THESE OUTSTANDING ARTISTS ARE THE WINNERS OF THE MUSIC MOVES EUROPE AWARDS 2025
The winners of the Music Moves Europe Awards 2025 are revealed, celebrating the extraordinary musical diversity within Europe. Out of 15 nominees from all over Europe, 6 winners were awarded with 7 awards during the annual ceremony at ESNS festival in Groningen, The Netherlands on January 16.
IMPALA IS LOOKING FOR AN INTERN
IMPALA, the European association of independent music companies,
is looking for an INTERN to help its Brussels-based team with EU projects, communication work, public affairs and daily life of the association.
IMPALA LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES UNDER EU GRANT SCHEME FOR STRATEGIC CULTURAL NETWORKS
The start of 2025 marks a new phase for IMPALA, the European association of independent music companies, as it rolls out a programme of work co-funded by the EU for the next four years.
LEADING EU MEMBER STATES CALL ON THE EC TO TAKE ACTION ON EUROPEAN COURT RULING THAT UNDERMINES BROADCASTING AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE REVENUE TO TUNE OF €125m A YEAR
At the end of last week, Ministers from six EU member states (The Netherlands, France, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Belgium) addressed a joint letter to Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, calling for a legislative proposal to fix the consequences of the EU court’s “RAAP” ruling.
IMPALA’S STRATEGIC PRIMER #5 (DEEZER) NOW OUT
IMPALA’s Strategic Primers’ project with Music Ally is all about maximising streaming opportunities for independents. Our Primer #5 on Deezer is now out.
CALL FOR CHANGES TO WITHOLDING TAX TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR TOURING ARTISTS
Today European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) and several networks launch a campaign for a new European vision for touring that reduces the time-consuming and costly barriers for touring artists produced by withholding taxes. Highlighting that US artists benefit from generous exemptions when touring Europe, creating an unfair playing field.
IMPALA OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD GOES TO HORST WEIDENMÜLLER ON THE EVE OF !K7 MUSIC’S FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
IMPALA’s outstanding contribution award goes to Horst Weidenmüller, CEO and founder of !K7 Music and founder of IMPALA’s Sustainability task force, for his outstanding contribution to the European independent music sector.
ONE STEP AHEAD WITH CMU – REPORT OUT & CONSUMPTION TRENDS WEBINAR – 05/12 – 3PM CET
IMPALA’s One Step Ahead is back with a report (to be released very soon) and webinar on the latest trends in music rights and consumption.
TAKE ACTION, RECOGNISE THE BUSINESS BENEFITS AND SUPPORT EMBEDDING CULTURE IN CLIMATE POLICY AND BUILD PATHWAYS FOR CHANGE: IMPALA’S CALL FOR ACTION AT COP29
With COP29 drawing to a close, IMPALA encourages members to assess their environmental impact, recognise the associated business benefits, as outlined in the Business Case for Sustainability released earlier this year and support initiatives such as the Global Call to Action to Put Culture At the Heart of Climate Policy.
IMPALA CHANGEMAKER AWARD PANEL WITH LEON DIOP
The EDI Taskforce is delighted to invite you to an online panel discussion with Leon Diop, IMPALA Changemaker Award winner and founder of Black & Irish.