Federal Association of the Music Industry
| Federal Association of the Music Industry V. (BVMI) |
|
|---|---|
| purpose | Representing the interests of the music industry in Germany |
| Chair: | Florian pressures |
| Establishment date: | 1958 |
| Number of members: | 250 |
| Seat : |
Berlin , Germany
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| Website: | www.musikindustrie.de |
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie e. V. ( BVMI ) represents the interests of the music industry in Germany , especially in economic and legal terms.
history
BVMI was created in 2007 from the merger of the German representation of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), founded in 1958, and the Federal Association of the Phonographic Industry . He is a member of the European Movement Germany network . From 2007 to 2017 Dieter Gorny was chairman of the association.
The German Phono Academy , the cultural institute of the Federal Music Industry Association, hosted the Echo , Echo Klassik and Echo Jazz events , which will run until 2018 . Furthermore, the association commissions and controls the creation of the official German music charts via GfK and has databases of all winners of the Gold / Platinum / Diamond Awards, formerly the Golden Record . The BVMI publishes the official figures for the German music market every year in a yearbook Music Industry in Figures . In 2013, the BVMI launched the PLAYFAIR initiative to guide consumers in using music on the Internet .
The BVMI officially awards the awards for music sales and use for all sound carriers released after January 1, 1975 or for all audio and video carriers released after January 1, 2002. The record companies concerned must apply for the certifications; the awards are not automatically assigned.
Limits to the award of phonograms
Albums
The following award limits apply to all album releases, including the specially awarded awards for audio books as well as the Comedy Award and the Kids Award. Diamond records are only awarded for musical products.
| Award | until September 24, 1999 | until December 31, 2002 | until December 31, 2012 | since January 1, 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 gold
|
250,000 | 150,000 | 100,000 | |
 platinum
|
500,000 | 300,000 | 200,000 | |
 3 × gold
|
750,000 | 450,000 | 300,000 | |
 2 × platinum
|
1,000,000 | 600,000 | 400,000 | |
| ... | ||||
 diamond
|
- | 750,000 | ||
Singles
| Award | until December 31, 2002 | until December 31, 2012 | until May 31, 2014 | since June 1, 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
gold
|
250,000 | 150,000 | 200,000 | |
|
platinum
|
500,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | |
|
3 × gold
|
750,000 | 450,000 | 600,000 | |
|
2 × platinum
|
1,000,000 | 600,000 | 800,000 | |
| ... | ||||
|
diamond
|
- | 1,000,000 | ||
Video albums
The following award limits apply to all releases of video albums, including the specially awarded Comedy Awards and Kids Awards.
| Award | since January 1, 2002 |
|---|---|
|
gold
|
25,000 |
|
platinum
|
50,000 |
|
3 × gold
|
75,000 |
|
2 × platinum
|
100,000 |
| ... | |
Jazz Award
| Award | since January 1, 1992 |
|---|---|
|
gold
|
10,000 |
|
platinum
|
20,000 |
|
3 × gold
|
30,000 |
|
2 × platinum
|
40,000 |
| ... | |
See also
Web links
- Official website of the Federal Association of the Music Industry
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Michalk: German phono associations are repositioning themselves ( Memento from January 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). Ifpi press release, December 11, 2006.
- ↑ Bundesverband Musikindustrie e. V. (No longer available online.) European Movement Germany (EBD), archived from the original on November 11, 2012 ; Retrieved October 6, 2010 .
- ^ The cultural institute of the music industry: the German Phono Academy ( Memento from August 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). BVMI website, accessed January 30, 2014.
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. BVMI website, accessed January 30, 2014.
- ↑ GOLD / PLATINUM and DIAMOND AWARD ( Memento from November 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). In: musikindustrie.de, accessed on November 5, 2016 (new rules for Kids Award, Comedy Award and Audio Book Award).
- ^ Yearbooks ( Memento of August 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). BVMI website, accessed January 30, 2014.
- ↑ This is PLAYFAIR. BVMI's playfair.org website , accessed January 30, 2014.