The proposed acquisition of Downtown by Virgin Music Group has prompted a vocal campaign against the deal by sections of the independent community – with a recent development being a ...
Independent music leaders have today published 100 Voices, a campaign opposing Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings.
The campaign site (blockthedeal.com), which highlights objections ...
IMPALA has launched the pilot version of its new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) toolkit, developed with support from its EU network grant.
The toolkit combines a self-assessment tool, a ...
On September 16, Music Week published a new interview with AIM CEO Gee Davy in which, among other subjects, she addressed the unfolding Virgin/UMG acquisition of Downtown Music and also ...
IMPALA has revealed the recipients of the 2025 Artist and Label Camps, a programme co-funded by the European Union to strengthen the independent music ecosystem across Europe.
The 2025 camps ...
The European Commission has confirmed it will now carry out an in-depth investigation into Universal Music Group’s proposed Downtown acquisition.
The decision – widely expected in recent days – has been ...
Virgin Music Group co-CEOs JT Myers and Nat Pastor have hit out at “juvenile, offensive” insinuations about the company’s role in the independent sector amid the ongoing Downtown deal.
In ...
IMPALA is launching a new initiative designed to foster cross-border collaboration, peer learning and capacity building among independent labels across Europe.
This new Label Camp project is part of IMPALA’s ...
The European commission has started its formal investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown, with a provisional deadline of July 22 to reach an initial conclusion.
Downtown is home to ...
IMPALA has published a new report, Combating the Emergence of a Two-Tier Music Streaming Market. Analysing recent evolutions in the music streaming market, the report warns that a two-tier industry ...
