In the course of this distribution run, GVL pays out a total of EUR 57.7 m to performers and their legal successors, of which EUR 48 m relate to the initial distribution 2024, and EUR 9.7 m are associated with the subsequent distributions 2022 and 2023.

We spoke with Prof. Christian Höppner, President of the German Cultural Council (DKR), about how democratic participation in the cultural sector can be achieved and what issues are currently occupying cultural policy.

GVL: After 2017 and 2021, you were the election officer for the GVL delegate elections for the third time. Has this special task become business as usual, or is it always exciting?

Due to an internal training event, GVL will be closed all day on Wednesday, 24 September.

We will be available again as usual from Thursday, 25 September.

From 17 to 20 September, the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg once again opened its doors with a diverse mix of live acts and a high-calibre conference programme. GVL was also on site with a team this year and took the opportunity to engage in dialogue with performers, labels and industry participants.

The review can be accessed via the ‘2025 Rights Holders' Assembly’ button in the menu.

You can find more information about our committees, the Associates’ and Delegates’ Assembly and their committees on the corresponding subpage of our homepage.

2024 was a successful financial year for GVL: revenues rose to €257.9 million, benefiting over 180,000 performers and labels. In addition to stable Collections, we made noticeable progress in service quality, digitalisation and data processing.

As announced, GVL has today completed the above distributions.

If you have any questions about this, just drop us an email at IMAIE@gvl.de or give us a call on 030/48483-744.

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