As a member of the ‘Digital Data Exchange’, GVL has been actively working with other leading players in the music industry for many years to exchange information more efficiently along the entire value chain.
From this year onwards, it will be possible to use the DDEX standard ERN to send a standardised publication notification for digital releases to the German Music Archive (Deutsches Musikarchiv, DMA). As a department of the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, DNB), the DMA explains that the automatic delivery currently mainly affects labels and music distributors that are able to use the DDEX standard ERN. In particular, the DMA sees technical challenges for freelance performers and smaller independent labels.
Is your music going to be played on the radio (soon)? Then it's time to join GVL as an artist or label. That's because we make sure you get paid for it! In our session, you can learn more about GVL, the principle of collective rights management and exactly what GVL takes care of on your behalf. We will also explain how you can best register your productions with GVL and what else you should know.
GVL supports the call for regulation of generative AI formulated by Ed Newton-Rex. The short and clear statement warns of the consequences for the livelihoods of all those creatives whose works are used without permission as the basis for AI models. Unlicensed use would have fatal consequences for the economic basis of creatives and their partners.
Event organisers with remuneration can now find their individual distribution results for the final distribution 2021 in the my.gvl portal.
Event organisers with remuneration can now find their individual distribution results for the final distribution 2020 in the my.gvl portal.
Based on the current planning for the final distribution 2021, we have set the deadline for contributions for this usage year of event organisers to June 30, 2025. The final distribution 2021 will take place in the 4th quarter of 2025, further regular distributions for the years 2022 and 2023 and the initial distribution 2024 will be completed in June 2025 according to current planning.
With this final distribution, GVL concludes the distribution for the usage year 2020. All funds, including provisions, that are available to us for this year will be distributed.
In total, around €20.2 million will be paid out in the final distribution for 2020. 170,872 performing artists participated in the distribution. These are all rights holders who have reported their contributions to used productions by the deadline.
At the beginning of August, GVL already forwarded remuneration from abroad to its entitled recording producers. Now the international royalties for performing artists will follow as planned. A total of around EUR 2.1 million from all over the world will be distributed.
To be eligible for the final distribution, the productions in which the reported contributions were made must have been broadcast on radio or TV in 2022.
Eligible rights holders can conclude a contract with GVL online. If we receive your registration in full by 17 October 2025, the contract can still be concluded retroactively from 2022. There are no costs involved.
Registrations received after 17 October 2025 cannot be guaranteed to be included in the final distribution for 2022. Deferred remuneration will also expire after the expiry of the registration period.
To be eligible for the final distribution, the productions in which you have participated must have been broadcast on the radio or on TV in 2021.
