European independent-music body Impala is never shy about putting forward its views on how the music industry should develop.
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French project ReDisco has recycled more than 1.2m records
Record-recycling is all the rage at the moment: witness our recent report on a WMG-backed pilot turning unsold vinyl into new records while keeping the sound quality high. In France, ReDisco has been at […]
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!K7 calls for indie labels to measure EDI as well as their climate impact
Independent labels in Europe have been making notable progress measuring their climate impact. !K7 thinks EDI could get the same treatment.
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Popkollo wins Impala award for work with girls and trans youth
European indies body Impala has announced the winner of its 2026 ‘Changemaker’ award: Swedish youth-music organisation Popkollo. It focuses on running music camps and other activities for girls and trans youth, […]
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Impala has mixed feelings about WMG’s acquisition of Revelator
We wondered what independent music bodies would make of Warner Music Group’s announcement last week that it is buying B2B firm Revelator, whose services are used by a number of indie artists. […]
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Impala publishes its third annual carbon-calculator report
European indies body Impala has published its latest climate emergency-focused report this morning. It’s the organisation’s third annual carbon-calculator report, focusing on trends in the carbon footprint of its membership. The […]
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Impala report sets out goals for European indies ecosystem
Indies body Impala has a new report out today: ‘Powering an Independent and Culturally Diverse European Music Ecosystem’.Â
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Impala expands Outstanding Contribution award with DEI focus
European independent-music body Impala is expanding its Outstanding Contribution award. There’s a theme to the first set of awardees under the boosted scheme too: women who have contributed to Impala’s […]
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Ukraine gets a new independent-music organisation: Spilna
Ukraine’s music industry has faced obvious challenges over the past few years, but a new organisation is looking to provide support there.
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Report: UMG to face ‘formal warning’ from EC over Downtown deal
Developments appear to be afoot with the European Commission’s probe into Universal Music Group’s acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings. At least, that’s according to Bloomberg, which reported that the deal will […]
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UMG / Downtown debate continues with critics and supporters
With an EU regulatory decision on whether UMG’s Virgin Music Group should be allowed to buy Downtown Music Group still pending, debate about the planned deal continue. Key critic Impala […]
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Impala publishes latest equity, diversity and inclusion report
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI, or alternative arrangements of those letters) has become a battleground in the US over the past year. But European indie body Impala has reaffirmed the […]
