Register a song or release
You can register the song or release now, with everyone who took part, so that everything is in order. If the song is played on radio, TV, in shops or other public places, everyone registered on the recording can get a payment.
You cannot register new songs yet. We are working on it. But you have plenty of time. You can get money up to three years after the song is played. If you find the song after logging in, you can add yourself to it now.
- You can get money if you sing, play or have another performing role on the recording.
- You can also get money if you paid for the recording, for example as a record label or because you release the music yourself.
- You have three years to get money for a song that has been played. If you want everything in order now, you can register it yourself.
- The money comes the year after the song is played.
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What did you do on the recording?
Performer
You sing, play or have another performing role on the recording.
Producer
You finance and organise the recording. This can be a record label, or you, if you release the music yourself.
Many people have both rights, especially those who release music themselves. If that applies to you, you can register as both performer and producer on the recording.
Has the song already been played?
If it has been played on the radio or as background music, the recording is usually already at Gramo, and you can add yourself to it (in Norwegian) instead of registering it again.
If the song was played this year, you will not find it until early next year, when we have gone through everything that was played. If you want everything in order now, you can register the recording yourself.
Questions and answers
No. You can get money up to three years after the song is played, so you have plenty of time to register it, add yourself to it or correct it.
- If you released the song through a distributor, it is not registered with Gramo automatically.
- If the song is played on the radio or as background music, it is included when we go through everything that has been played, and we may already have added you.
You can check that you are registered on the recording, and add yourself if you are missing.
The role shows what you did on the song, and affects how much money you get. Choose the one that best fits this particular song.
A, artist, if you are:
- a soloist or solo artist
- a featured artist
- a permanent member of a band
B, musician, if you are:
- a musician who is not a permanent member of the band
- an orchestra member
- a choir member
- a remixer
C, conductor, if you:
- conduct the recording
- are the musical director of the recording
You can only have one role per song, even if you play several instruments. If more than one fits, choose the one that comes first: A before B, and B before C.
No. At Gramo, the producer is the person or company that finances and organises the recording, for example a record label, or someone who releases their own music.
If you paid for and released the song together, you agree among yourselves what percentage each of you gets. Together it must add up to 100 per cent, and the money is shared accordingly. For those who played or sang on the song, it is the role each of them had (A, B or C) that decides what they get.
A recording is the sound recording itself, the way it sounds when someone presses play. Other words for the same thing are song, track, cut or movement.
A release is what the recording is released as, for example an album, an EP, a single, a compilation or a symphony. A recording must be part of a release, on its own or together with other recordings.
The same recording can be found on several different releases. For example, you can release it as a single, and later include it on an album.
If you also wrote the song or the lyrics, you may be entitled to money from TONO as well.