IMPALA Association Internationale AISBL
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
2
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.85 FTE
EU Grants
€264,000
Mission & Goals
Formed in 2000 by prominent independent music companies and national trade associations, IMPALA is a non-profit making pan-European organisation with a scientific and artistic purpose, dedicated to small, micro and medium sized music companies and self releasing artists. With over 6,000 members, IMPALA has a broad ranging agenda. IMPALA’s mission is to grow the independent music sector sustainably, return more value to artists, promote diversity and entrepreneurship, improve political access, inspire change and increase access to finance. You can read more about our mission, what we are currently working on and our milestones: https://impalamusic.org/what-we-do/
EU Legislative Interests
Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, CDSM Directive, Rental and Lending Rights Directive, Creative Europe Regulation, AgoraEU Regulation, Competition policy (mergers), Horizon Europe Regulation, InvestEU Regulation, Geo-blocking Regulation, Collective Rights Management Directive, AI Act, Late Payment Directive, IPRED, Culture Compass, etc.
Communication Activities
16 January 2026 - TIME TO STAND UP FOR CULTURE – TIME TO STAND UP FOR CULTURE – AHEAD OF KEYNOTE AT EUROSONIC, IMPALA SETS OUT CRUCIAL QUESTIONS ON UMG/DOWNTOWN, AI, SOVEREIGNTY AND MORE FOR EU & MUSIC SECTOR 24 November 2025 - IMPALA WELCOMES THE EC’S FINDINGS SO FAR THAT UMG’S PROPOSED ACQUISITION 24 October 2025 - IMPALA WARNS OF RISKS TO CULTURAL DIVERSITY POSED BY UMG/DOWNTOWN DEAL 24 September 2025 - CALL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY STRATEGY AND AN AMBITIOUS BUDGET FOR EUROPE’S MUSIC SECTOR WITH AGORAEU 8 September 2025 - 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE « RAAP » RULING, TIME TO SEE CONCRETE SOLUTIONS SAY EUROPEAN MUSIC BODIES AND EU PARLIAMENTARIANS 30 July 2025 - JOINT STATEMENT BY A BROAD COALITION OF RIGHTSHOLDERS ACTIVE ACROSS THE EU’S CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTORS REGARDING THE AI ACT IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 22 July 2025 - IMPALA WELCOMES EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S DECISION TO OPEN DETAILED INVESTIGATION INTO UMG’S ACQUISITION OF DOWNTOWN, URGES FULL SCRUTINY AND BLOCKING OF DEAL 16 July 2025 - EU POLICYMAKERS URGED TO #StayTrueToTheAct TO UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY, CONSENT AND PROTECTION OF CREATORS 1 July 2025 - LET CULTURE LEAD US FORWARD – EUROPEAN CULTURAL SECTOR UNITES TO CALL FOR A STRONGER CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME 13 June 2025 - EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS WRITE TO EC ON RAAP 4 June 2025 - IMPALA CALLS FOR CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS AND HIGHLIGHTS BEST-PRACTICE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE MUSIC SECTOR 21 May 2025 - CREATORS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS RALLY FOR FAITHFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AI REGULATION AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 25 April 2025 - IMPALA welcomes European Commission’s scrutiny of acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group 23 April 2025 - IMPALA engages with Commissioner Glenn Micallef on the Future of Europe’s cultural sectors and the key role of music 28 March 2025 - Joint statement by a coalition of authors, performers and other rightsholders active across the EU’s cultural and creative sectors regarding the third draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice 28 February 2025 - MUSIC LOVERS AND ARTISTS WILL SUFFER IF UNIVERSAL MUSIC IS ALLOWED TO BUY UP CRUCIAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, EUROPEAN MUSIC INDIES WARN 7 February 2025 - PARIS 2025 AI ACTION SUMMIT - INTERNATIONAL CHARTER ON ‘CULTURE AND INNOVATION’ 27 JANUARY 2025 - COALITION OF RIGHTHOLDER ORGANISATIONS SHARE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE 2ND DRAFT OF THE GENERAL-PURPOSE AI CODE OF PRACTICE 15 JANUARY 2025 - IMPALA LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES UNDER EU GRANT SCHEME FOR STRATEGIC CULTURAL NETWORKS 17 DECEMBER 2024 - IMPALA WARNS OF SERIOUS REGULATORY BARRIERS TO UMG’S ACQUISITION STRATEGY AS VIRGIN MOVES TO BUY DOWNTOWN HOT ON THE HEELS OF [PIAS] 11 DECEMBER 2024 - CALL FOR CHANGES TO WITHOLDING TAX TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR TOURING ARTISTS 22 NOVEMBER 2024 - 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 30 OCTOBER 2024 – JOINT LETTER OF CREATORS AND RIGHTHOLDERS ORGANISATIONS CALLING FOR MEANINGFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AI ACT 24 OCTOBER 2024 - IMPALA ISSUES OPEN LETTER TO TIKTOK SEEKING A STRONG, COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITHOUT STRONG-ARM TACTICS 17 OCTOBER 2024 - IMPALA REACTS TO UMG’s ACQUISITION OF [PIAS] – LEAVES HUGE HOLE IN THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR, FLAGS REGULATORY CONCERNS AS WELL AS NEW OPPORTUNITIES 3 OCTOBER 2024 - FOLLOWING VALUE GAP CONCERNS RAISED EARLIER THIS YEAR, IMPALA OPPOSES TIKTOK’S ATTEMPT TO BOYCOTT MERLIN, FLAGS IMPORTANCE OF COLLECTIVE DEALS FOR DIVERSITY AND CONSUMER CHOICE 26 SEPTEMBER 2024 - DIGITAL REVENUES – IMPALA WELCOMES BELGIAN COURT DECISION TO REFER QUESTIONS TO HIGHER EU COURT 4 APRIL 2024 - AHEAD OF EUROPEAN ELECTIONS, ARTISTS AND LABELS URGE EC TO “GET ITS HOUSE IN ORDER” ON BROADCAST AND PERFORMANCE MONIES BEING TRANSFERRED AWAY FROM EUROPE
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
- IMPALA is a member of the 'Creativity Works' coalition of like-minded organisations, federations and associations from the European cultural and creative sectors (http://creativityworks.eu/)
Organisation Members
https://impalamusic.org/associations/ https://impalamusic.org/companies/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.