IAO Joins ‘Fair Internet Coalition’

The IAO has formally joined a lobbying coalition to campaign for change in Europe that would see ALL performers remunerated for the commercial exploitation of their works online for the first time.The IAO joins partners FIM, AEPO-Artis and Euro-FIA in estabishing an...

IAO Supports US Artists on Radio Play

The IAO has expressed support for the ‘Music First’ initiative in the United States to get performers paid for radio play. The use of music to drive commercial radio businesses in the US has historically been regarded as ‘promotion’ for artists...

IAO Meets at By:Larm in Oslo

The IAO board meeting took place last week in Oslo during the By:Larm conference and festival. The IAO would like to thank the organisers of By:Larm for their warm welcome and generous hospitality which enabled Gramart, the Norwegian artist organisation to host the...

IAO Launches Artist Charter

The International Artist Organisation wrote a draft charter at a meeting held to bring together national organisations representing Featured Artists in music for the first time. The Draft Charter was titled the Metz Charter after the French City of Metz where the...