WIN unites the independent music industry around the world, enabling independents to exchange knowledge, extract best practices and exert our collective strength.
For more detail on our mission and priorities, click here. To see what we have achieved so far, visit our 15 Defining Moments.
ACTION
- Join up independent music markets in the world to stay competitive in today’s globalized music economy.
- Facilitate networking and business opportunities with colleagues from around the world through projects like WINHUB.
- Build capacity and help independent music trade associations thrive by providing support, resources, and organizing events like WINCON.
- Foster associativity, aiding independent music businesses in emerging markets establish local structures.
- Promote cooperation by coordinating regional networks in Latin America and Asia-Pacific and promoting projects like FILA.
- Return more value to the sector, assisting independents navigate the world of international performance rights management and promoting best practice for collecting societies.
- Address industry issues affecting independents on a global scale through initiatives such as the Principles for Generative AI.
- Champion the value of music and independent businesses with initiatives like the Global Independent Values.
- Promote best practices, advocating for transparency and fairness with commitments like the Fair Digital Deals.
- Develop innovative tools to standardize and simplify rights management, such as the Repertoire Data Exchange (RDx).
- Promote equity, diversity, inclusion and sustainability in the music sector with our EDI and Sustainability spotlights.
- Collate market intelligence about the independent sector, publishing WINTEL, WINTRENDS, and collaborating with projects like OLMI.
PROJECTS
Facilitate networking and collaboration, joining up independent music markets in the world.
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Foro de Independientes del Cono Sur is an itinerant summit of independent music companies and professionals promoted by WIN and the LatAm Network.
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Collaborative platforms that contribute to the development of the music sector in their own markets and across the region.
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WIN’s annual conference for the network of independent music trade associations.
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Assistance to navigate the complex and ever-changing world of international performance rights management.
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WIN is a focal point for collecting and sharing knowledge about the independent sector at national and international level.
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