THESE ARE WINNERS OF THE MUSIC MOVES EUROPE TALENT AWARDS 2021
Alyona Alyona (ua), Inhaler (ie), Julia Bardo (it), Lous and the Yakuza (be), Melenas (es), Rimon (nl), Sassy 009 (no), Vildá (fi) are the winners of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards 2021.
IMPALA AND AIM CALL ON UK AND EU OFFICIALS TO REGROUP TO ENSURE VISA-FREE TOURING ACROSS EUROPE
As the realities of restriction of movement for musicians and crews between the UK and the EU start to become apparent, there have been accusations from both sides that negotiators rejected reasonable arrangements to facilitate touring.
IMPALA APPOINTS VICK BAIN AND ARIT EMINUE TO PROVIDE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING FOR MEMBERS
IMPALA has initiated a new three-year collaboration with Vick Bain from vbain consulting and Arit Eminue of DiVA Apprenticeships to provide diversity and inclusion training to members.
JOINING A TRADE ASSOCIATION HELPS MEMBERS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR MERLIN MEMBERSHIP
Trade associations (TAs) are a vital piece of the independent music ecosystem, offering advocacy, education, and community resources to independents. TAs operate as a global network, and consist of independent labels, distributors, and rights-holders from specific regions around the world.
MUSIC MOVES EUROPE TALENT AWARDS CEREMONY 2021 GOING DIGITAL
The 2021 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards Ceremony becomes fully digital. On Friday 15 January, starting at 20:00 hrs, the winners will be revealed of this annual EU prize for popular and contemporary music which is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme. The Public Choice Winner will be announced by the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel.
IMPALA DIGITAL HOUR WITH CMU – STATE OF PLAY 2021 WEBINAR – 7/01 – 3PM CET
Within the framework of IMPALA’s One Step Ahead project and to kick-start the new year, IMPALA and CMU present ‘State of Play 2021’, a one-hour webinar that will provide a guide to the digital music market as we head into 2021.
IMPALA LAUNCHES 20MINUTESWITH PODCAST SERIES CURATED BY JULIANA KORANTENG
IMPALA has launched a new podcast series 20MinutesWith curated by Juliana Koranteng, the business journalist specialising in the international media and entertainment businesses.
The series is a year-long programme, part of IMPALA’s celebrations for its 20th anniversary.
EU RECOGNISES BIGGER PLATFORMS NEED TOUGHER RULES – NEW FRAMEWORK FOR PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY A STARTING POINT BUT STILL A WAY TO GO
Today, the European Commission published its long-awaited and concurrent proposals for a Digital Services Act (DSA) and a Digital Markets Act (DMA).
CREATIVE EUROPE AGREEMENT – TIME FOR A RENEWED AMBITION FOR MUSIC
IMPALA welcomes today’s agreement on the next Creative Europe programme, the EU’s only programme dedicated to culture.
LOVE RECORD STORES WINS IMPALA OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
This year, IMPALA’s Outstanding Contribution Award goes to the #Love Record Stores campaign. Jason Rackham, MD of [PIAS] UK, created and led the campaign which has grown into a successful international movement.