Our distributions as of 01.01.2025
Music on demand streaming & mixed online platforms
Supplementary distribution in the categories social media platforms
With this year’s payment of the supplementary distribution for the GOP and GOP VR categories, our enhanced distribution model will come into effect for the first time.
If you would like to learn more about this, please feel free to visit our information page.
For YouTube, Facebook/Instagram and TikTok, we have already carried out royalty distributions on the basis of usable usage reports on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October 2024. The supplementary distribution dated 1 January 2025 covers the area in respect of which it was not possible to make a work- and click-related distribution.
Supplementary distribution: synchronisation right supplement for user-generated content (HR UGC)
We also distribute income generated by the assignment of the synchronisation right for non-commercial UGC (HR UGC) from YouTube, Facebook/Instagram and TikTok. By this, we mean the right to combine images and sound. The distribution takes the form of a supplement to the respective annual revenue for the 2023 financial year. The basis for this supplement is provided by the distributions dated 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October 2024, together with the distribution dated 1 January 2025. All members receiving such payments will find full details in their account statements.
Prerequisite for receiving royalties is, that GEMA is allowed to licence synchronizations rights on your behalf and that you have not objected to the amendment of the deed of assignment 2020. If you would like to withdraw the objection, please contact our membership department mitgliederpartner@gema.de.
Comprehensive information on the categories for social media platforms is located on our page on the GOP distribution.
Audio and audio-visual media
Distributions in the audio and visual recordings categories (PHONO VR, BT VR) have declined, in line with the market trend.
For further information about our audio categories, please see our Audio and audio-visual media page.
Ausland
Old formats (GDF & CSV) will only be available for up to and including the 1 January 2025 distribution
For all subsequent distributions, your files will only be available in the familiar formats in the My royalties area:
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CSV (detailed statements, compact statement, summary sheet)
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PDF (based on the detailed statements)
If you would like further information about our distributions and file formats in the Online Portal, you are invited to take a look at our information page.
Information about our last payouts
Payouts as January 2025
In the categories Mixed online platforms, Music on demand streaming, Sound and audiovisual recordings, International
Payouts as of October-November 2024
In the categories Online, Phono VR, International, Rating, Live and Reproduction
Payouts as of 1 December 2024
GEMA starts distributing income for media libraries as a supplement
FAQ´s - frequently asked questions regarding the distribution
You can access an overview of your turnover in the Online Portal in the service My royalties. There, you can also find where the royalties come from (live, radio, TV/film, digital or international income) and the revenue generated by your ten most successful works. More on this in the Video.
Detailed statements (individual statements and usage statements) can be accessed in the free online service GEMA Download.
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statements = how high is the payout amount per work
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Usage statements = when and where were my works used
If you cannot access the service yet, get your activation via the GEMA Online Portal. You can also request details on the distribution via e-mail: mitgliederservice@gema.de. They are subject to a service fee.
You can submit a claim for an incorrect distribution quickly and easily using the following options:
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You log in to the Online Portal and use the Service Claims.
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For missing live events, use the service My setlists in the Online Portal where you can submit your setlists in the form of a complaint/claim.
Please note: Before submitting any claims, please check whether a distribution has already been made for the period and category. You can access an overview of the deadlines and categories here. Please only claim uses, which are not included in your detailed statements (on the Online Portal > GEMA Download) or need to be claimed for other reasons. Pursuant to § 59 of the GEMA distribution plan, claims must contain specific details which permit a verification. You ensure that this is the case by providing the requested details in the Online Portal under Claims. You can access all the details regarding claims here.
When claiming unpaid royalties in the MOD distribution categories, please mind the following important points: If the royalties for use of a work during the specified usage periods of the Digital Service Providers (DSPs) concerned are not included in the royalty payment you received, you should make a claim for missing royalties shortly (at the latest within three months of the respective distribution date according to § 59 of the GEMA Distribution Plan). In order to arrange the licence allowing you to receive those royalties subsequently, the root of the problem (e.g. missing or incorrect declaration or registration, or incorrect classification of the work) needs to be fixed quickly. As a general rule, if information about the artist and label is provided in the work declaration prior to or for publication (ISRC), this helps the licensing and distribution processes run more smoothly.
If the dashboards of the DSPs show higher usage figures than those of our distribution, please consider that DSP dashboards usually show global streaming figures current to the day. Therefore, please check first whether the usage period concerned and the usage figures from the respective DSPs for the respective countries are included in the particular GEMA distribution you received for online and/or international use. If the royalty a stream earns, for example, on Spotify, per country, month and service type (Free, Student, Family, Duo, Premium) is not at least a few cents, we will not distribute it on a per-work basis but by way of supplements per entitled party.
Specific information are required for a claim in order to allow an inspection. Here for please go the Online Portal under claims.
When claiming unpaid royalties for use on mixed-content online platforms (distribution categories GOP/GOP VR), please remember the following: The deadline for such claims is three months, counted from the date of distribution of supplements, which is usually on 1 December of a financial year. The distribution date for this year has been postponed to 1 January 2023. As a result, the deadline for claiming unpaid royalties is automatically postponed accordingly.
You do not have access to the Online Portal yet? Register as a music creator here. Then, you will receive an e-mail with an activation link to set your own password. After that, you complete the activation application which is shown in the Online Portal, and send it through to us. Once your account has been successfully activated, we will inform you. You can then start the service under GEMA Download and download the detailed breakdowns.
It is possible that the account statements are still on their way, they are only available a few days after the payout at the start of the new month. The process is as follows:
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Detailed breakdowns/statements are available via the GEMA Download.
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Money flows.
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The account statement will be issued and transferred (by post or the Onlineportal)
Are you registered for the Online Portal? Then you can access your account statements there:
- Simply go to My financial details in the Online Portal.
- You can access this in the area My account statements.
