IMPALA’S STRATEGIC PRIMER #5 (DEEZER) NOW OUT
IMPALA’s Strategic Primers’ project with Music Ally is all about maximising streaming opportunities for independents. Our Primer #5 on Deezer is now out.
IMPALA RELEASES SECOND REPORT WITH INSIGHTS FROM CARBON FOOTPRINTING INDEPENDENT LABELS, FOCUSSING ON PRACTICAL ACTIONS DRIVING CHANGE IN THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC SECTOR
IMPALA releases its second annual update on findings from the IMPALA Carbon Calculator, a free-to-use carbon footprinting tool for the recorded music industry, supported by Merlin and Murmur and powered by Julie’s Bicycle.
CALL FOR CHANGES TO WITHOLDING TAX TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR TOURING ARTISTS
Today European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) and several networks launch a campaign for a new European vision for touring that reduces the time-consuming and costly barriers for touring artists produced by withholding taxes. Highlighting that US artists benefit from generous exemptions when touring Europe, creating an unfair playing field.
IMPALA OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD GOES TO HORST WEIDENMÜLLER ON THE EVE OF !K7 MUSIC’S FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
IMPALA’s outstanding contribution award goes to Horst Weidenmüller, CEO and founder of !K7 Music and founder of IMPALA’s Sustainability task force, for his outstanding contribution to the European independent music sector.
ONE STEP AHEAD WITH CMU – REPORT OUT & CONSUMPTION TRENDS WEBINAR – 05/12 – 3PM CET
IMPALA’s One Step Ahead is back with a report (to be released very soon) and webinar on the latest trends in music rights and consumption.
TAKE ACTION, RECOGNISE THE BUSINESS BENEFITS AND SUPPORT EMBEDDING CULTURE IN CLIMATE POLICY AND BUILD PATHWAYS FOR CHANGE: IMPALA’S CALL FOR ACTION AT COP29
With COP29 drawing to a close, IMPALA encourages members to assess their environmental impact, recognise the associated business benefits, as outlined in the Business Case for Sustainability released earlier this year and support initiatives such as the Global Call to Action to Put Culture At the Heart of Climate Policy.
IMPALA CHANGEMAKER AWARD PANEL WITH LEON DIOP
The EDI Taskforce is delighted to invite you to an online panel discussion with Leon Diop, IMPALA Changemaker Award winner and founder of Black & Irish.
JOINT LETTER OF CREATORS AND RIGHTHOLDERS ORGANISATIONS
Calling for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act to enable creators and rightholders to exercise and enforce their rights when it comes to ingesting and copying copyright- protected works for training by AI models.
IMPALA’S STRATEGIC PRIMER #4 (YOUTUBE) NOW OUT
IMPALA’s Strategic Primers’ project with Music Ally is all about maximising streaming opportunities for independents. Our Primer #4 on Youtube is now out.
IMPALA ISSUES OPEN LETTER TO TIKTOK SEEKING A STRONG, COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITHOUT STRONG-ARM TACTICS
On TikTok’s imposed deadline day for labels to sign direct terms to boycott Merlin, IMPALA publishes an open letter calling for collaboration and specific action points to achieve a strong, cooperative partnership without strong-arm tactics.