMA free music: When do I...
What you need to know about the GEMA fees -
Help centre
Something is not clear to me in the invoice. What can I do?
false false The quickest thing you can do might be to help yourself. Otherwise, please do get in touch. a) Do you have questions on the price or the tariff? In that case, please use our price...
Something is not clear to me in the invoice. What can I do? -
About GEMA
Karriere
Deine Online-Bewerbung Bewirb dich ganz einfach über unser Online-Formular: Daten eingeben, Unterlagen hochladen, absenden. Ich habe mich beworben. Was passiert als Nächstes? Marktfokus Für Kundin,...
Karriere -
Use music
Kinder- und Jugendeinrichtungen
Am einfachsten ist es, wenn Sie unseren Preisrechner nutzen und den Tarif Einrichtung Kinder- und Jugendarbeit auswählen. Geben Sie nun die erforderlichen Daten ein, ermitteln Sie den Preis und...
Kinder- und Jugendeinrichtungen -
Create music
October
Our distributions as of 01.11.2023 Announcement: Postponement of the distribution for the Mixed Online Platforms divisions (GOP - supplement & assignment of synchronization rights for...
October -
News
Die GEMA wächst und begrüßt Produzentin FORTELLA als 100.000stes Mitglied
false Standard Sharing Image für News 2025-09-09 13:00 Die GEMA hat einen wichtigen Meilenstein erreicht: Mit der Aufnahme der Künstlerin FORTELLA wurde die 100.000er-Marke an Mitgliedern...
Die GEMA wächst und begrüßt Produzentin FORTELLA als 100.000stes Mitglied -
Help centre
Who needs an authorisation/power of attorney
Who needs an authorisation/power of attorney -
Help centre
Who can become a GEMA member?
Who can become a GEMA member? Composers, lyricists, music publishers and legal successors of the mentioned groups can become members. Find out more now. false false Composers Lyricists of lyrics...
Who can become a GEMA member?
Discover the main areas of GEMA




The most frequently asked questions in our Help Center
What does it cost to use music in public?
How do I know which tariff is the right one?
You have two options to determine this:You can either use our various price calculators. Or you go to our overview page tariff overview...