International Music Council

IMC is the world's largest network of music organisations and institutions dedicated to the advancement of essential music rights for all people

We stand for a world where everyone can enjoy access to music, where they can learn, experience, create, perform, and express themselves through music, and in which artists of every kind are recognized and fairly remunerated.

IMC brings together people, ideas and actions under the umbrella of the Five Music Rights

We raise awareness and encourage members and others by bringing together

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Rachael Xu Continues to Champion IMC Global Friends Programme and Five Music Rights, Inspiring Young Musicians Worldwide

Rachael Xu Continues to Champion IMC Global Friends Programme and Five Music Rights, Inspiring Young Musicians Worldwide

October 2024 Rachael Xu, a long-time Global Friend of the International Music Council (IMC), continues to make significant strides in…

IMC Executive Board appoints officers and co-opts three new members

IMC Executive Board appoints officers and co-opts three new members

Paris 21.06.2024 Under the leadership of President Sheila Woodward (South Africa/USA), the Executive Board of the International Music Council has…

IMC and .MUSIC announce partnership to transform the digital presence of the global music community

IMC and .MUSIC announce partnership to transform the digital presence of the global music community

Paris 20.04.2024 The IMC offers the newly launched .MUSIC domain name, MusicID, SmartBadge and SmartPage to its community across 1000…

IFCM Online Café: Creating Choral Music — Talking about the Requirements of Choral Repertoire

IFCM Online Café: Creating Choral Music — Talking about the Requirements of Choral Repertoire

Saturday, 9 November 2024, online, 4pm CET This IFCM Online Café is open to all. It will focus on the art of choral composition. Three…

2025 Eighth IPEA International Percussion Competition

2025 Eighth IPEA International Percussion Competition

Percussion is one of the gems of the world’s artistic languages with a long and varied history; Shanghai, an international metropolis blending global economy and…

EFACTS 2024 #11

EFACTS 2024 #11

At a glance:• Count me in! Deadline extended• EFA Members• Berlin Conference: EUROPE – A Cultural Project• EFFEA Duty of Care Protocol Generation #1• News…

Sector del merchandising podría alcanzar $16.3 mil millones para 2030

Sector del merchandising podría alcanzar $16.3 mil millones para 2030

El mercado de merchandising en la industria musical ha cambiado drásticamente en la última década. Lo que antes era una simple camiseta con el nombre…

El auge de los documentales de música: por qué Aitana, Bad Gyal y C. Tangana nos están mostrando su intimidad

El auge de los documentales de música: por qué Aitana, Bad Gyal y C. Tangana nos están mostrando su intimidad

El nuevo sistema tiene dos caras: ‘alimentar’ la voracidad de sus fans y el control férreo del relato sobre sus carreras El Mundo

Muere Catarino Leos Rodríguez, una de las voces más reconocidas de la música norteña

Muere Catarino Leos Rodríguez, una de las voces más reconocidas de la música norteña

Una de las voces más singulares, reconocidas y queridas de la música norteña, don Catarino Leos Rodríguez, fundador de Los Rancheritos de Topo Chico e…

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Join us on 2 October for a follow-up of the EMC’s webinar on EU cultural…
Webinar organised by the International Music Council in collaboration with the European Music Council In…
The first ever pan-European celebration of folk music, dance and storytelling arrived in September 2023…
The European Jazz Conference is a leading annual gathering of professionals from the jazz sector…

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