Ahead of next week’s COP30 in Brazil, IMPALA calls on the independent music sector and governments alike to prioritise collective climate action, embed culture into climate policy, and ensure a level playing field in the transition to a low-carbon future.

AIM Chair Ruth Barlow has issued a statement on UMG’s proposed acquisition of Downtown, stating AIM does not support the deal due to concerns around further consolidation, competition risk and potential negative impacts on independent music infrastructure and data flows.

IMPALA elected a new board and set its priorities for the next two years at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Zagreb yesterday. The meeting was hosted as part of RUNDA Digital Day, RUNDA Adria’s annual conference supported by Merlin, which was represented by Shrina Patel, Merlin’s Senior Director of Business Affairs and Licensing. 

Nuno Saraiva has had a 30 year career in the music industry as an artist, songwriter, music publisher, record label, consultant, music exporter and project manager. He is founder of the SCL-Lusitanian Label Group in Portugal, and also a board member of IMPALA; ex-board member of EMEE; a publisher member of IMPF; Executive Director of independent music trade body AMAEI Portugal; and President of AEMI, the Portuguese independent music publishers’ association, He is a strong believer in independent music, diversity and equality, as well as conducting business in an open and fair fashion, he employs a humanist approach to music and to business and does not like greedy people, selfish people or bullies.