Stronger

Together

WATCH OUR 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

Solidarity is at the heart of our collective management model. In a difficult year, we never stopped responding to the troubles our authors, composers and publishers were going through. Our values have given us the strength to trust in our future.

WATCH OUR 2020 HIGHLIGHTS
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Creativity is

essential

in times of crisis

Culture has never been so important in our lives. Artistic creations unite and uplift us. They create a common heritage and are at the heart of the social bonding that we missed so much in 2020.

Playing, sharing our music and our emotions, being near you. This is a physiological mission for us, it's our reason for living. Taking that away from us for too long would be like severing all of our limbs.

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Denied a stage

Denied

a stage

When artists can no longer perform on stage, the entire creative economy is affected. Authors, composers and publishers are the very first link in the chain, and they have been hit hard by this unprecedented crisis.

Shelter in a storm

Sacem:

Shelter

in a Storm

Our values, our history and our expertise have proven their strength. Collective management has demonstrated how effectively it can protect our 182,520 members and support all the organisations that have entrusted us with their repertoires.

Representing authors

Representing authors,

Composers

and Publishers

Together with professional organisations, we mobilised to obtain aid and support measures, going further than ever to protect the interests and stand up for the rights of our members.

Empathy for our clients

Showing

Empathy

for our clients

Authors, composers, publishers and their partners, music users, have this in common: long months of silence prevented them from working. The unprecedented collapse of royalty collections is linked to the forced inactivity of thousands of economic actors who give life to musical creation.

Growth accelerates

Online

Growth

Accelerates

Sacem is continuously improving its digital performance: it anticipates changes in usage, identifies new sources of revenue and negotiates agreements to ensure fair remuneration for its members.

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Our

Strategy

To better serve its members, Sacem is accelerating the implementation of its strategic plan. The transformation and development plan, launched in September 2020, aims to make Sacem’s model even more effective, innovative and efficient.

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Approachable and proactive

Transparent and fully engaged in the service of members and clients.

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Digital

Innovative and constantly evolving to adapt to new economic models.

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360º vision

Leader in collective management and influential in the music globally.

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International

Competitive and partnering with major publishers and CMOs.

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Flagship

A model for the defence of copyright and collective management.

Focus on

finance

Fully committed to increasing the value of its members’ rights, Sacem relies on a high performing regional network, innovative IT systems and state-of-the-art technology. Revenue collected for 2020 totalled 988.5 million euros (-12% compared to 2019) and 1.4 billion euros including mandates.

€988.5M

Revenue collected

€1.4B

Total collections, including mandates

€291.2M

(up 26%)
Online collections

€912.7M

Amount distributed

2020-2021Highlights

March 2020

EMERGENCY AID PLAN FOR MEMBERS, SUSPENSION OF CLIENT INVOICES

Sacem launched an emergency aid plan based on three measures: a 6 million euro emergency fund, exceptional royalty advances and a reinforcement of the existing aid programme for publishers. Invoices and debits from clients were suspended.

May 2020

SUPPORTING ARTISTS BY PLAYING THEIR MUSIC

In May, Sacem called on radio stations, broadcasters, platforms and others involved in the music industry to show support for our creators in the #ScèneFrançaise by playing musical works produced and recorded by our members. The mobilisation via Internet and social networks included a dedicated website and widespread use of the #SceneFrancaise hashtag by authors, composers, publishers and music lovers.

Highlights - Live streaming
June 2020

PAYMENT FOR LIVESTREAMS

With concert halls closed and festivals canceled, artists turned to livestreaming to broadcast their music and connect with fans. In support of these efforts, Sacem set up in June a mechanism to pay creators royalties for broadcasting livestreams on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Highlights - International partnerships
July 2020

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

The South Korean authors' society Komca (Korean Music Copyright Association) entrusted Sacem with a mandate for the pan-European management of its members' online rights. Meanwhile, Sacem renewed its agreement with Socan (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) for the management of rights for Internet services and extended the agreement to mechanical reproduction rights.

Highlights - Lebanese flage
August 2020

SOLIDARITY WITH THE LEBANESE

Sacem - present in Lebanon with Sacem Liban, society of Lebanese and Franco-Lebanese authors composers and publishers - moved to support to the victims of the tragedy that hit Beirut. In solidarity with the Lebanese people, Sacem donated 10,000 euros to the Lebanese Red Cross. It also supported Mika's charity livestream concert and partnered with Unis Pour le Liban and the Fonds de Solidarité pour le Liban, in support of the arts and culture community in Beirut.

Highlights - Twitch
September 2020

AN AGREEMENT WITH TWITCH

A September agreement allowed authors, composers and publishers who are members of Sacem to be paid when their music is shared or livestreamed on the Twitch platform. With venues closed, and tours and concerts cancelled, many creators and artists took to Twitch to meet their fans and host new live music experiences.

Highlights - Journée de Solidarité
December 2020

DAY OF SOLIDARITY IN SUPPORT OF THE #SCENEFRANCAISE

To coincide with its Grand Prix awards, Sacem organised, with the support of its partners, a great day of solidarity in support of music scene - authors, composers and music publishers, and more broadly all professionals in the sector. With the entire industry in a critical state, Sacem sounded the alarm and, while reaffirming its commitment to its members, calls for a general mobilization in support of music.

Hightlights - Day of solidarity
December 2020

SACEM GRAND PRIX 2020

Sacem awarded its Grand Prizes during a ceremony held exclusively online on December 7. The eighteen prize-winners embody the richness, talent and diversity of musical creation. Over five episodes of a web series produced for the occasion, they expressed their solidarity with all the professionals in the sector who were prevented from working. They spoke from the heart about the unprecedented crisis, sharing their concerns and their hopes for music and creation.

Highlights - La culture pour reconstuire l'Europe
January 2021

EY STUDY: REBUILDING EUROPE THROUGH CULTURE

The new EY study on the cultural and creative industries in Europe detailed the considerable impact of the crisis while at the same time underscoring the key role that this sector could play in the recovery of the economy. Jean-Noël Tronc, as President of Gesac (the European Authors' Societies), spoke with several European Commissioners.

Highlights - Centre national de la musique
January 2021

MEASURES IN FAVOR OF AUTHORS, COMPOSERS AND MUSIC PUBLISHERS

The National Music Center (CNM) created a compensation fund guaranteeing songwriters and composers a minimum remuneration during the crisis year. The fund is endowed with 5 million euros from the CNM, plus an additional 5 million euros from the Ministry of Culture. The CNM will also provide 2 million euros of direct support to musical creation for projects by songwriters and composers, and 7 million euros of measures dedicated to music publishers. These vital decisions for authors, composers and music publishers demonstrate the central role taken by the CNM after just one year of existence.

Patrick Sigwalt

Statement from the

Chair of the Board

The months of confinement and the crisis we are going through have proven yet again that culture and the arts play a vital role in our individual development, collective well-being and social cohesion.

A new board

of directors

Elected by the Sacem General Assembly, the Board of Directors makes all decisions essential to the efficient operation of Sacem. Its members are elected by their peers - authors, composers and publishers - for three years (two years for author-directors).

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2020-2021

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