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Annual Report 2018
See where the revenues come from
TV is Koda’s greatest single source of revenue, accounting for 35 per cent of the total turnover. Compared to this, background music (restaurants and shops) contributes rather less, accounting for 10 per cent of the total turnover.
Click on the pie chart and see the turnover in the individual areas.
We have progressed from making distributions twice a year to monthly distributions.
Some main trends from Koda’s revenues 2018
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0%
Video-On-Demand services are more popular than ever
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0%
Local and regional radio was a positive surprise
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0%
Live music remains a growth area
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0%
Koda lost repertoire within the field of streaming
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0%
The number of major Danish hits abroad fell by 12%
Few rightsholders account for most of Koda’s revenues
Never before have so many different Koda members’ music attracted the ears of listeners, but nevertheless we still see that the main part of the total revenues is generated by a relatively small group of extensively played rightsholders. In 2018, a total of DKK 311 million were distributed to Koda members. Of these, a relatively small fraction of 353 members received 67 per cent of the total amount distributed.
1%
of the total distributions
were distributed among
14,527 rightsholders
which each were paid less than 1000 DKK

67%
of the total distributions
were distributed among
353 rightsholders
which each were paid more than 150.000 DKK

Increments, DKK | Authors | Publishers | Total | DKK, total |
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1 - 1000 | 14.364 | 163 | 14.527 | 2.928.273 |
1.001-5.000 | 4.354 | 71 | 4.425 | 10.318.854 |
5.001 - 10.000 | 1.299 | 33 | 1.332 | 9.324.460 |
10.001 - 30.000 | 1.314 | 44 | 1.358 | 23.276.921 |
30.001 - 50.000 | 379 | 13 | 392 | 14.930.376 |
50.001 - 75.000 | 224 | 14 | 238 | 14.582.661 |
75.001 - 150.000 | 254 | 12 | 266 | 27.634.734 |
150.001 - | 297 | 56 | 353 | 207.787.181 |
63.4 million EUR distributed to rightsholders abroad
Rightsholders in more 90 countries received a total of 63.4 million EUR distributed as payment for music played in Denmark.
More members and more music
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1.600
new members
Total membership: 47,503 -
109.000
new works by Koda members
Total number of works: 1.3 million -
2.300.000
new works in the database
Total works in the database: 22,600,000
Music consumption in Denmark in 2018
In 2018 we had YouGov ask the Danes about their music consumption.
Se more numbers from both Denmark and The Nordic Region here
Click on the individual areas and see what the Danes answered.
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Streaming - Music
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Music purchases
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Streaming – Films and TV
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Concerts
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Radio
46%
of Danes pay to stream music
The ten highest-earning Danish hits in Denmark in 2018
This year’s Top Ten highest-earning tracks by Koda members include seasoned artists such as Rasmus Seebach and Nik & Jay, but the top slot goes to newcomer Hugo Helmig and his smash hit ‘Please Don’t Lie’.
The Koda Top Ten 2018 – Denmark
The Top Ten lists the tracks that have generated the greatest revenues in Denmark in 2018. All tracks must have at least one Koda member among its creators.
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Please Don't Lie
Komponist/sangskriver
Hugo Helmig Toft Simonsen/Emil Sebastian Albæk-Falk
Artist
Hugo Helmig
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2017
Komponist/sangskriver
Lars Ankerstjerne Christensen/Nicolai Seebach/Rasmus Seebach/Andreas Martin Sommer
Artist
Rasmus Seebach
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Limbo
Komponist/sangskriver
Alexander Leonard Lørup Malone/Emil Groll/ Joachim Dencker Christiansen/Oliver Kincaid
Artist
Scarlet Pleasure
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Solo Dance
Komponist/sangskriver
Peter Bjørnskov/Mads Dhyrberg Hjerl-Hansen/Martin Jensen/ Lene Dissing
Artist
Martin Jensen
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Unusual
Komponist/sangskriver
Lindy Robbins/Mads Langer/Joonas Angeria
Artist
Mads Langer
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Rica
Komponist/sangskriver
Henrik Bryld Wolsing/Kian Rosenberg Larsson/ Siavash Memaran-Torbati/Oliver Kesi Chambuso
Artist
Gilli (feat. KESI, Sivas)
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Hele Vejen
Komponist/sangskriver
Jannik Brandt Thomsen/Niclas Genckel Petersen/ Thomas Andersson/Andreas Martin Sommer
Artist
Nik & Jay
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Good Together
Komponist/sangskriver
Alexander Leonard Lørup Malone/Emil Groll/ Joachim Dencker Christiansen/Nick Labajewska Madsen
Artist
Scarlet Pleasure
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Flawless
Komponist/sangskriver
Mads Langer Clausen/Henry Peter Howard Flint/ George Howard Michael Flint
Artist
Mads Langer
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Off To See The World
Komponist/sangskriver
Morten Pilegaard Jespersen/David James Labrel/Christopher Steven Brown/ Morten Ristorp Jensen/Stefan Forrest/Lukas Forchhammer
Artist
Lukas Graham
The five highest-earning Danish hits abroad in 2018
This year’s Top Five listing the Koda member tracks that have generated the greatest revenues abroad in 2018 is headed by recent songs by Martin Jensen and Lukas Graham, but in fifth place we find Laid Back’s ’Sunshine Reggae’, originally released back in 1983. Third place is held by Aqua’s ’Barbie Girl’ from 1997.
The Koda Top Five 2018 – Abroad
The Top Five lists the tracks that have generated the greatest revenues abroad in 2018. All tracks must have at least one Koda member among its creators.
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Solo Dance
Komponist/sangskriver
Peter Bjørnskov/Mads Dhyrberg Hjerl-Hansen/Martin Jensen/ Lene Dissing
Artist
Martin Jensen
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7 years
Komponist/sangskriver
Morten Pilegaard Jespersen/David James Labrel/Christopher Steven Brown/Lukas Forchhammer/Morten Ristorp Jensen/Stefan Forrest
Artist
Lukas Graham
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Barbie Girl
Komponist/sangskriver
Johnny Mosegaard Pedersen/Rene Dif/Claus Norreen/ Søren Rasted/Lene Crawford Nystrøm/ Karsten Dahlgaard
Artist
Aqua
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Lean On
Komponist/sangskriver
Thomas Wesley Pentz/Karen Marie A Ørsted/Phillip Meckseper/ William Sami Etienne Grigahcine/Steve Guess
Artist
Major Lazer (Feat. Mø, DJ Snake)
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Sunshine Reggae
Komponist/sangskriver
John Guldberg/Tim Peter Stahl
Artist
Laid Back
The five highest-earning foreign hits in Denmark in 2018
The Top Five of the highest-earning Koda-managed foreign tracks in Denmark in 2018 featured four songs with English lyrics and one with Spanish lyrics: ‘Despacito’ by Luis Fonsi.
The Koda Top Five 2018 – Foreign hits in Denmark
The Top Five lists the musical works created by non-Koda members that generated the greatest revenues in Denmark in 2018.
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Shape of You
Komponist/sangskriver
Steve Mac/Edward Christopher Sheeran/Tameka D Cottle/John Mcdaid/ Kevin Briggs/Kandi L Burruss
Artist
Ed Sheeran
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Despacito
Komponist/sangskriver
Erika Ender/Fonsi Luis
Artist
Luis Fonsi
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There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
Komponist/sangskriver
Geoffrey Elliott Warburton/Scott Harris Friedman/Shawn Mendes/Teddy Geiger
Artist
Shawn Mendes
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Feels
Komponist/sangskriver
Adam Richard Wiles/Katy Perry/Sean Michael Anderson/Brittany Talia Hazzard/ Pharrell L Williams
Artist
Calvin Harris
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What About Us
Komponist/sangskriver
Steve Mac/John Mcdaid/Alecia B Moore
Artist
Pink
Koda’s cultural contributions: donating 9.5 million EUR to the music scene in 2018
Each year, up to ten percent of Koda’s net income is allocated to cultural contributions, thereby helping to ensure favourable conditions for a vibrant music scene and to improve the structural conditions underpinning Koda’s business. The allocation of cultural contributions focuses on stimulating and supporting the creation of new music. Through support for composers and songwriters in the form of working grants, production support, songwriter camps, educational programmes, networking initiatives and international cooperation, Koda reinvests a share of its total revenues in the further development of the music scene.
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1.81 million EUR
Production, publication and/or distribution of phonograms/videograms
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2.45 million EUR
Working grants, study grants and travel grants
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1.19 million EUR
Support for original Danish music
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1.09 million EUR
PR and similar activities
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1.03 million EUR
Administration of cultural contributions (maximum 15%)
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0.9 million EUR
Cultural policy activities
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311,000 EUR
Properties to be used by members
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254,000 EUR
Legal assistance, copyright issues
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121,000 EUR
Concert activities
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356,000 EUR
Other