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
Joint letter to Members of the European Parliament on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the European creative community
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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,...
IAO alongside 12 other organisations call for EU legislators to address the AI challenges
13 organisations representing hundreds of thousands creative workers urge EU decision makers to engage in a comprehensive and democratic debate leading to a clear legal framework preserving the rights and the integrity of the works of creators. We welcome the...
Facebook Posts
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.
NEW REPORT REVEALS ARTISTS ARE LET DOWN BY LEGISLATORS
The largest survey to this day reports only 5.1% are satisfied with streaming revenues and 64.7% report lack of transparency.
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
