There are three types of IMPALA Awards: the European Independent Album of the Year, the Annual Outstanding Contribution to European Independent Music and the European Sales Awards. Please click on the hyperlinks to learn more about each award.
Impala European Independent Album of the Year
This award celebrates the rich musical talent and diversity demonstrated by independent European releases, and the winner is selected based on its exceptional quality. A shortlist is compiled based on a national and non-national album nomination from each European territory, from which a jury of Impala board members then select a winner.
The winner of the 2011 award was Adele's 21. Click here for further details and to see the full list of nominations.
Impala Outstanding Contribution Award
This award recognises the unparalleled efforts of an individual or organisation, not necessarily from a label, to promote and develop European independent music and the diversity of the sector. Again, the winner is selected annually by a jury of Impala board members from a shortlist, compiled through nominations from European territories.
The winners of the Outstanding Contribution Award for 2011 were Martin Mills and the Label Love initiative. Click here for further information.
Impala European
Sales Awards
The Impala Awards are the first sales awards which recognise that success
on a pan-European basis needs to be acknowledged on different levels.
They celebrate the fact that success begins well before sales reach 1
million (the only pan-European sales level officially recognised before
IMPALA launched its own scheme). The IMPALA Awards are intended to provide
a new tool for independent music companies and artists to promote themselves,
both domestically and internationally.
They also recognize new talent and cultural diversity, and the fact that
in order to promote cultural diversity in a meaningful and practical way,
success needs to be celebrated at a much earlier point in an artist’s
career than when they reach 1 million sales.
To quote Michel Lambot, co-President of IMPALA:
“Success, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. For many
independent record companies, selling 20,000 is a success. 200,000 is
outstanding. 400,000 is a runaway. We now have a real mechanism to recognise
this, to the benefit of European music companies, artists and consumers.”
Given the high press and industry interest in the awards, we expect the
winners to be published widely.
Conditions for application
These awards are open, not only to Europe based independent record companies,
but also to independent record companies situated outside Europe, providing
the CD, track, single etc. has reached the number of shipments below in
Europe.
There is no release date restriction on the sales awards.
The award categories are:
Impala Silver 20 000
Impala Gold 75 000
Impala Diamond 200 000*
Impala Platinum 400 000
Impala Double Platinum 800 000
All shipments, made at any time, to anywhere in Europe can be counted
in the number of shipments claimed for an award providing they are included
in the qualifying territories list. This can include home territory and/or
any other European territories.
Publication
Impala compiles a list of releases for which an award is claimed via the
Impala website. It is possible to certify shipments for an award and be
included in this list (by submitting part A of the certification form),
The list will be published every quarter and will also be posted on the
Impala website.
You may also go on to complete part B of the form to order the physical
award to offer to your artist, the producer, etc.
Award orders
Award winners can order the Impala award. It is presented in a glass case
containing the CD and cover, the IMPALA sales award stamp “in recognition
of 'x' sales in Europe” and a personalised printed plaque with the
title of the recording, the artist and the name of the record company
releasing the record, plus the name of any intended recipient.
IMPORTANT: To mount the award the agent needs the corresponding number
of copies of the actual CD and the released CD cover.
Prices
For prices, visit the award registration page.
You will receive a confirmation by e-mail of the order, the inscription
to be put on the personalised plaque and the amount of the invoice. Payment
is to be made to the agent handling the orders on behalf of IMPALA. The
agent will send the invoice together with the award(s) ordered. The agent
will endeavour to deliver your order within two to three weeks.
Qualifying territories
EU
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
EEA
Switzerland, Norway, Iceland
Candidate Countries
Croatia, Turkey
Other
Ukraine, Russia
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