TONO's figures for 2025 are clear:
Norwegian songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers received NOK 335 million from TONO in 2025. In total, TONO paid out NOK 714,8 million to music creators at home and abroad.
/ 11/05/2026 / Willy MartinsenWatch the video where CEO Karl Vestli and Chairman Ole Henrik Antonsen summarize 2025 and look ahead at the bottom of the text.
In 2025, TONO paid out NOK 714,8 million in settlements to Norwegian and foreign songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers, down 3,6 percent from NOK 741,6 million in 2024. Of the amount paid out, NOK 379,8 million, up from NOK 366,9 in 2024, went to foreign music creators and publishers. NOK 335 million was paid to TONO members, down from NOK 374,8 million the previous year.
– The payments to TONO members in 2025 were the second highest ever, only beaten by the payments in 2024. The decrease from 2024 was nevertheless noticeable for many of our members. It is primarily due to the introduction of a new settlement model that even more directly reflects what kind of music Norwegians actually listen to, so that more money goes abroad, and that some funds from the background music area were not paid out in 2025, but will benefit the rights holders in 2026, says TONO CEO Karl Vestli.
TONO's revenues were higher than ever in 2025. Gross revenues ended at NOK 1,1 billion, 9 percent higher than the previous year.
– Collective management of copyrights makes it easy for businesses to use music while providing income to those who create the music. In 2025, TONO's revenue and profit increased, and we experienced healthy growth from both TV and radio, film and music streaming services, concerts and background music, says CEO Karl Vestli.
Streaming of films and music and downloads generated revenue for TONO of NOK 342 million, NOK 55 million more than in 2024. Broadcasts on radio and television generated NOK 367 million, NOK 15 million more than the previous year. Public performances at cinemas, concerts and background music generated a total of NOK 271 million, NOK 24 million more than the previous year.
– We are very pleased that revenue from music and film streaming services increased by about 20 percent. At the same time, there was also high activity in the concert market, with both many small and some really large concerts and festivals. This meant that concert revenue increased by 15 million from 2024 to 157 million kroner in 2025. Not least, background music revenue also increased by 8 million to 104 million in total, says Vestli.
TONO's total international revenues from both sister societies and its own licensing of streaming services ended stable with the previous year, at NOK 130,9 million, compared to NOK 131,2 million in 2024.
Read TONO's annual and transparency report 2025 here.
TONO was founded in 1928 and is a non-profit cooperative owned and controlled by composers, lyricists and music publishers. TONO manages economic rights in musical works and grants licenses for public use against payment. TONO represents over 45,000 Norwegian members and millions of authors from all over the world through agreements with sister societies. TONO's distributable profit in 2025 was NOK 928,7 million.
Willy Martinsen, Communications Director, willy.martinsen@tono.no , 909 65 254