A2IM

Huge thanks to Forbes for yesterday's write-up on A2IM's latest advocacy initiatives!

As streaming, AI, major labels and other advancements in tech continue to reshape the music industry, A2IM aims to ensure that indie artists are not left behind by continuing to advocate for fair artist compensation and copyright protection.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3Y8pQX3

“This isn’t just about Merlin; it’s about properly recognizing the value of artists and their music," says A2IM president and CEO, Dr. Richard James Burgess on TikTok's refusal to renew their license with Merlin prior to negotiations.

TikTok ‘Walked Away’ From Talks With Merlin. Now Indie Songs by Nirvana, Phoebe Bridgers & More May Leave the App Merlin says TikTok "walked away" from new licensing negotiations. Songs from Nirvana, Phoebe Bridgers and more could be taken down from the platform.

We had a ripper of a morning with our friends at Symphonic this month Nashville!

Thanks to all who came out on a Wednesday morning to mingle over bloodies and mimosas! What a sight to see our community hanging at the Orbison Building 🎶

Keep up with A2IM Member events at a2im.org/events

Thursday job board returns! Check out this week's roundup and apply at a2im.org/jobs

We've got a surprise webinar happening next Thursday with Vevo!

Tune in to get the scoop on Vevo best practices, tips and tricks for growth, step-by-step walk throughs around editorial support, playlisting and distribution to keep the attention of longtime fans. Learn how to get your music in front of new audiences next Thursday at 1pm!

🔗 RSVP: https://bit.ly/3zATqef

Cheers to another successful B2BeerGarden mixer this year! Huge thanks to all who joined us alongside Rise and AIM!

Enjoy the rest of Reeperbahn Festival! 🇩🇪

The time has come! Give A2IM Indie Week 2025 your magic touch 🔮

Submit your ideas for panel topics and send us your suggestions for speakers now!

🔗 Submit: https://linktr.ee/a2im

Busy times ahead! 🤩

We're looking forward to a buzzing fall season connecting with friends and colleagues at these upcoming events!

📍 September 18: Emmaline McCourt, Sr. Membership Manager is in Nashville for AMERICANAFEST, during which we'll be hosting our annual Americana Open House with Symphonic!

📍September 19: Chirag Patel, Director of Memberships, will be in Hamburg for Reeperbahn Festival, where we'll be hosting our annual B2BeerGarden Mixer with AIM in partnership with Rise!

📍October 1-4: Chirag will be in Dublin for Ireland Music Week!

📍October 15: In our home base of NYC, team A2IM will be hosting an Indies Take NYC mixer with our friends at Too Lost! This event will kick off our time at the Mondo conference in Brooklyn.

📍October 22-24: Chirag heads to Santa Monica, CA for Music Tectonics! Emmaline wraps up our busy events season in Hillsborough, NC for Redeye's annual Label Hang!

✉️ Be sure to reach out to Emmaline or Chirag at [email protected] to say hello and meet IRL!

☑️ RSVP links for A2IM events at a2im.org/events

💸 A2IM Members: If you're considering attending one of these conferences, remember that you get discounted tickets to Reeperbahn Festival and to Mondo.NYC through your membership with us!

Will you be in Hamburg for Reeperbahn Festival next week?

If so then we'd love to see you at our B2BeerGarden mixer happening next Thursday, September 19th from 4-6pm CET in partnerhship with Rise (.la)

In conjunction with Association of Independent Music (AIM), this mixer is open to all RBF badge holders.

🔐 Save your spot! https://bit.ly/3Xnm5LO

A2IM supports the NO FAKES Act, which was introduced today by US House Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1), Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) and Adam Schiff (D-CA-30).

Alongside the Human Artistry Campaign, we are urging you to support the NO FAKES Act, which would create an intellectual property right to your own voice and visual likeness, essentially prohibiting the use of nonconsensual AI deepfakes and voice clones.

✊ Take action today! https://p2a.co/fCscPAf

The Clio Music Awards celebrate creativity in music marketing, brand collaborations, and the use of music in advertising around the world 🌐

And... big news! The deadline is fast approaching. Apply to the CLIO Awards by September 20th! Calling all Indies to take part!

🔗 Learn more about it at our blog: https://a2im.org/ams-clio-awards/

A2IM Member RoyFi has just announced a new partnership with Vistex to simplify music advance access for customers.

This partnership will enable RoyFi to use its technology to streamline finance alternatives for Vistex customers and help ease the ongoing challenge of irregular royalty payments.

The integration into Vistex’s royalty solutions allows customers to submit precise revenue figures so RoyFi can make the proper advance offers.

🔗 Learn more at our blog: https://a2im.org/ams-royfi-vistex-partnership/

There's only 1 week left to apply to our fall cycle Mentorship Program!☝️

Shoutout to Lisa Levy of Robbins Entertainment for leading the charge to create this awesome resource for our community. And yes, EVERYONE has something to learn from a program like this – whether you're just getting your career started or you're a longtime label exec, this program welcomes you at any stage of your career!

🤝 Apply now: https://a2im.org/a2im-mentor-program/

We're excited to be kicking off the fall season of our Indiescussion Webinar Series with Domenico Randazzo of Chartmetric!

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 1pm for a deep dive on how to use Chartmetric's tools to leverage your (or your artist's) data to ID and grow your core audience and develop strategies to maximize your success!

🔗 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4e8eyXS

Member Event Benefit Alert!

📍London, England

We're just one week out from AIM Connected, the UK’s high-level independent music conference and key networking event, focussing on music business, technology, and people 🤝 hosted by our sister org in the UK

On Thursday, Sept. 12: Hear expert speakers from across the industry and beyond deliver keynotes, interviews, TED-style ‘Strong Opinions’ and Deep Dive sessions, alongside networking opportunities across the day.

🔗 A2IM Members can grab their discounted tickets within the Member Portal here: https://bit.ly/4dGHlD3

We're excited to share that we've partnered with GoGoods to offer A2IM members an 80% revenue share on sales of GoGoods® Cloud Collectible™ (GCC™) albums and EPs.

What does this mean?

By providing a higher revenue share and ensuring artists are compensated on every transfer of ownership, GoGoods is not just offering a new digital format; they are redefining the economics of music ownership. This partnership represents a significant step forward in creating a more sustainable and fair future for the independent music community.

Learn all about it and how to sign up here: https://thesyn.disco.ac/view-campaign-email/48ced142-5854-4f64-9f77-77ef583e9b7f/148280/

We’re excited to share that we’ve partnered with GoGoods to offer A2IM members an 80% revenue share on sales of GoGoods® Cloud Collectible™ (GCC™) albums and EPs.

What does this mean? 🤔

By providing a higher revenue share and ensuring artists are compensated on every transfer of ownership, GoGoods is not just offering a new digital format; they are redefining the economics of music ownership. This partnership represents a significant step forward in creating a more sustainable and fair future for the independent music community.

🔗Learn all about it and how to sign up at the link in bio!

New Member Roundup 🔁

Please help us give a warm welcome to this month's new members! 👏
To learn more about each new member company, head to our blog for our August Digest!

August Digest: https://a2im.org/monthly-digest-august-2024/

Hey there community! In case you didn’t know, these events are deeply discounted for our A2IM members!

Some of these being courtesy of our friends at 🌏

Log into the A2IM Member Info Hub to take advantage of these and more discounted events & services!

🔗Log In: https://bit.ly/4dYV3AY

Ring ring 📞The call continues!

Join the the only mentorship program tailor-made for independent music professionals! Applications will remain open until Friday, September 13!

👉 A2IM Members: Apply to be a mentor or mentee today: https://bit.ly/33jvmwc

REMINDER 🔔 Grammys Online Entry Process closes this Friday, August 30!

Submit your entries before the deadline! Let's make the independents stand out loud 'n proud for the first round of voting!

🎥 Check out the Recording Academy's OEP Explained webinar here: https://bit.ly/3WZfBTa

Now Hiring in Independent Music 📣

Shore Fire Media – Jr. Account Exec
Pitch Perfect PR – Sr. Tour & Event Publicist
Light in the Attic Records & Distro – Product Asset Coordinator
Light in the Attic Records & Distro – Digital Marketing Manager
AtoZ Media – Sr. Manager/Pre-Press Operations, Art Department

🔗 Apply now at a2im.org/jobs

We're excited to share a new A2IM Member Benefit presented by our members KMG Distribution!

KMG Distribution is the distribution arm of long-standing independent publisher The Royalty Network. Their primary focus remains bringing each of their clients a more hands-on and tailored approach to distribution.

They're offering A2IM members an opportunity to enhance the way they deliver music across DSP’s via preferred splits and dedicated support throughout the release-planning, marketing strategy, and product delivery processes.

🔗 Learn more and sign up at our blog: https://a2im.org/kmg-distribution-ams/

A2IM is proud to be a partner of Music Votes, joining dozens of other companies and organizations in the industry’s first ever voter engagement coalition. 🗳️

It’s critical that eligible music fans use their voice this November. Voting is the best way to ensure a healthy democracy and to have a say in which leaders and policies will shape our future.

Music Votes focuses on three easy steps:

✔️ Register
✔️ Know Your Voter ID laws
✔️ Turn out to Vote!

More info at music-votes.org