IMPALA has slammed the EU’s decision to allow Sony Corp to buyout the 50% stake of Sony/ATV owned by the Michael Jackson estate, labelling it as “clearly wrong.”
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58 MEPs have signed a letter addressed to president Juncker calling on the European Commission to clarify the status of online services providing access to creative works.Welcoming the news, ...
Blue Raincoat Music’s Jeremy Lascelles says the independent sector will receive a big boost from his company’s acquisition of the storied Chrysalis Records from Warner Music Group.
The acquisition - ...
With over 100 registrations or award upgrades, for a grand total of just under 10 million units, Impala’s latest batch of Sales Awards is one of its biggest ever.
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Early Radiohead albums, including Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail To The Thief, are now being credited to XL Recordings on digital services such as Spotify.
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By Emily Baker
The independent music companies association (IMPALA) has launched a new monthly feature celebrating the work of five European independent labels 15 years old or younger.
Kobalt to double in size (again)
Over the past three years, Kobalt has doubled its revenues, from $118m in 2012 to $245m in 2015. Its FY15/16 quarter run-rate of $90m ...
Swedish singer-songwriter José González’s Vestiges & Claws has won IMPALA’s Independent Album Of The Year Award.
Released in February 2015 by Stockholm-based Imperial Recordings, Vestiges & Claws is González’s third solo ...
This year's nominees for the European Independent Album Of The Year award all come via young labels - those which have been around for fewer than 15 years, in fact.
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