AI and music
Council of States sets an important sign for creators
Swisscopyright is a coalition of the five Swiss collective management organisations. It acts as an advocate for copyright and neighbouring …
Swiss ESC entry 2025
“Voyage” – from the SUISA Songwriting Camp to the Eurovision Song Contest
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Swiss ESC entry 2025
“Voyage” – from the SUISA Songwriting Camp to the Eurovision Song Contest
The ESC is taking place on home ground for Switzerland this year – and its song entry is also homegrown. …
Performance rights
Direct licensing or collective rights management for concerts?
In recent years, a growing trend in practice towards “direct licensing” in concerts has been observed both in number and …
Public viewing events
Public viewing during the ESC or the European Women’s Football Championships
Two major events are taking place in Switzerland this year: the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Women’s Football Championship. …
#SUISA100
A musical legacy for the future
On Sunday, 16 February 2025, the Lugano Arte e Cultura provided the festive setting for the conclusion of a unique …
Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland
Musical creativity meets Eurovision: Songwriting workshops for school classes
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel will be more than just a big show – it is going to …
Collective rights management organisations
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M4music 2025
Songwriting camps: Songs from the conveyor belt or creative hotspots?
The SUISA panel at the upcoming M4music Festival consists of experts, producers and songwriters who are going to discuss the …
SUISA Board of Directors
News from the Board meeting in December 2024
On 16 and 17 December 2024, the Board members gathered for their final meeting of the year. A variety of …
Invitation for applications
Take part in the SUISA 2025 Songwriting Camp: Apply now!
Are you a SUISA member or principal and ready for the challenge of writing pop songs together with other creative …
Hans Bouwens alias George Baker
“That was the best start you could wish for as a songwriter”
SUISA member Hans Bouwens has created world hits - and yet he is hardly known. A conversation with the Dutch …
SUISA Board of Directors
News from the Board meeting in October 2024
The third meeting of the Board of Directors in 2024 took place at the beginning of October 2024 after the …
SUISA en scène
A platform for young composers
Swiss composers deserve more attention than they generally receive today. SUISA and the Murten Classics Summer Festival are jointly launching …
Solothurn Film Festival 2025
Networking with filmmakers
For the second time, the Solothurn Film Festival is offering an extensive networking and further education programme for professionals from …
Homage to Frank Martin
“That kind of fire!”
To mark the 50th anniversary of Frank Martin’s death, the Bern Chamber Orchestra has commissioned Katharina Weber to compose a …
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Very Rickenbacher
“I have definitely never composed music for monetary reasons”
The “Golden Violin Clef” award goes to Very Rickenbacher this year. This is due to the fact that the musician …
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Swiss Radio Day 2024
Valuable insights for music creators and radio producers
On 29 August 2024, the Swiss Radio Day was held at Kaufleuten in Zurich. A panel organised by SUISA together …
Soundtrack Zurich 2024
Two panel discussions on artificial intelligence in music
Two panels co-organised by SUISA will address the topic of artificial intelligence in music at Soundtrack Zurich, the three-day event …
Music festival
New compositions at the 2024 Label Suisse Festival
Among the 66 or so free concerts taking place between 13 and 15 September 2024 in Lausanne, there are three …
SUISA Board of Directors
Board meetings in the first half of 2024
The SUISA Board and its standing committees dealt with a wide range of topics in the first half of the …
Pension benefits for authors and publishers
Cost-of-living adjustment for authorsʼ pensions
Through the Pension Fund for Authors and Publishers and the annual contributions to pension fund assets, SUISA fulfils a social …
#SUISA100
“Mushroom music and glacier crunching: Sounds fantastic? Well, it actually is”
On 16 April 2024, the project “Zukunftsmusik – Utopie sonore – Échos du futur (future sounds)” was presented at the …