NEWS...
Merlin settles and signs landmark agreement with Grooveshark. For more details, please click here
Rdio: A Statement by Merlin CEO Charles Caldas. See here
European music companies meet EU and Belgian officials at IMPALA summit. For more details, please click here
Hein van der Ree, CEO of Buma Stemra collects an IMPALA Outstanding Contribution Award. See here
Benjamin Biolay picks up IMPALA Award. For more details, please click here
IMPALA supports Italian artists and labels in radio dispute. For more details, please click here
Music companies welcome EC Cultural Industries Green Paper - market access and SME finance among key issues to tackle. For more details, please click here |
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IMPALA participates in European Commission Hearing on Collective Licensing, more details here
Investing in music - New report highlights record companies' investment in talent, please click here
IMPALA asks for sports style development fees and other revenue sharing measures as part of its finance plan, please click here
PARTNERSHIP
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IMPALA and Popkomm are pleased to announce that they will be collaborating at Berlin Music Week 2010 (6th-12th September, Popkomm 8th-10th September). More news on the partnership and the events to be announced soon. |
The latest IMPALA award winners include Vampire Weekend, The Prodigy, The Arctic Monkeys, Benjamin Biolay and Grizzly Bear, bringing the total number of awards to 650, which represents 61 million CDs sold and €1.1 billion in revenue. Please see our press release here
IMPALA's awards promote cultural diversity and new talent and highlight the artistic contribution of independent music. They help independents market themselves and their artists on the basis
of pan-European sales at different points in the success spectrum. To certify your sales and/or order the award click here
ABOUT IMPALA
IMPALA was established in April 2000 at the initiative of prominent independent
labels and national trade associations. It is an international non profit-making
organisation with a scientific and artistic purpose. Impala has over 4,000
members including top independents and national trade associations.
To read IMPALA's Mission click here
To learn more about IMPALA's structure, members, Friends of IMPALA scheme and secretariat, click here
To read the challenges facing the music industry and EC developments click here
To discover European music in numbers click here
For an overview of the main developments in Brussels in 2009 click here
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