This week's Job Board is live! See what's new below and head to hubs.li/Q04BpYS40 for more details. 📌 Omnian Music Group is hiring a Head of A&R based in Brooklyn, NY 📌 Exceleration Music Group is hiring Legal Counsel, UK & Europe, based in London 📌 @hopelessrecords is a Digital Operations Manager based in Los Angeles, CA

We're headed to Miami and want to see you! Join the indie community on October 21 at 5PM at The Bass Museum. Special thanks to our presenting partner @symphonicdistro, as well as our sponsors @Puntilla_Music, Open On Sunday, and Tito's Handmade Vodka. RSVP here: hubs.li/Q04BhvV10

Chirag is headed to @MusicTectonics, October 27-29, in Santa Monica, CA. And be sure to check out the A2IM Independent Spotlight panels, featuring fellow A2IM Members! Plus,A2IM Members receive at $150 discount on conference badges. Access the discount over on our member portal.

🎷 WINHUB JAZZ & GLOBAL MUSIC 🎷 Are you an independent music company working in jazz or global music? Come connect with like-minded labels and businesses from around the world! 📅 November 25–26 | Online 🤝 Three dedicated speed-meeting windows make it easy to network across regions, wherever you are. 📝 Apply by October 23 through the member portal. 💲 Free for members, but places are limited, so don’t wait! Organized by WIN in partnership with IMPALA, and co-funded by the EU through IMPALA’s Network Project. More info: bit.ly/4hM33Kk

Calgary, you were a blast! Huge thanks to Music Cities for the invite and for putting together such a great event. We loved meeting so many people in the indie community. Until next time!

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Our COO, Lisa, will be at @MondoNewYork next week! She'll be speaking on The State of the Music Business panel on Tuesday, Oct 13. See you there!

Head over to our Job Board to check out recently posted roles in indie music! Learn more here: bit.ly/4zbe51I ➡️ @hopelessrecords is a full-time UK Label Coordinator ➡️ @DominoPubCo is hiring a full-time A&R Manager ➡️ Exceleration Services is hiring a full-time Direct to Fan Coordinator ➡️ @vydiaofficial is hiring a part-time People Operations role

As part of the WIN Annual Report 2025–26, our CEO Ian Harrison shares his thoughts on what independence means in 2026, the importance of protecting the infrastructure that supports the independent sector, and the power of working together globally. “Independents are built inside the cultures and genres they serve, so investing in new artists isn’t a strategy, it’s the reason we exist. That closeness produces constant invention in business models, marketing, and the music itself, out of passion, necessity, or usually both. A structure answering to public markets can’t hold risk that long. Ours can, and long-term artist development takes exactly that endurance.” Read the full interview here: bit.ly/4rJQP8q

Spreadsheets are great… until they're not. Just one wrong formula, one corrupted file, one spilled coffee, and your label's in trouble. Protect your artists and your business with automated contracts, rights and royalty management from Ingenta. Find out more at: hubs.li/Q04yQK5n0

Ou Sr. Director of Membership, Chirag, is currently attending Ireland Music Week! Catch him Friday, October 2 on the Touring the U.S. & Visa Applications panel. He'll be moderating the panel with venue and festival bookers, agents and more as they share their tips and insights about your first trip to the U.S.

Thanks to Senator Blackburn for supporting the AMFA Act. We won't give up the fight for fair compensation for the music that makes broadcast radio profitable.

Where in the world is Team A2IM this October? Catch us in NYC, Durham, Miami, LA, New Orleans, and Dublin. Be sure to say hi IRL if you see us!

We're headed to @MondoNewYork! Catch our CEO, Ian Harrison, in conversation with Scott Cohen on Wednesday, October 14. They'll examine where today's music industry falls short, what that means from the creator's perspective, and why traditional royalty structures may no longer adequately reflect the full value music generates. Learn more at hubs.li/Q04ylPXL0

Meet A2IM Member Ingenta! From contracts to royalty statements, Ingenta gives independent labels the tools to manage rights in-house — with the flexibility to scale alongside a growing roster and catalogue. Learn more here: hubs.li/Q04yhwDC0

A big congratulations to our A2IM Members on their Latin GRAMMYs nominations! The Latin GRAMMYs take place on November 12.

This week's Job Board is live, featuring fresh opportunities! Check out what's new below 👇 ➡️ Exceleration Services is hiring a Production Designer and a Product Manger ➡️ @partisanrecords is hiring a full-time, Physical Supply Chain Manager based in Brooklyn ➡️ @WarpRecords is hiring a full-time, A&R based in New York, LA, or London

AMERICANAFEST 2026 done right 🎸 Huge thanks to everyone who came to our open house with @symphonicdist this week in Nashville. Great conversations, great music, and an even better community. See you next year! And special thanks to Tito's for the support!

Next up on Indiescussion: The Martech Stack Artists Need Beyond a Link in Bio, led by Jacqueline Gellner of Harmonic Creative. This session walks through the fan journey, starting with why a strategic digital home base matters as the foundation, then breaking down which tools earn a place at each stage and how they connect to one another, so the stack works as an integrated system. Register here: hubs.li/Q04xMLgF0

🚨Breaking advocacy news🚨 Yesterday we welcomed the passage of S. 195, the American Music Tourism Act. We supported this bill during Senate consideration and we have long maintained that independent music is a driver of tourism and local economic activity across the country. This is another win for indies across the country!