CITY SLANG’S CARIBOU POCKETS IMPALA EUROPEAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD
“Our Love”, by Canadian artist Daniel Victor « Dan » Snaith, also known as CARIBOU, has won the annual European music prize organised by IMPALA for the best independent album in Europe.
23 ALBUMS UP FOR EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD
With 2014 an exceptional year for independent music, IMPALA has now revealed its shortlist of nominees for the fifth edition of the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.
PROMOTING EUROPE’S DIGITAL MARKET THROUGH CULTURE – INDEPENDENT LABELS LAUNCH TEN-POINT ACTION PLAN
Independent music companies launched a unique Digital Action Plan today, calling for a new European industrial policy to drive the digital market through the cultural and creative sectors, which account for 4,2% of EU GDP and 7.1 million EU jobs.
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE EU SHOW A WAY OUT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
A new study published by EY (formerly Ernst & Young) and presented today to Commissioner Oettinger, Commissioner Navracsics and Vice-President Ansip shows that cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are among the EU’s biggest employers and have experienced sustained growth even through recession.
IMPALA STATEMENT – IMPALA WELCOMES YOUTUBE LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDING INDEPENDENTS
IMPALA welcomes the news that YouTube’s new subscription service, Music Key will include a comprehensive offering of independent labels and their artists, following the reports that the service has struck an agreement with Merlin, the global rights organisation for the independent sector, whose membership includes many IMPALA members.
IMPALA AWARDS FOR EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT ACTS HIT RECORD LEVELS
The latest IMPALA Sales Awards announcement is the biggest ever, with no less than 142 registrations or awards upgrades from independent artists including Arctic Monkeys (UK), Moderat (Germany), M83 (France), Racoon (Netherlands), Tarja (Finland), Fazil Say (Turkey), Melanie De Biasio (Belgium) and Civil War (Sweden)…
A NEW NARRATIVE – SOME IDEAS FOR A HEART AND SOUL TO GO WITH EUROPE’S BODY AND MIND
“Europe needs a societal paradigm shift – in fact, nothing short of a ‘New Renaissance’”. This is part of the New Narrative for Europe, as set out in the Declaration “The Mind and Body of Europe” drafted by the project’s cultural committee.
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT JUNCKER FROM THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTORS
Cultural and creative industries are ready for a new Europe
On behalf of hundreds of thousands of authors, performers, producers, publishers and distributors of musical, audiovisual, new media, literary, professional content and visual art works, we would first like to congratulate you on your election as President of the European Commission.
MERLIN AND PANDORA PARTNER TO HELP INDEPENDENT LABELS AND ARTISTS GROW THEIR BUSINESSES
Merlin, the global rights agency for the independent label sector, and Pandora (NYSE:P), the leading internet radio service, today announced a comprehensive partnership designed to help independent labels and artists grow the audiences they reach and the royalties they receive.
STRONG EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR FAIR DIGITAL DEALS FOR ARTISTS AS WIN LAUNCHES DECLARATION DAY
The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), the organisation that represents the interests of the global independent music community, has announced a major new initiative, ‘The Fair Digital Deals Declaration,’ which will be launched with a Worldwide Declaration Signing Day on July 16th.