In the course of this distribution run, GVL pays out a total of EUR 70m to performers and their legal successors, of which EUR 45m relate to the initial distribution 2022, and EUR 25m are associated with the subsequent distributions 2020 and 2021.

Sandy Backhaus, Head of the Rights Holders’ Division for Performers, explains: “We are happy to report that we managed to increase the payout amount compared to the previous year’s distribution; overall, we could distribute close to EUR 13m more than in autumn 2022.”

As announced, the GVL has started the distributions mentioned above today. The payout notifications and the individual distribution results will be made available immediately in the producers' portal label.gvl.

Today, the GVL has instructed the payments of the distribution proceeds determined. Rights holders can find further information and their individual detailed reports at label.gvl.de. If the results do not lead to additional distributions, you will not receive any payment notifications accordingly.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at label@gvl.de and +49 30 48483-650 or use our chat in label.gvl.

Already earlier this month, international revenues were distributed to the entitled performing artists. Now, as planned, the remuneration for recording producers will follow these days. As in the previous year, we have thus achieved our goal of distributing royalties from abroad to our rightsholders on a quarterly basis. 

As of today, the GVL is making the payouts for the subsequent distributions of sound recordings 2019 to 2021 to its rights holders. The individual distribution results and, in the case of additional remuneration, the corresponding payment notifications are now available on the label.gvl portal.

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In this distribution round, a total of approximately 2.6 million Euros from all over the world will be distributed to our rightsholders this time. 

This time, our recording producers receive remunerations from Great Britain, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania and the USA, among others.  Moreover, we forward money to our performing artists from Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Austria and others. For the first time, our musicians also receive usage-based payments from Brazil.

Overall, Guido Evers and Dr Tilo Gerlach, Managing Directors of GVL, give a positive review for 2022 and the COVID-19 times: “We managed to yield satisfactory results in the third pandemic year running. Furthermore, we navigated GVL through these changing times with economic success and achieved historic maximum levels for our payouts. At the same time, we used this special phase to significantly develop from a technical and organisational perspective.”

This distribution relates to sound recording productions in the years 1963-1967 whose term of protection was extended from 50 to 70 years. In this distribution, contributions from the years 1965 to 1967 are remunerated the first time.

As provided by law, GVL passes on 20% of the sales income from 2016 to 2018 to the contributing musicians who do not receive any licence payments.

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"We are especially happy for our actors and actresses because they will receive remuneration from France for the first time. After many years of negotiations and one year after signing the contract, we initially received about 1.5 million euros from our French sister society ADAMI, which we are now delighted to pass on," summarises Burkhard Sehm, Head of Legal and Business Affairs.