EC DELAYS IN CLARIFYING RULES ON BROADCASTING & PUBLIC PERFORMANCE – IRELAND LATEST COUNTRY TO CHANGE LEGISLATION – IMPALA CALLS ON EU TO SPEED UP
The European association of independent music companies calls on European Commission to speed up its work to ensure European performers and labels do not lose revenues to countries who do not have the same level of protection, and urges EU to use trade pressure to raise the level of protection worldwide.
IMPALA COMMENTS ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REPORT ON COPYRIGHT AND GENERATIVE AI, CALLS FOR RECOGNITION OF HUMAN ARTISTRY AND DIVERSITY INTO AI FRAMEWORKS
The European Parliament adopted today a report on copyright and generative AI, led by MEP Axel Voss.
IMPALA SETS 25TH ANNIVERSARY PRIORITIES IN MADRID TO BUILD ON THE BUSINESS CASE FOR GROWING THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR, RECOGNISES HELEN SMITH FOR HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION ON INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY
At its spring meetings in Madrid, IMPALA has agreed priorities for its 25th anniversary year to build on the business case for the independent sector, set out in Dan Fowler’s report from early February ‘Powering an Independent and Culturally Diverse European Music Ecosystem’.
PAVLE EFTIMOVSKI, FOUNDER OF BELGRADE-BASED GLITCH RECORDS DISCUSSES HOW INDEPENDENCE MEANS HE CAN MAKE HIS OWN KEY DECISIONS IN THIS MONTH’S EDITION OF IMPALA’S ‘FACES OF THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR’
As part of IMPALA’s Faces of the Independent Sector storytelling campaign, co-funded by the European Union, and celebrating our 25th anniversary, we are publishing the third interview in the series with Pavle Eftimovski, founder of Belgrade-based label, Glitch Records.
IMPALA RELEASES THIRD ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CARBON CALCULATOR REPORT, PROVIDING THE MOST ACCURATE PICTURE TO DATE FOR THE AVERAGE EMISSIONS OF INDEPENDENT LABELS
Today, IMPALA has released its third annual carbon calculator report, giving an overview of the independent sector’s carbon footprint and providing an update on the important developments made to the tool in 2025. Building on the initial reporting identified in the first report and the practical actions outlined in the second report, this third edition marks a significant step forward in creating the most accurate picture of emissions to date and ensuring alignment with current best practices.
IMPALA STATEMENT ON THE OUTCOME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S INVESTIGATION INTO UMG’S ACQUISITION OF DOWNTOWN – THE KEY CONCLUSIONS TO DRAW
Following the European Commission’s decision on UMG/Downtown, IMPALA underlines its key conclusions from the process, as well as the challenges and opportunities for the future in terms of the market and sector regulation.
JOINT CALL FOR A STRONG BUDGET AND AN AMBITIOUS SECTORAL APPROACH FOR MUSIC WITHIN THE FUTURE AGORAEU PROGRAMME
We, the undersigned organisations from across Europe’s music ecosystem, call on the EU institutions to adopt a sector-specific strategic approach for European music, with increased funding, alongside the horizontal actions in the future AgoraEU programme 2028-2034.
NEW REPORT STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND INDEPENDENT EUROPEAN MUSIC ECOSYSTEM FOR EUROPE’S ECONOMY, SOVEREIGNTY AND DEMOCRACY. CALLS FOR INVESTMENT, TARGETED REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND SECTOR COLLABORATION
The ability of Europe and the music sector to sustain a diverse and competitive ecosystem is the subject of a new report, ‘Powering an Independent and Culturally Diverse European Music Ecosystem’, published today.
KRISTIYANA GEORGIEVA OF THE BULGARIAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC ASSOCIATION, ANMIP, TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN THE SECOND EDITION OF IMPALA’S ‘FACES OF THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR’
As part of IMPALA’s Faces of the Independent Sector storytelling campaign celebrating our 25th anniversary, and co-funded by the European Union, we are pleased to publish the second interview in the series with Kristiyana Georgieva, Project Manager at the Bulgarian independent music association, ANMIP.
MERLIN AND PIPELINE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER ADVANCES FOR MERLIN MEMBERS
Merlin, the digital music licensing partner for the world’s leading independent labels and distributors, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with Pipeline, a specialist provider of innovative financing solutions for the independent music sector.