Gema votes to redistribute funds from classical to pop music
Germany's music rights society Gema is set to vote on redistributing its funding allocations away from classical (E-Musik) toward popular music (U-Musik). Last year, classical composers narrowly blocked a similar proposal. The outcome of this year's vote remains uncertain.
Key facts
- Gema is Germany's musical performing rights organization.
- The vote concerns redistribution of Gema's funding grants.
- Funds would be shifted from E-Musik (serious/classical music) to U-Musik (entertainment/popular music).
- Classical composers prevented a similar redistribution in the previous vote.
- The current vote's result is not yet determined.
Entities
Institutions
- Gema
Locations
- Germany