The State Ministry for Culture and the Media (BKM) confirmed to GVL as early as last year in consultation with the Federal Ministry of Economics that: Remuneration by collective management organisations/music licensing companies which are usually collected for previous years and are paid out now, have no impact on the extraordinary economic support measures granted by the Federal Government. 

In the two GVL talks held in February, the GVL staff welcomed parties interested in discussing their issues among actors (17 February) and producers (18 February). In total, more than 100 rights holders took part in the discussion rounds. 

Individual distribution results will be shown on the label.gvl portal with immediate effect.

If you have questions, we happily assist you, please contact label@gvl.de  or +49 (0)30 48483-650. 

Every four years, during the GVL Assembly of Rights Holders, the GVL rights holders elect 22 representatives for the Assembly of Shareholders and Delegates, one of the most important governing bodies of GVL. Delegates are elected for the 15 group assemblies. All rights holders can participate in the Assembly of Rights Holders and the election of representatives.  

The invites for the virtual Assembly of Rights Holders 2021 will be dispatched to our rights holders in April.

The consequences of the corona pandemic are dramatic for many creators and performers and music life is under threat of suffering long-term damage. The mid- and long-term impact of this cultural ice age, e.g. the social consequences of the pandemic, the extent of the migration of people into other professional branches or the threat to the survival of cultural and educational institutions can only be guessed at this time. 

The dates are continuously updated. We inform you on www.gvl.de of all news regarding the GVL distributions.

Performer distributions

1st semester 2021:

• Open budgets 2010-2014
• Supplementary distributions including ZPÜ, 2010-2014

2nd semester 2021:

Event organisers can access individual distribution results with immediate effect on our portal meine.gvl.  

Should you have any questions, our support team is happy to assist you and can be reached at veranstalter@gvl.de or +49 (0)30 48483-855.

“We are pleased that we could act as a constant factor from a financial perspective for many of our performers and producers in a year which could hardly have been any more unsteady”, as pointed out by Guido Evers and Dr. Tilo Gerlach, Managing Directors of GVL. “We carried out all regular distribution runs as scheduled and were able to allocate advances and corona support payments to our rights holders. We are proud of that.”

In the course of the Hamburg music dialogue in September, parts of the 2020 Music Industry Study have already been presented. The complete study "The Music Industry in Germany" is now available. Click here to see the German Version.

In addition to the unallocated revenues, GVL also distributes a private copying levy (ZPÜ) back payment for 2016, which we received earlier this year.

Check label.gvl for more information.

For further questions please contact us at label@gvl.de or +49 30 48483-650. Please note: our offices are closed from December 21, 2020 to January 3, 2021. We will be back at your service on January 4, 20202.