The European elections are in a fortnight' time. At a time when fundamental democratic values in Germany and Europe are coming under increasing pressure, it is more important than ever to send out a strong signal against hatred and populism. Art and music can only be free in democratic societies. Just as creativity cannot exist without a plurality of voices, our society also thrives on diversity and the harmony of different lifestyles and cultures.
 

Dear beneficiaries,

we are happy to inform you that you can now also find the productions in the artist portal that were first broadcast in 2023 on the channels evaluated by GVL.

All media types - sound recordings, films and series, broadcast stage productions, radio music productions, radio spoken word productions and video clips - can now be found via the product search, so that you can report your contributions.

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). 

An overview of all current deadlines can be found here.

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.