Registering and managing music and works

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

Reporting and licensing music use

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

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).

Do I need a licence?

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

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.

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!

Music is the heartbeat of our society

  • registered composers, artists and publishers as members44390
  • FONDATION SUISA funding for Swiss music2865000
  • Works registered in 20243941852

News & dates

Current events

  • 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.

  • Thursday 15. May
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    ESC Public Value

    In collaboration with the SRG and the ESC team, SUISA has organises songwriting workshops for pupils in 20 schools in the three largest language regions of Switzerland.

    Performance and premiere of the 20 songs from school classes
    Thursday, 15 May 2025, from 2pm to 5pm,
    on the public stage on Barfüsserplatz in Basel as part of the Eurovision Song Contest supporting programme.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Questions?
Contact us.

The SUISA support team will be happy to help you and answer your questions.