Congrats to our very own Senior Director of Membership, Chirag, on being elected to the Anchor 2026 Board!
The International Music Award is part of the Reeperbahn Festival, and the board will be selecting the nominees for the Anchor Award from all the submissions.
More information can be found at https://t.co/WcrzEbDpV7
Only 7 days left until our favorite time of the year! We canโt wait to see everyone at Indie Week 2026. ๐
Don't have a badge yet? There's still time! Purchase your Indie Week badge below. A2IM Members - log into the member portal to access your discount code. https://t.co/lVOCJn5Wb8
Big day in Raleigh, NC! ๐ถ We gathered with A2IM Members and Congresswoman Deborah Ross to celebrate the reintroduction of the Protecting Working Musicians Act (PWMA).
From L-R: Jae Brooks - Reach Records, Lisa Hresko - A2IM, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-2), Mariah Czap - Exceleration Music, Glenn Dicker - Redeye Worldwide
Meet A2IM Member Ashley White Public Relations!
After 15 years at a major label, Ashely White founded AWPR as a trusted home for artists seeking personalized strategies to tell their authentic stories. Learn more here: https://t.co/NzH0nNHmnz
See what's new over on our Job Board this week!
TREND is hiring a Social Media Strategist & Account Manager
@DominoPubCo is hiring a Licensing/Copyright Coordinator and a Summer Intern
@merlinnetwork is hiring a Manager, Commercial Partnerships
@epitaphrecords is hiring an Associate Art Director
Learn more and apply: https://t.co/iGE9pitzod
Coming up on Thursday, May 28! Join Incantio for an Indiescussion where they'll discuss the value of one-stop licensing for catalogs and how this can generate more leads for larger budget projects. Register now: https://t.co/LHgKTr2g2W
๐จBreaking News: A2IM and ARA along with SONA, AFM & Recording Academy lead coalition of musician and songwriter advocates championing the reintroduction of Protect Working Musicians Act (PWMA).
A big thank you to Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-02) for reintroducing this landmark legislation! The PWMA would allow independent artists and labels to work together to negotiate collectively with AI developers and streaming platforms, giving them a meaningful seat at the table for the first time, and a clear pathway to fair and equitable compensation.
Read the full press release here: https://t.co/3WIRTUBkBz
Meet A2IM Member Vobile!
Vobile recently introduced their 'Played By Humansโ AI detection tool, which puts the power to distinguish between AI-generated music and music made by humans in the hands of its creators.
Read more here: https://t.co/VJ5OEBB7gk
A huge congratulations to our incredible COO, Lisa, on winning the Leading Light Award at the Bizzy Awards! ๐โจ
This award recognizes a leader who goes above and beyond to support their team through meaningful initiatives around mental health, well-being, and work/life balance. Lisa has helped build such a wonderful culture at A2IM and the award is so well deserved!
Meet A2IM Member Riptide Music Group!
Riptide Music Group provides full-service publishing administration for songwriters, artists, labels, catalogs, and rights holders, acting as both a global collection partner and a strategic rights management backbone. Learn more: https://t.co/MLdCu2CZKp
Our CEO Ian is headed to Berlin! Catch him at Re:publica on Monday, May 18 speaking about how the independent music community is facing AI and investing in what comes next.
Re:publica is one of Europe's largest conferences on digital society. https://t.co/pC2jsEXaAo
Meet A2IM Member Medallion!
Medallion is the app for fans to stay up to date with their favorite artists, log their shows and track their listening, all in one place. Learn more here: https://t.co/PN3i2oKb3c
We're proud to celebrate A2IM Members named to this year's Billboard Indie Power Players list! See what they say excites them most about the Indie World. This is what independent looks like. ๐ช
Read all of the quotes and A2IM Members named to Indie Power Players here: https://t.co/qkA446AMTe
A huge congratulations to all of our members featured on Billboardโs 2026 Indie Power Players List, including our very own CEO Ian Harrison and COO Lisa Hresko! Your impact continues to elevate the independent music community every single day.
See the full list here: https://t.co/6dMoW1A75g
Meet A2IM Member @chordalcurated!
Chordal is the rights network for popular music. Not a collection society, not a sub-licensor, and critically, not a pre-cleared marketplace. What Chordal provides is the transactional infrastructure underneath: the rails that let rights holders do direct licensing at modern content speed.
Learn more: https://t.co/fFiUZQKR4i
Weโre honored to announce that @NettwerkMusic co-founders, Terry McBride and Mark Jowett, will be presented with this yearโs Lifetime Achievement Award. The recognition celebrates their decades-long commitment to artist development, innovation, and leadership within the global independent music sector.
โTerry and Mark have been true mavericks and innovators in the independent music sector the past 40 years,โ said Ian Harrison, CEO of A2IM.
See the full press release here: https://t.co/JYp1pr42UA
Excited to announce this yearโs Libera Awards performers!
๐ธ Nigerian Tuareg guitar innovator Mdou Moctar
๐ค GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Valerie June
๐ถ Multi-hyphenate artist Dawn Richard
๐น Electric synth-pop artist PORCHES
Join us in NYC Monday, June 8 at historic Gotham Hall in New York City for independent musicโs biggest night! Read the full announcement here: https://t.co/rwPEz29T4B
Meet A2IM Member @mvdentgroup!
MVD Entertainment Group is a full-service music and movie distribution company, exclusively representing thousands of audio and visual products for DVD, Blu-ray, CD, vinyl, and digital rights, worldwide.
Learn more: https://t.co/mGvWvUPPre