Finale Day for EMMMA 2.0 I 7th of December 2021

Hello fellow manager friends! We’re SO EXCITED to invite you to join us at the second annual Finale Event for our mentorship program. It will be an afternoon of learning, panel discussion and networking with your fellow music managers. Sign up on Eventbrite to join us! 16:00 – 17:00 YouTube Music Masterclass YTM is our…

EMMA joins Keychange Pledge

The European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) is proud to announce that it has joined the Keychange Pledge, working towards a gender balanced music industry.  In March of this year, EMMA adopted its own Charter on inclusion and diversity. Joining the Keychange Pledge and being part of a wider community that is committed to positive action…

EMMA joins live events sector in welcoming EU Guidelines on reopening of cultural events

EMMA has joined with seven of Europe’s live events organisations to work together towards a coordinated reopening of Europe’s cultural venues.  Today the group has written to European Commission Vice President Schinas and Commissioner Gabriel welcoming the recently adopted EU guidelines on reopening of cultural events.  The letter acknowledges the promising results of recent test…

EMMA signs open letter Claiming a front row seat for Music

EMMA joins 75 other international, European and national organisations in a call for policy makers across Europe to fully acknowledge the artistic, social and economic value of the music sector and to reflect this in policy and decision making processes.  This is essential if the sector is to recover from the Covid-19 crisis and be…

EMX Capacity Building Programme: call for music professionals

Following the launch of the EMX Capacity Building Programme addressed to the music exporters, the EMX project, funded by the European Commission, shares today the second part of the programme and seeks 30 music professionals who work with export-ready music design EU pilot programs for music export. EMX is a project funded by the European…

Call to support EU/US cultural relations

EMMA – the European Music Managers Alliance – is proud to add its name to a statement co-signed by 108 organisations, ahead of the EU-US summit, calling for improved mobility conditions for artists between the EU and US.  This is a critical component of the strategy for recovery from the Covid19 crisis which has hit…

EMMA appoints Yvonne Stausbøll as Executive Director

The European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Yvonne Stausbøll as its first Executive Director. Yvonne will be based in Brussels from where she will be responsible for the general management of EMMA and the organisation’s engagement on policy issues within Europe and beyond. With over 25 years experience in…

EMMMA 2.0 Launches Today with a New Cohort of Mentors and Mentees

#emmacommunity #artistmanagement #mentorshipmatters We are thrilled to welcome 10 new mentees to our European Music Managers Mentorship Activation (EMMMA) 2.0, which we are running for the second year in a row together with partner YouTube Music. The EMMA jury selected ten candidates from a myriad of European countries as well as musical genres to work…