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Joint Music Sector Statement – Upcoming European Parliament Copyright Directive Vote
The 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), from across all 28 EU Member States, are set to vote on Wednesday to close the Value Gap which deprives creators and artists of a fair deal. The 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), from across all 28 EU Member States, are set to vote on […]
Read more >Global recording industry welcomes EU Japan trade agreement
At the EU-Japan Summit today in Tokyo, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, officially signed the Free Trade Agreement / Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan. Commenting on the agreement, Frances Moore, chief executive of IFPI, representing the recording industry worldwide, said: “We […]
Read more >EU copyright vote – over 1,000 recording artists call on MEPs to seize opportunity
Artists including Plácido Domingo, James Blunt, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Paul McCartney make direct call to MEPs before major vote. Artists including Plácido Domingo, James Blunt, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Paul McCartney make direct call to MEPs before major vote. Following a campaign involving over 1,300 recording artists – including Plácido Domingo, James […]
Read more >European Parliament Vote on EU Copyright Directive – 84 major European organisations call MEPs to support the Parliament’s report
Europe’s creative sectors – including record labels (Majors and Indies), songwriters, The International Artists’ organisation, newspapers, authors, cinemas, book publishers, picture agencies, football leagues, commercial TV broadcasters, magazines, academics, publishers and many more – are jointly calling on all MEPs to support the mandate of the European Parliament’s rapporteur, Axel Voss MEP. Voss has completed […]
Read more >IFPI re-appoints Concord Music’s Glen Barros and appoints Embassy of Music MD Konrad von Löhneysen to Main Board
IFPI, representing the recording industry worldwide, has announced that Glen Barros, Chief Operating Officer, Concord Music, and Konrad von Löhneysen, managing director of Embassy of Music, have been appointed to its Main Board. Glen Barros has served on IFPI’s Main Board for six years. Konrad von Löhneysen is appointed to the Board for the first […]
Read more >Variety names IFPI’s Frances Moore as an International Music Leader of 2018
IFPI’s chief executive, Frances Moore, has been named by Variety in its 2018 International Music Leaders list. The trade publication’s list of 27 executives across the industry “recognizes the true game-changers in a new world order”. Read the full Variety International Music Leaders of 2018 feature here. For further information please contact:press@ifpi.org / +44 (0) […]
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