Unchained Music Distribution passport
- Platform
- Agedi
- Site
- agedi.es
- Social
- @agedi_es
AGEDI (Asociación de Gestión de Derechos Intelectuales) is Spain’s foremost neighboring rights management organization, dedicated to protecting the rights of producers of phonograms and music videos. By handling licensing, reporting, royalty collection, and compliance, AGEDI ensures that record labels, producers, and other rights holders receive fair compensation whenever their recordings are publicly performed, broadcast, streamed, or used commercially. For artists and labels distributing through Unchained Music, AGEDI provides a vital gateway into Spain’s music ecosystem, guaranteeing that recordings are tracked, monetized, and supported both domestically and internationally through reciprocal agreements. Together, Unchained Music and AGEDI help creators maximize their royalties and expand their global reach.
AGEDI (Asociación de Gestión de Derechos Intelectuales) is Spain’s leading music rights management organization focused on neighboring rights for producers of phonograms and music videos. It ensures that record labels, producers, and other rights holders receive fair compensation whenever their recordings are publicly performed, broadcast, streamed, or used in commercial settings. By handling licensing, reporting, royalty collection, and legal compliance, AGEDI streamlines the complex process of rights management both in Spain and internationally, helping music companies monetize their recordings and expand their global reach.
Five questions, answered for this platform specifically.
AGEDI manages and collects neighboring rights royalties on behalf of producers and record labels when their recordings are played on radio, television, streaming services, or in public venues.
Record labels, music producers, and other phonogram rights owners can register with AGEDI to have their works tracked and monetized across Spain and abroad.
AGEDI works directly with broadcasters, streaming platforms, venues, and other users to collect royalty payments, distributing them to members based on usage data and market reporting.
Yes. AGEDI maintains reciprocal agreements with international rights management organizations, ensuring members receive royalties from global usage of their recordings.
While performing rights organizations (PROs) like SGAE collect royalties for songwriters and composers, AGEDI focuses on neighboring rights specifically for producers and labels associated with the sound recording itself.
Set the release up in the app and it goes to this platform with the rest of them, delivered to spec and checked by a person first.
Upload the release yourself in the app, on the plan that fits, and send it to every store you want in one go.
Start DIYFor multi-release plans and label rosters, scoped with the services team before anything starts.
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