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

NEW REPORT REVEALS ARTISTS ARE LET DOWN BY LEGISLATORS

NEW REPORT REVEALS ARTISTS ARE LET DOWN BY LEGISLATORS

The International Artist Organisation (IAO) releases part two of Streams and Dreams, commissioned to Swedish music industry researcher Daniel Johansson. With the support of AEPO-ARTIS and its members, a respondent body of 9,542 artists across Europe was achieved,...

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2 weeks ago

IAO Music
The shutting down of TikTok’s music streaming business highlights the need of transparency regarding the streaming economy. We welcome the directing to other streaming platforms, but we still need to see artists getting fair remuneration. ... See MoreSee Less
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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