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Together we enable music

Registering and managing music and works

Information about copyrights for authors who create music, or for publishers of music.

Manage music and works

Reporting and licensing music use

For organisers of performances and events with music, or for businesses that use music.

Report use

When to join SUISA ?

It makes sense to become a member of SUISA if your work is used publicly (e.g. if it is broadcast or performed).

Overview for music creators

Do I need a licence?

Anybody who organises concerts or publishes, reproduces, performs, broadcasts or otherwise disseminates music is automatically a customer of SUISA.

Overview for music users

What do law, music and politics have in common?

SUISA operates as part of a network of national and international organisations in the copyright field.

Music and law

What does SUISA do?

SUISA is committed to ensuring that the value of Swiss musical creation is recognised and fairly remunerated world-wide. And has been since 1923!

About SUISA
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Music is the heartbeat of our society

  • registered composers, artists and publishers as members41263
  • FONDATION SUISA funding for Swiss music2652000
  • Works registered in 20223778929

News & dates

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Current events

  • Thursday 24. April
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    Trade Fair & Festival jazzahead!

    A great opportunity for Swiss music professionals to network and for Swiss bands to present themselves to an international audience of professionals. The SWISS MUSIC stand is a partnership of FONDATION SUISA, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and SONART.

    Register now for the SWISS MUSIC joint stand

    Berlin, Germany
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  • Wednesday 14. May
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    SWISS MUSIC @ The Great Escape2025

    The Great Escape Festival in Brighton (UK) is one of the world’s largest music festivals with over the course of four days, showcase concerts by more than 400 underground and indie bands on 30 stages. 

    SWISS MUSIC, the promotion programme of FONDATION SUISA and Pro Helvetia for the benefit of Swiss music exports with the support of the Swiss Embassy in the UK, is present on site.

    Brighton, United Kingdom
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  • Saturday 24. May
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    Prix Walo 2025

    The 49th Prix Walo awards ceremony - the highest award in Swiss show business - will take place on Saturday, May 24, 2025. An expert jury will nominate artists and productions for the Prix Walo in nine categories plus audience favorites - based on their outstanding achievements in 2024.

    Leutschenbach, Zürich
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  • Wednesday 28. May
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    Swiss Music Awards 2025

    The Swiss Music Awards (SMA) are an annual music award ceremony. Together with GfK Switzerland, the association Press Play is responsible for nominating and selecting the award winners in accordance with the regulations.

    The Swiss Music Awards have become a meeting place for the music business, the media and personalities from politics and society.

    17:00 Time
    Hallenstadion Zurich
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