In total, GVL will pay out an additional € 18.4m to performers and their legal successors as part of these subsequent distributions.
Information on our distributions, the 2024 distribution plan and a link to frequently asked questions can be found on our homepage under Distributions & distribution plans for performers.
Where can I find information about my remuneration?
A total of around EUR 3.4 million will be distributed this time, around half of which will come from our two neighbouring countries Austria and Switzerland. Further payments will be forwarded for usages in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, and the USA, among others.
In order to be able to participate in the final distribution for the 2020 usage year, we ask rights holders to submit their contributions to us by 29 February 2024.
This deadline does not apply to Radio/TV -extra formats (e.g. individual contributions in non-fictional formats, commercials, documentaries).
The distribution dates are being finalised on an ongoing basis. We regularly inform rights holders about all distribution-relevant news on gvl.de and our social media channels. The following chart shows GVL's distribution plans for 2024.
Our speakers Sandy Backhaus (Head of Rights Service Artists) and Dirk Löwenberg (Head of Rights Service Producers) will explain why GVL is such an indispensable part of the music landscape and how artists and labels can earn money via GVL.
With this final distribution, GVL is finalising the distribution for the 2019 usage year. All monies including distributions that are available to us for this year will be paid out. This also includes the remuneration for Radio/TV -extra formats 2019 (former "open budgets") such as jingles or advertising.
A total of around EUR 23.2 million is currently being paid out in the final distribution for 2019. A total of 164,340 performing artists took part in the distributions for 2019. These are all rights holders who reported their contributions to utilised productions on time.
On 21 November 2023 at 11:00 am, GVL and GEMA are hosting a joint webinar for interested creative professionals. Find out everything you need to know about the two major music collecting societies and get an overview of the rights represented by GVL and GEMA. The format also offers you the opportunity to ask your own questions and discuss them with the speakers. The webinar is organised by both GVL and GEMA
GVL's rights holders receive their remuneration based on the use of audio or audiovisual productions. In order to determine this remuneration, GVL requires information on who owns which rights to a production or who has contributed to it as well as detailed data on the use of these productions.
