THIS WAS ADOPTED AT TONO'S ANNUAL MEETING 2026 

On June 9th, the annual meeting of TONO was held. Tom Hugo Hermansen was elected as the new chairman of the board, and here you can see an overview of the various decisions.  

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 / 09/06/2026 / Willy Martinsen

On Tuesday, June 9, TONO held its annual meeting at Sentralen in Oslo, with just over 110 participants at Sentralen and around 280 participants online. Just under 200 proxies were given.
Here you can read about the outcome of the various issues that were up for vote. 
 

AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTE 

In advance of the annual meeting, TONO has provided a thorough explanation of what the TONO board believes are the most important proposed amendments to the statutes, including in the matter The proposed amendments to the articles of association explained simply. Below you can see the outcome of the various proposals. Amendments to the TONO statutes require a 2/3 majority.  

• Management of digital song lyrics – Adopted
  The annual meeting voted in line with the board's proposal to expand TONO's management area to include song lyrics on digital platforms. This is particularly true for the use of song lyrics in artificial intelligence, for example when AI services train their models on song lyrics. TONO also collects all licensing related to KI in the same category in the membership agreement, so that the individual TONO member can say no to TONO licensing their work and song lyrics for use in a KI context.

• Introduction of advance voting at the annual meeting – not adopted
  The annual meeting voted against the board's proposal to introduce advance voting for TONO's annual meeting. TONO members with voting rights must therefore continue to attend the annual meeting itself, physically or digitally, or give your proxy to someone who can attend, to vote. 

• New composition of the election committee with external member – Approved
  The annual meeting voted in line with the board's proposal to expand the nomination committee from four to five members, while at the same time ensuring that one member is external, i.e. a person who does not necessarily write music or run a music publishing company, but who can contribute other insights.

• New board composition with external member – Not adopted
  The proposal did not receive the necessary majority to be adopted.

• New composition of the control committee with an external member – Alternative proposal was adopted
  The annual meeting did not vote in favor of the board's proposal for a new composition of the control committee, but adopted an alternative proposal submitted by Knut Olaf Sunde and Kristin Bolstad (NKF). This means that the control committee will be expanded from five to six members, with one external member, who will also be the chair of the committee.

• New model for cultural funds – Not adopted
  The proposal did not receive the necessary majority to be adopted.

• The submitted proposal to lower the threshold for obtaining voting rights in TONO – not adopted
  The proposal was submitted by members Knut Olaf Sunde and Kristin Bolstad, but was not adopted. 

• The submitted proposal to incorporate the association Populærkomponistene as a new group association – not adopted
  The proposal was submitted by member Kristoffer Björntvedt, but was not adopted.

• Other proposed amendments to the articles of association – adopted
  A number of proposals for minor changes were voted on unanimously and adopted by the annual meeting.  

 Other matters that were adopted

Several decisions were also made in addition to the aforementioned matters related to TONO's statutes. These included:  

• Transfer of competence for sections 10 to 15 of the membership terms and conditions from the annual meeting to TONO's board. 
  The annual meeting decided to transfer the competence to determine and amend points 10 to 15 of the membership terms, which regulate the rights holder's share in the musical work's settlement amount, including royalty and publisher's shares, from the annual meeting to the board. The justification is that these rules in practice function as an operational framework, closely linked to the ongoing settlement, and that the need for adjustments is of a technical and administrative nature rather than a fundamental distribution policy choice.
   

• TONO's investment principles were adopted 

This must be formally adopted annually by the annual meeting. 

 

New board and other committees 

This is the new TONO board:
 

	Manager	Deputy representative
NOPA	Tom Hugo Hermansen (new)	Torgny Amdam (1st substitute) (new) (1 year)
	Samsaya Sharma	Ine Hoem (2nd alternate) (re-election)
NKF	Knut Olaf Sunde (re-election)	Martin Taxt (1st substitute) (new) (1 year)
	Kristin Bolstad	Christine Hals (2nd alternate) (new)
MF	Mia Hallesby	Fredrik Børstad (1st alternate) (new)
	Asbjørn Myrvold (new)*	Ketil Sveen (2nd alternate) (re-election)
Uavh	Halvard Rundberg (re-election)	Jenny Whale**
	Kristin Marie Skolem	Amund Ivarsson Bjørklund (new)

 

In addition, TONO's board consists of three employee representatives elected by TONO's administration. The current representatives are Ida Otterstad, Henrik Petersheim and Ida Carina Tengs.  

Chairman and Vice Chairman 

The annual meeting elected Tom Hugo Hermansen (NOPA) as the new chairman of TONO, and Mia Hallesby (Musikkforleggerne) was re-elected as deputy chairman.  

 

The Control Committee  

This is the control committee that was adopted, in line with the election committee's alternative recommendation.  

	Manager	Deputy representative
NOPA	Anniken Paulsen	Tore Thomassen
NKF	Bjorn Bolstad Skjelbred	Christian Blom
MF	Johan Husvik-Olaussen	Celine Høie
Uavh	Andreas Stensland Løwe	Erik Honoré
Heirs	Ane Lillian Tveit	Britt Irene Børresen
External (leader)	Odd Rune Andersen	Hans Marius Graasvold

Scholarship Committee 

The members of the scholarship committee are elected for two years with overlapping terms. 

 

	Manager	Deputy representative
NOPA	Hans Martin Austestad	Philip Emilio Larrain
	Tatiana Pereira (re-election)	Sarah-Jane Summers (re-election)
NKF	Agnes Ida Pettersen (new)	Anna Berg (new)
	Julian Skar	Jonas Skaarud
MF	Hedda Emilie Szwarc Female (new)	Skjalg Reithaug (new)
Uavh.	Edvard Valberg (re-election)	Lávre Johan Eira (new)
	Helga Myhr	Håvard Skaseth

 

The Election Committee 

This is the new annual meeting elected election committee.  

	Manager	Deputy representative
NOPA	Arvid Wam Solvang	Kate Havnevik (re-election)
MF	Stine Osmo Lieng (new)	Jørn Dalchow (new)
NKF	Anna Aardalen	Martin Hirsti-Kvam (new)
Uavh.	Nora Konstanse Hansen (re-election)	Petter Carlsen (new)
External	Frank Østevold (new)	Stein Bjelland (new)

 NOTE: Information about the new members of the various committees will be updated in the overview below. "About tono.no" within a few days.