Latest news
A new European Vision for Touring
A New European Vision For Touring As Spain took over the Presidency of the Council a few weeks ago, with enabling cross-border mobility for artists addressed as part of its programme, pan-European organisations IAO, IMPALA, FIM, EMEE, Live DMA, Liveurope and EMMA...
International and European authors, performers and rightholder organisations warn that proposed amendment to Czechia’s Copyright Law is incompliant with EU and international law
International joint letter to Czech decision makers_EU Copyright Law_EN_Cor1 Dear Minister of Culture Baxa, Dear Members of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, We write to you as representatives of the Czech and international music sectors - including authors and...
The Streams & Dreams report
A survey and report commissioned by International Artist Organisation, IAO, concludes that new models for renumeration need to be introduced to obtain a fair streaming economy for all. Swedish researcher and Music Industry analyst Daniel Johansson presented his report...
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
What is IAO?
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.
IAO is a not-for-profit organisation based in Paris that was officially founded in 2015 by its six founder-members: FAC (UK), GAM (France), CoArtis (Spain), Domus (Germany), Gramart (Norway) and FACIR (Belgium). The organisation is in the process of expanding its membership to welcome artist organisations from more countries across Europe and beyond.