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.
JOINT LETTER OF CREATORS AND RIGHTHOLDERS ORGANISATIONS
Calling for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act to enable creators and rightholders to exercise and enforce their rights when it comes to ingesting and copying copyright- protected works for training by AI models.
IMPALA’S STRATEGIC PRIMER #4 (YOUTUBE) NOW OUT
IMPALA’s Strategic Primers’ project with Music Ally is all about maximising streaming opportunities for independents. Our Primer #4 on Youtube is now out.
IMPALA ISSUES OPEN LETTER TO TIKTOK SEEKING A STRONG, COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITHOUT STRONG-ARM TACTICS
On TikTok’s imposed deadline day for labels to sign direct terms to boycott Merlin, IMPALA publishes an open letter calling for collaboration and specific action points to achieve a strong, cooperative partnership without strong-arm tactics.
IMPALA’S FOURTH EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION REPORT: PROGRESS, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE ACTIONS IN THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC SECTOR
IMPALA has released its fourth Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Report, providing insights into its ongoing efforts in this area. Published on the week of the anniversary of the organisation’s EDI Charter, the report is the result of work by IMPALA’s taskforce, led by Eva Karman Reinhold and supported by advisor Keith Harris OBE.
IMPALA REACTS TO UMG’s ACQUISITION OF [PIAS] – LEAVES HUGE HOLE IN THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR, FLAGS REGULATORY CONCERNS AS WELL AS NEW OPPORTUNITIES
One of the founders of IMPALA, the loss of [PIAS] to the independent sector will be felt in many different ways, discussed IMPALA’s executive committee following the news this week that UMG had bought 100% of the shares of the leading independent company. As [PIAS] is no longer an independent entity, the company is leaving IMPALA and stepping down from the board.
OPPOSITION GROWS WORLDWIDE ABOUT TIKTOK’S DECISION TO STOP NEGOTIATIONS WITH MERLIN
TikTok’s decision to disintermediate Merlin and walk away from negotiations to renew its current license has sparked widespread concern across the global music industry. The platform is contacting independent music companies directly to try to reach individual deals. Many fear that with this move TikTok intends to pay less for music.
GLOBAL MUSIC INDUSTRY LAUNCHES ITS VERIFIED .MUSIC DOMAIN NAME AND MUSICID
The .MUSIC registry announces the global launch of the community-based .MUSIC top-level domain name extension and its verified MusicID.