Representing the rights and interests of featured artists in the music industry
“Where words fail, music speaks”
– Hans Christensen Anderson
IAO is the umbrella association for national organisations representing the rights and interests of featured artists in the music industry.
Our principal interests are transparency, the protection of intellectual property and a fair reflection of the value an artist’s work generates.
Latest news
IAO Welcomes Commissioner Micallef!
Today, IAO and 60 European music organizations welcome Commissioner Micallef and urge continued support for music as a driver of Europe’s diversity, culture, and economy. Music is one of the pillars of our culture, and the European music ecosystem exemplifies the dual...
Level the Playing Field for European Artists!
European artists face unfair financial burdens when touring, losing money due to discriminatory withholding taxes—while US artists enjoy generous exemptions. IAO joins forces with EMMA, IMPALA, FIM, EMEE, Live DMA, and Liveurope to call on the EU to overhaul outdated...
Press release: Artists encouraged to spread report to expose their harsh reality
In a webinar with participants from 17 countries conclusions from the report Streams and Dreams 2 were presented, and it was clear in the discussions how important it is to make governing bodies and media aware of how bad the situation continues to be for artists today. Conditions taken for granted in other professions, such as clear breakdowns of deductions in pay, rights in case of conflict or even the full extent of salary are still not natural. The survey, commissioned by IAO, shows that the intentions of the DSM directive have failed.
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IAO Welcomes Commissioner Micallef! - IAO Music
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Today, IAO and 60 European music organizations welcome Commissioner Micallef and urge continued support for music as a driver of Europe’s diversity, culture, and economy. Music is one of the pillars...
IAO Welcomes Commissioner Micallef!
Today, IAO and 60 European music organizations welcome Commissioner Micallef urging continued support for music as Europe’s diversity, culture, and economy. Let’s make music central to Europe’s cultural future!
Level the Playing Field for European Artists!
European artists face unfair financial burdens when touring, while US artists enjoy generous exemptions.
IAO and EMMA, IMPALA, FIM, EMEE, Live DMA, and Liveurope call on the EU
ARTISTS ENCOURAGED TO SPREAD REPORT TO EXPOSE THEIR HARSH REALITY
In a webinar the report Streams and Dreams 2 was presented, and it's clear how important it is to raise awareness of how bad the situation still is for artists today. Link below
https://www.iaomusic.org/streams-dreams-webinar
Joint letter of creators and rightholders’ organisations to the EU institutions calls for meaningful implementation of the AI Act that enable artists, authors and producers to exercise and enforce their rights when using copyright-protected works for training by AI models.
Current campaigns
GECAT Pass
Getting ALL European artists back on the road Proposal for a cultural area permit scheme across multiple geographical groupings, July 2021 The European Union and its nearest neighbours across multiple geographical groupings share many aspects of aligned cultural and...
Music First
A campaign in the USA to demand fair market pay for all music on ALL radio platforms
Make Music Work
Music needs a fair and transparent marketplace for performers whether to protect cultural assets or encourage new growth
