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🎧 Don’t forget tomorrow’s Digital Forward webinar by IMPALA x @CMU , co-funded by the EU 🇪🇺 With: Maya Kalev (@stonesthrow), Stine Mühle (Clouds Hill), Mark Orr (@LABRecords) 🎙️Campaign planning for digital marketing 📅28 May 2026 🕓16:00 CET Hosted by CMU’s Sam Taylor

🎉 IMPALA is pleased to announce @popkollo as the winner of the 2026 Changemaker Award (co-funded by the EU). Statement 👉tinyurl.com/2s34b4vf

Thanks to everyone who joined us at @thegreatescape, from our panel and showcases to our networking drinks with @qobuz, it was brilliant to see independent music out in force! Thanks to our speakers, artists, partners, members and everyone who came along. See you next year!

FAC and Amazon Music launch new round of Step Up funding for independent artists musicweek.com/talent/read/fa…

Entries now open for the Music Week Women In Music Awards 2026 musicweek.com/media/read/ent…

🖥 Reminder: Be sure to attrend our online roundtable on @UK_Music's Black Music Means Business report to learn more about the economic and cultural impact of Black British music in the UK. The discussion will focus on key insights from the report, followed by a Q&A.

🇪🇺 Today, we’re focusing on the first objective of our European Industrial Policy for Culture action plan. 1⃣Mainstream culture in all policy areas, prioritise pluralism, independence & fair market access. Full action plan 👉 tinyurl.com/yck8fxn3

AIM stands with the UK’s Jewish music workers, artists and business leaders against anti-semitism. The UK’s independent music community stands against all racism, persecution and marginalisation relating to race, ethnicity or religion. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Thankyou @CMU @ChrisUnLimited for covering the #PutFansFirst campaign. Government was rightly applauded last year for their plans to ban ticket touting. But if you make a promise, you need to deliver on it! completemusicupdate.com/keir-starmer-t…

🇪🇺 IMPALA publishes action plan for a European industrial policy for culture, to unlock the full potential of Europe’s cultural ecosystem and guarantee its cultural sovereignty. Action plan 👉 tinyurl.com/yck8fxn3 Statement 👉 tinyurl.com/3xuv6rn4

Dear @Keir_Starmer, with AIM’s London HQ and a number of our members based in your constituency, we ask that you #PutFansFirst in the King’s Speech on 13th May, and outlaw ticket touting, fast.

📣 IMPALA kicks off #EuropeanDiversityMonth with the launch of our new survey on equity, diversity and inclusion in the independent music sector. The aim is to provide insight into how the independent music sector deals with EDI issues, highlighting challenges and best practices.

We're excited to announce the full-line up for AIM House Live, our two-day showcase event at The Alternative Escape in collaboration with AIM's Small Labels Committee! ⭐ Free to attend! ⭐ 14-15 May - 13:30-23:00 each day. ⭐ 78 Middlest, Brighton, BN1 1AL.

@MusicWeek @AIM_UK Excellent. @AIM_UK are so valuable for independent labels. Still an essential part of British music infrastructure.

Submissions for the Independent Music Awards 2026 are now open! independentmusicawards.co.uk

We're excited to announce the return of our sync primer event, ‘How to Get Started in Sync’, which will return on Tuesday 28th April at Strongroom, London. Tickets are on sale now: lnkd.in/eX9t5ger

🚨 IMPALA responds to the sale of Revelator to Warner Music Group. #WhyIndependentsMatter Read more: tinyurl.com/58x44uje Read Dan Fowler's Powering an Independent and Culturally Diverse European Music Ecosystem Report: tinyurl.com/2h2wj7hu

We're excited to announce the return of Future Independents, our free online conference for emerging independent artists, labels and entrepreneurs - this year taking the new form of a 10 sessions over 5 days, starting 18th May. Free tckts: futureindependents.co.uk/programming

🎙️ Faces of the Independent Sector #4 is live. 🇳🇱 In the interview, Luciano Winter of @Stichtingomp and Founder of Stormi Capital discusses building his own music company, access to finance, and scaling opportunities for independents More👉 tinyurl.com/43ee69kh

Above The Noise reveals line-up with Berwyn, Finesse Forever, Ivors Academy, Alt Blk Era and more musicweek.com/media/read/abo…