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.
 

The tried-and-tested online seminars for our rights holders and Producers will take place again this year. 

The series on various topics relating to the label.gvl portal will start on 7 February 2024.  

Our dates and topics for the label.gvl Academy 2024 are:

- 07.02. Reporting repertoire
- 03.04. Managing conflicts
- 12.06. Unallocated usages
- 07.08. Documents, master data & mandates

Venues in German.

We are pleased to announce that due to late registrations and additional conflict resolutions, we were able to increase the average allocation rate for 2019 to 96.6 percent with the final distribution.

We have made the corresponding payment notices available on the label.gvl producer portal. There you will also find further information on this distribution.

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. 

In addition to the already long existing treaties for our performing artists, GVL has expanded its rights portfolio in Spain and Finland entering new agreements with AGEDI and GRAMEX FIN.

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.

Apart from international gigs the festival also offers a number of events on exciting contents for international trade visitors. From 21 to 24 September, in the course of 130 different sessions, talks, networking events and interviews about twelve topic groups, 350 speakers and presenters provide insights into the current challenges and issues with respect to live entertainment, recorded music, media and journalism, among others. 

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.