GERMAN GARAGE POP BAND GURR WINS IMPALA’S EUROPEAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD
“In My Head” by German duo Gurr released on Duchess Box records, has won IMPALA’s prestigious annual album prize.
DEBUNKING THE LIES AROUND ARTICLE 13 OF THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE
Letter to EU parliamentarians involved in this week’s discussions in Strasbourg about the “Value Gap” provisions (Article 13) in proposed new copyright legislation.
22 ACTS IN THE RUNNING FOR BEST EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT ALBUM
For the 8th edition of the IMPALA European Album of the Year Award, 22 acts are nominated from 19 different countries. The winner will succeed Danish solo artist Agnes Obel.
SPOTIFY LISTING – INDEPENDENTS RENEW COMMITMENT TO ARTISTS
The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), the organisation that represents the interests of the global independent music community, has announced a new initiative to add to the signatories of the 2014 Fair Digital Deals Declaration.
CW! REACTS TO NEW EU MEASURES TO TACKLE ILLEGAL CONTENT ONLINE
With today’s release of the Recommendation on measures to effectively tackle illegal content online, the European Commission endorses a principled approach that will further guide Member States and intermediaries in identifying and addressing illegal content online, including infringements of intellectual property rights (IPR).
WIN APPOINTS MARTIN MILLS AS CHAIR
Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), the organisation headed by Alison Wenham that represents the interests of the global independent music community, has appointed Beggars Group Founder Martin Mills to the position of Chair.
EU INDUSTRY DAY: LET’S STRENGTHEN EUROPE WITH AN INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR CULTURE
Europe is the second largest “cultural and creative industry” market in the world, accounting for over 7 million jobs and 4% of Europe’s GDP. And we believe they could achieve much more with a new strategy in Europe.
LAUNCH OF #MUSICMOVESEUROPE PREPARATORY ACTION
Yesterday, the music sector was gathered at the invitation of the European Commission to mark the official launch of the Preparatory Action “Music Moves Europe”, a pilot project that could be the first step toward a fully-fledged music programme to start in 2021 as part of the next generation of EU programmes. You can see below some highlights of the event.
MUSIC TO OUR EARS – TIME FOR A EUROPEAN MUSIC PROGRAMME
IMPALA and other organisations from across the music sector welcome a new pilot programme for music in Europe and urge the EU to support a full European Music Programme in its future budget.
GROWING IN THE BALKANS – IMPALA AT MENT, LJUBLJANA
With a fast growing membership from the Balkans, IMPALA was at the MENT music festival and international conference this weekend for the first IMPALA board meeting in the region and a series of keynotes and panel discussions. Helen Smith (IMPALA’s Executive Chair) also gave an interview to the prominent Slovenian outlet Dnevnik, which was published on the 5th of February.