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🚨 The global independent music community raises the alarm about the negative consequences of UMG-Virgin Music’s acquisition of Downtown on the music ecosystem and warns of the risks of market consolidation across the value chain as UMG expands. ℹ️ winformusic.org/umg-virginmusi…

UMG trying to present Virgin Music’s acquisition of Downtown as an investment in the independent ecosystem is fooling no one. This is wealth extraction from the independents, another step in UMG’s relentless path to dominance and stifling competition. (1/2)

We call on regulatory bodies to block the deal. (2/2) 👉 winformusic.org/umg-virginmusi…

La stratégie d'acquisition tous azimuts d'Universal Music Group (Pias, Downtown) constitue une menace pour la distribution indépendante et réactive les phénomènes de concentration dans la musique

WIN-Indies schlagen Alarm in Sachen Universal Music und Downtown WIN musikwoche.de/recorded-publi…

AIM CEO, Gee Davy has commented: “Following on from the recent [PIAS]/Integral acquisition, it plays into a continuing trend towards over-consolidation and reduction of independent routes to market" Read more: winformusic.org/umg-virginmusi…

La concentración no sólo impacta negativamente por la manera en que las plataformas distribuyen regalías a los artistas (basada en la cuota de mercado), sino también por el uso no regulado de inteligencia y datos de los artistas, audiencias y usuarios. 👇 asiar.musica.ar/peligros-conce…

¡Noticia importantes para el sector independiente! 🌟UFi se une a la alerta de IMPALA y WIN para denunciar el impacto de la creciente concentración en la industria, tras la adquisición de PIAS por parte de Universal Music Group ufimusica.com/la-union-fonog…

WIN, A2IM, Secretly Group & More Call on Regulators to Block Virgin Music’s Downtown Acquisition billboard.com/pro/virgin-dow…

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ was a busy year developing the global independent music network! ✔️ 5 countries visited ✔️ First official visits to 🇲🇦🇸🇦🇰🇷🇹🇼 ✔️ Projects for new trade associations in 🇲🇽🇨🇴 Together we're building a stronger, more unified independent music community, one step at a time!

VUT beklagt "frechen Etikettenschwindel" bei Universals Downtown-Plänen DerVUT musikwoche.de/recorded-publi…

Congress listened to the voices of artists! The end-of-year spending bill does NOT provide another mandate for Big Radio. It’s time for @NABTweets to come to the table and agree to pay artists for their music. #NoRadioWithoutRoyalties

In 2024, WIN made it easier for the independent music community to connect, network and grow. We secured discounted access to 22 top industry events for our associations and their members across 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇧🇬🇳🇱🇪🇸🇨🇴🇲🇽🇨🇱🇳🇿🇩🇪🇯🇵🇧🇷. We can’t wait to see you at even more events in 2025!

Last week, Congress did right by the artist community in saying mega conglomerate radio doesn't need a crutch for its business model as long as they refuse to pay artists for radio play. Read more about it via the MusicFirst Coalition: hubs.li/Q030Gf3-0

As we head into 2025, we wanted to thank all our members and supporters for making 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ such a great year full of milestones for the global independent music community. 🎉 Here’s to an even brighter 2025 together!

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