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.

INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPANIES WELCOME FINAL APPROVAL OF THE EU COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE

This morning, EU Member States gave the copyright directive the final green light, closing over two years of legislative process and hundreds of hours of debates.

INDEPENDENT MUSIC SECTOR CALLS FOR SECTOR SPECIFIC APPROACH IN BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS

The European trade body IMPALA held their board meeting in London yesterday, where they also met with AIM, the voice for the UK independent music sector. It was agreed that sector specific deals must be on the priority list for negotiators.

IMPALA’S OPEN LETTER TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Dear Member of the European Parliament, We are writing following Tuesday’s vote in favour of the copyright directive.

THANKS FOR SPEAKING OUT!! – NOTE FOR ALL IMPALA MEMBERS AND THEIR ARTISTS, AUTHORS AND MANAGERS

Taking a stance has paid off. Earlier this week, the European parliament voted through important changes to copyright, amid intense negative PR.