MUSIC SECTOR CALLS ON EU PARLIAMENT TO SUPPORT STRONG BUDGET FOR 3RD EDITION OF MUSIC MOVES EUROPE
Dear Member of the European Parliament. We are writing to you as a group of 26 organisations from across the music sector to ask you to support the Preparatory Action “Music Moves Europe: boosting European music diversity and talent” by adopting the corresponding amendment (CULT 5962) to the EU 2020 EU budget, and the proposed budget of €3 million.
MEET THE NOMINEES FOR THE MUSIC MOVES EUROPE TALENT AWARDS 2020
Today, the nominees for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards 2020 were announced at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany. This annual EU prize for popular and contemporary music celebrates emerging artists who represent the European sound of today and tomorrow.
IMPALA COMMENTS ON PROPOSED NEW EU LEADERS
Today, the President of the incoming European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen unveiled her proposed team of Commissioners.
IMPALA OUTLINES PRIORITIES FOR NEW EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Following her confirmation earlier today as the new President of the European Commission, IMPALA wishes Ursula von der Leyen a warm welcome at the helm of the EU’s executive body and outlines its priorities for the new commission.
MUSIC SECTOR AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES JOIN FORCES TO COMBAT STREAMING MANIPULATION
Today a code has been signed by a group of technology companies and music sector organisations including IMPALA to agree best practices to combat stream farms and other forms of streaming manipulation.
IMPALA’S HELEN SMITH TALKS STATE OF THE INDEPENDENTS AND ‘THE PROMISE OF STREAMING’
This interview was conducted by journalist Lars Brandle and was originally published in The Industry Observer.
MERLIN REVEALS RECORD REVENUE DISTRIBUTIONS IN NEW 2019 MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the independent label sector, has today published its 2019 Membership Report & Survey – revealing a 63% year-on-year increase in member payments (April 2018 – March 2019) to $845m.
IMPALA & THE INDIE SECTOR GET BUSY AT MIDEM
As part of its renewed partnership with MIDEM, IMPALA hosted and co-organised a series of panels and keynotes alongside the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), Merlin, the global digital rights agency for independents, and the Independent Music Publishers Forum (IMPF). Together, we talked about labels, new business models, young publishers, and the digital business.
IMPALA WELCOMES THE EU’S MUSIC MOVES EUROPE DIALOGUE
On 20th and 21st May, IMPALA took part in the first of a series of meetings organised as part of a “structured dialogue” between the European Commission and the music sector.
SWEDISH ACT VIAGRA BOYS POCKETS IMPALA’S EUROPEAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD
The winner of the 9th edition of IMPALA’s Album of the Year award is VIAGRA BOYS with “Street Worms”, released on Swedish independent label YEAR0001. Viagra Boys succeeds previous winners including Gurr, Agnes Obel, The xx, Adele, Guadalupe Plata and Efterklang.