What Adami does

Adami is a French collective rights management organization, structured as a société civile à capital variable, founded in 1981 and headquartered at 14-16 rue Ballu, 75009 Paris. It is owned by its artist-associate members and is led by Managing Director Elizabeth Le Hot. Adami manages neighboring rights for performing artists in France — including musicians, singers, actors, dancers, and conductors — collecting and distributing royalties arising from the use of their recorded performances.

Its core products and services span rights administration (royalty collection, distribution, and management of neighboring rights), legal counsel, artistic project financing, social aid, and talent development through recognized programs such as Talents Adami Classique and Talents Adami Cinéma. The organization extends its reach internationally through 49 bilateral representation agreements that enable reciprocal neighboring rights collection across borders. Adami also operates the Fondation Adami pour l'Artiste Citoyen, extending its mission into civic engagement.

Adami's business model is structured around statutory levies on broadcast, public performance, and private copying, supplemented by international reciprocal flows and ancillary member services such as financing and social aid. Membership is priced at a one-time €15 admission fee, reflecting the non-profit, member-owned character of the organization. Revenue is therefore a function of collection volumes rather than commercial pricing power, with operations funded through administrative deductions on collected royalties rather than market-rate fees.

Name

Adami

Legal name

Société Civile pour l'Administration des Droits des Artistes et Musiciens Interprètes (Adami)

Website

https://adami.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Adami is a French collective rights management organization founded in 1981 that manages neighboring rights for performing artists — musicians, actors, singers, dancers — by collecting and distributing royalties, providing financing, legal counsel, social aid, and talent development programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collective Rights Management

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighboring Rights (Master Performance Rights) Administration (MPAIAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Rights Representation & Sub-Publishing/Reciprocal Collection Services (MPAIAKAI), Full-Service Artist Management (MPAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Collective rights management
• Neighboring rights collection
• Royalty distribution services
• Performing artists advocacy
• Intellectual property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Copyright royalties collection and distribution: Adami collects and distributes royalties on behalf of performing artists (artistes-interprètes) for the use of their recorded performances. This includes private copying remuneration, equitable remuneration for public broadcasting of commercial phonograms, and exclusive rights management. Revenue is collected through various mechanisms including agreements with foreign counterpart organizations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Adami is a French collective rights management organization that collects and distributes royalties on behalf of performing artists (artistes-interprètes) for the use of their recorded performances. It manages neighboring rights including private copying remuneration, equitable remuneration for public broadcasting of commercial phonograms, and exclusive rights, leveraging 49 bilateral international representation agreements with foreign counterpart organizations. Beyond rights management, it provides artistic project financing through grants and commissions, talent development programs (Talents Adami Classique and Talents Adami Cinéma), legal counsel for contract review, and social aid for artists in difficulty.

Product overview

Adami (Société pour l'Administration des droits des artistes et musicians interprètes) is a French collective rights management organization for performing artists. The organization provides a portfolio of integrated services centered on rights management (collecting and distributing royalties from private copying, equitable remuneration, international representations, and exclusive rights), artistic project financing (grants and commissions for performing arts, audiovisual, and cultural education), and talent development programs (Talents Adami Classique and Talents Adami Cinéma that showcase young performers through curated events and professional exposure). Additional services include legal counsel for contract review, social aid programs, and digital platforms for member account management and online admission. Artists access these services through personal online accounts (Mon compte), dedicated program portals, and direct engagement with Adami's governance structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Talents Adami Classique: Program revealing young classical music artists - solistes, lyrique artists and instrumentalists - running for nearly 30 years.
• Talents Adami Cinéma

Products and services

• Rights Management Services Core service managing performing artists' neighboring rights, collecting and distributing royalties from private copying remuneration, equitable remuneration for public broadcasting of commercial phonograms, exclusive rights management, and international royalties via 49 bilateral representation agreements. For performing artists (actors, musicians, singers, dancers) who have participated in audiovisual or sound recordings.
• Artistic Project Financing (Aides aux Projets Artistiques) Financial support programs for artistic projects through grants and commissions, including artistic commissions, performing arts projects, and cultural education initiatives. Some programs are reserved for associated artist members. For performing artists seeking funding for new artistic projects.
• Talents Adami Classique Long-running talent development program selecting and accompanying eight young soloists (four lyrical artists and four instrumentalists) annually, providing concerts, professional networking, media visibility, and audience exchanges. Has revealed artists nominated for or winning Victoires de la Musique Classique. For young classical music artists.
• Talents Adami Cinéma Program showcasing young actors and actresses through a collection of short films directed by cinema personalities. The 2026 edition features 12 performers across four short films, with premieres at Cannes and international festival screenings. For young performers under 30 seeking professional exposure in cinema.
• Legal Counsel and Rights Information Services Legal support including specialized IP lawyers for contract review and negotiation, legal reference guides, and information on performers' rights, private copying remuneration, equitable remuneration, exclusive rights, and international rights. For performing artist members seeking legal guidance.
• Social Aid (Aide sociale) Social support programs for artists in difficulty, including emergency assistance and targeted aid administered through the Commission droit au cœur. For performing artist members facing financial or personal hardship.
• Foundation Adami for the Citizen Artist Foundation dedicated to supporting citizen-artist initiatives and related projects. For performing artists engaged in civic and citizen-focused artistic endeavors.
• Digital Member Account Platform (Mon compte) Online platform for artists to manage their accounts, track rights, access project aid applications, participate in elections, and engage with association governance. For performing artist members of Adami.
• Online Admission System Digital admission process allowing performing artists to apply for associated membership online, including document submission and secure payment of the 15-euro admission fee via LCL. For performing artists seeking membership in Adami.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 49 International counterpart organizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdami has established 49 bilateral representation agreements with counterpart collective management organizations in other countries. These agreements enable Adami to collect royalties for French performing artists when their recordings are broadcast or reproduced abroad, and to forward royalties to foreign artists when their recordings are used in France.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GVL (Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten): German collective management organization for performers and phonogram producers. Directly comparable as a neighboring-rights CMO with statutory mandate and international reciprocal agreements.
• PlayRight: Belgian collective management organization for performing artists managing neighboring rights. Direct peer with similar statutory mandate and reciprocal international collection infrastructure.
• PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited): UK collective management organization for performers and recording rights holders. Directly comparable as a CMO collecting neighboring rights via reciprocal international agreements and distributing royalties to performer members.
• SWISSPERFORM: Swiss collective management organization representing performing artists and phonogram producers for neighboring rights collection. Direct peer in mandate, structure, and bilateral agreement model.
• NUOVO IMAIE: Italian collective management organization for performers collecting and distributing neighboring rights. Direct peer with comparable statutory mandate and reciprocal agreements.
• SoundExchange: US collective management organization collecting and distributing neighboring rights royalties (notably digital performance royalties under the CRB rate-setting regime). Closest large-scale peer in mandate structure.
• LSG (Interessenvertretung der österreichischen Musikwirtschaft): Austrian CMO representing performers and phonogram producers for neighboring rights. Direct peer in mandate and geographic proximity as a French-speaking-region neighboring-rights organization.
• AIE (Artistas Intérpretes, Entidad de Gestión): Spanish collective management organization for performers managing neighboring rights. Direct peer in mandate with similar Southern-European market context.

Broad incumbents

• SACEM: France's largest collective management organization for authors, composers, and music publishers. Operates in the same French rights-management ecosystem as Adami but manages a different rights category (author/composer rights rather than performer neighboring rights).

Regional players

• ACTRA PRS: Canadian performer rights organization collecting and distributing royalties (including neighboring rights for audiovisual performers). Direct peer in mandate but operating in a different geography from Adami.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ADAMI_Artistes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCBcTjGUCL3A4sueB2mOO0w
• Facebookfacebook.com/adami.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adami
• Instagraminstagram.com/artistesadami

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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