Do I need an authorisation for third parties to access the online portal?

parties to access the online portal? Yes, you do. Only an authorisation entitles another person (spouse/life partner, manager, tax adviser, employee of a publisher, or others) to use the online...

SXSW 2023: GEMA presents showcases and sessions on an international stage

GEMA is hosting two initiatives at the annual international music festival South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX, which runs from March 10 to 19, 2023. With its digital distribution subsidiary,...

GEMA free music

What are royalties in the music business?

If your works are used, you, the creator or publisher, will receive payments; they are also known as royalties. In order to receive such royalties, you assign the exploitation rights for your...

CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus meets Belgian Prime minister Alexander De Croo on music, technology and copyright

Brussels, 24th January 2024 – CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus met with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to discuss the huge impact of AI on the creative economy and the need for smart...

Financial year 2022: GEMA stronger than ever with a record financial result

Despite the challenging situation in society and the economy as a whole, music collecting society GEMA achieved its best result ever in 2022. Its total revenues for the financial year were EUR...

About GEMA

*As of May 2024. All numbers are rounded. The origin of copyright For music creators and music users: Previous Next We tune and harmonise different interests As an association, GEMA represents the...

Gibt es Einschränkungen beim Reklamieren?

In unserem Onlineportal haben Sie die Möglichkeit, schnell und unkompliziert zu reklamieren, wenn Ihre Werke in einer falschen Sparte, mit falschen Anteilen oder mit einer fehlerhaften Bewertung...

Cultural Subsidy for the Online Sector

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General Assembly

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When does music become royalty-free?

70 years after the death of a creator the music becomes royalty-free or enters the “public domain” (another expression used). Until then, copyright lies with the heirs. Even if the musical work is...

What does it cost to use music in public?

It depends how the music is used, whether live, in the background, on sound recordings or on the internet.Whether many or few people are listening. In order to take this into consideration, there...

AI and music: GEMA calls for music creators to share in AI providers‘ revenues and presents first licensing model

GEMA presented a licensing model for AI providers at the Reeperbahn Festival 2024. The German Society for Musical Performing Rights and Mechanical Reproduction Rights aims to give music creators a...

I want to upload music content, for example background music, to my homepage. What do I need to consider?

If you upload music onto your own website, our tariff VR-OD 10 for online uses on a small scale is applicable. You can register the use [SJ1] under this tariff in our Online Portal. As a general...

Category M

Nowadays music is played in many public places – ranging from bars, cafés and restaurants to hair salons, supermarkets and retail shops. Even in waiting rooms, there is often background music...

Church

Music is a central element in church services and during prayers because it moves “from heart to heart” – this at least was Beethoven’s wish for his Missa Solemnis. Music creates communion and is...

Categories UD/U

Important dates and deadlines for you Declare works in time: All works should be registered to GEMA at the latest upon release, preferably using our online work registration service. Please bear in...

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...

SubmitHub

To the link SubmitHub connects performers with curators 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...

Events

Unser kundenprogramm GEMA Zugabe Wer muss GEMA Gebühren zahlen? Your payment goes directly to creators All about how to register events Those who earn their living composing music, writing lyrics...

MusicHub

Get your release ready Track the status of your release and boost your promotion MusicHub is the digital hub for artists who want to organize, release, and promote their music independently and...

Audiovisual Productions

Fees for music in films, series and commercials VG WORT – Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort If a work is published with a music publisher, it is usually the respective music publisher who is your first...

Start-Up Summit

So that you can comfortably take part on site, you or your representative need(s) a state-of-the-art Android (minimum Android 10) or an Apple smartphone (minimum iOS14), or a tablet or laptop with...

Live Performances and Playbacks

We need the following information from you: Date and time of the event Name and address of the organiser of the event Name and address of the event venue (including the room, if applicable) Name of...

Audio and Visual Recordings

As the name indicates, audio-visual recordings include images and sound. DVDs and Blu-rays are two examples. As with audio recordings, GEMA receives royalties for the reproduction and dissemination...

Tariff information christmas markets

Calculate individual price: Go to the GEMA price calculator Tariffs & costs Advice & consultations Press material Fictitious sample calculation for a medium-sized Christmas market where the stage...

Become a member

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Audiovisuelle Produktionen

In order to complete the works registration in our Online Portal, please click on the link regarding the works registration which was sent to you in your AV confirmation of receipt. All of the...

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...

AGM 2024: Focus on Artificial Intelligence

GEMA General Assembly 2024 Additional materials on AI in music AI Dossier Current topics and articles, press materials and media reviews Link Generative AI is going to fundamentally change the...

Categories Radio

Radio - a continuing success story Distribution in the Radio categories (R, R VR) Radio categories easily explained Your song on the radio? Calculate the amount of your GEMA royalties here! My song...

BEFORE EIGHT

Go to the discount code Home Music creators GEMAplus BEFORE EIGHT BEFORE EIGHT Organic, transparent and efficient Redeem your discount now Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help centre offers...

Tarif VR-MT-H

So melden Sie die Bildtonträger an Um den Tarif anzumelden, schicken Sie uns bitte eine Nachricht an kontakt@gema.de mit folgenden Informationen: Kundennummer (falls vorhanden) Vor- und Nachnamen...

Public broadcast

Are my sound files uploaded in the GEMA Soundfile Upload also available to SoundAware for the monitoring of ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio? Yes, all soundfiles uploaded in the GEMA Soundfile Upload...

Groover

Redeem your discount now As a GEMA member, you get a 15% discount on one promotional campaign per quarter. Secure a discount code and register with Groover. Our partner has more details for you on,...

Monitoring

User manual Soundfile Link Soundfile Upload in Online Portal Link A sound file consists of: The audio file of a musical work Metadata about the work and the recording (work title, work number,...

Gigmit

Home Music creators GEMAplus Gigmit Gigmit was founded to simplify concert booking substantially. The global booking platform for live music brings together as many as 200,000 music creators and...

Benefits of a GEMA Membership

Home Music creators Become a member Benefits of a GEMA Membership Insurance and workshops We offer insurances and workshops tailored for you as a member. Everyone, whether music creator or music...

TV advertising monitoring

Soundfile Upload in Onlineportal Link TV-advertising monitoring Do you have any further questions? Phone: +49 (0) 30 58 9999 58 (Mo - Fr: 7am - 6pm) E-mail: fingerprint@gema.de Download monitroring...

Online

Video on Demand (Streaming & Download) Link Information about our online royalties distributions Payouts 2025 Payouts as of 1 April 2025 Payouts as of 1 January 2025 Payouts 2024 Payouts as of 1...

Audio and audio-visual 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 audio and...

Melodien für die besinnliche Zeit: Die GEMA Weihnachts-Streaming-Hits

Weihnachtslieder gehören zum Dezember wie das Plätzchenbacken. Die GEMA hat für die Weihnachtszeit 2022 wieder ermittelt, welche Weihnachtslieder am häufigsten gestreamt wurden. Angeführt wird das...

About the GEMA General Assembly

The General Assembly is GEMA’s central governing body. The three-day event is not just essential for the community of solidarity of 100,000 members but also a living example for how democracy works...

Insurances

20 to 50 percent savings on average Legal cover Protection in cases of legal disputes for your freelance, professional and personal matters Do not just protect your music but also your existence...

Masterchannel

Masterchannel is an AI-supported platform which uses reinforcement learning for optimising the mastering process. The system does not use patterns in a dataset but learns independently what...

Royalties

Our royalty pages provide an overview of all relevant topics relating to our royalty distribution. In addition to the distribution plan and distribution dates, you will find useful information on...

Video on Demand

Video on Demand (VOD): a simple explanation We all know Running Up That Hill and I'll Be There for You as the theme songs from the series Stranger Things and Friends, even if not everyone knows who...

Jimdo

Link 20 % Rabatt auf deine Abo-Verlängerung 20 % Rabatt auf deine Abo-Verlängerung Als GEMA-Mitglied kannst du dir 20 % Rabatt auf die Verlängerung deines Jimdo-Abos sichern! Melde dich einfach bei...

Dr. Tobias Holzmüller to succeed Dr Harald Heker as GEMA CEO

Change at the top: After 17 years, the GEMA CEO, Dr. Harald Heker, will retire on September 30, 2023. Dr. Tobias Holzmüller, chief legal counsel of the collective management organisation since...

Repertoire

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...

Krankenhaus, Sanatorium, Kurklinik, Altenpflege

Home Music users License music Krankenhaus, Sanatorium, Kurklinik, Altenpflege Krankenhaus u. ä. Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help centre offers answers to your questions – it is quick...

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...

My setlists

Your advantages with My setlists on the GEMA Online Portal: Submit playlists for national and international live events - paperless As a music user, you know how important it is to submit playlists...

Musik & Musikvideo

Allgemeine Informationen für Online-Anbieter Fragebogen zu einem geplanten Music-on-Demand-Angebot Bieten Sie für den Endkunden kostenfreies Streaming von Musik/Musikvideos auf Ihre Webseite oder...

About our Online Portal

Step by step to the price for the music Please enter a valid video URL. The URL can point to any Facebook, Twitch, Vimeo or Youtube video. Any questions? Live-Tutorials In our live tutorials, we...

Stability in turbulent times: GEMA achieves strong result in financial year 2024

Economic stability, efficient operations and cultural responsibility: In a globally tense environment, GEMA achieved a compelling financial result in 2024. Total revenue rose to around EUR 1.33...

What do I need to do if the music was GEMA-free?

You must also notify us of GEMA-free live music no later than 6 weeks after the event in title lists or setlists. The easiest way you can do this is in our Online Portal under My setlists. During...

October-November

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Which price calculator do I use for music on audio recordings?

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 such as cinema...

Check

Go directly to membership application Becoming a member might pay off faster than you might think – we gladly advise you without obligation. Enjoy the added value of MusicHub and our benefits...