IAO Response to Sony-Spotify Leak

The IAO today published a letter to EU Commissioners in response to a leaked contract between Sony Music and Spotify from 2011. The International Music Managers Forum published an open letter earlier today responding to the leak and the IAO have followed up in...

Mary Honeyball Speaks in Support

UK Labour MEP Mary Honeyball made a speech at the Artists in Europe event last week in Brussels at the European Parliament in support of the IAO call for better remuneration for artists in the music industry.The IAO event forms part of its support for the broader Fair...

MEPs SUPPORT ARTISTS’ CALL FOR FAIRER DEAL

Brussels – 13 May 2015, 6pm. MEPs and artists came together today to call for transparency and fairness in culture and commerce!Singers, pianists, saxophonists, bass players and guitarists from Spain, Germany, France, UK and other member states shared the stage...

IAO Speech in the European Parliament

IAO President Paul Pacifico addressed parliamentarians in Brussels today as part of the IAO’s ‘Artists In Europe’ event, highlighting the position of Artists in the current music industry ecosystem:"My name is Paul Pacifico I am a Harmonica...