Competition Archives - WIN https://winformusic.org/category/competition/ Worldwide Independent Network Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:49:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://winformusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-WIN-Circle-Green0.5x-32x32.png Competition Archives - WIN https://winformusic.org/category/competition/ 32 32 223192417 Open letter from WIN to European Commissioner Dombrovskis: “Europe as a beacon of fair competition” https://winformusic.org/open-letter-from-win-to-european-commissioner-dombrovskis-europe-as-a-beacon-of-fair-competition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-from-win-to-european-commissioner-dombrovskis-europe-as-a-beacon-of-fair-competition Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:49:49 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7693 With just a few weeks until the European Commission’s final decision on More

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]]> 7693 WIN Urges Europe to Extend Its Objections on the UMG/Downtown Acquisition: “No Remedy Can Fix This Deal” https://winformusic.org/win-urges-europe-to-extend-its-objections-on-the-umg-downtown-acquisition-no-remedy-can-fix-this-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=win-urges-europe-to-extend-its-objections-on-the-umg-downtown-acquisition-no-remedy-can-fix-this-deal Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:37:40 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7640 At the end of November, the European Commission issued formal objections to UMG’s proposed acquisition of More

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]]> 7640 Darius van Arman: The Struggle For Independence In The Modern Age (Op-ed) https://winformusic.org/darius-van-arman-the-struggle-for-independence-in-the-modern-age-op-ed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=darius-van-arman-the-struggle-for-independence-in-the-modern-age-op-ed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:43:48 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7391 In an in-depth piece published in Stereogum, Jagjaguwar founder and Secretly Group More

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]]> 7391 Eva Karman Reinhold: UMG’s mega-acquisition threatens musical diversity (Op-ed) https://winformusic.org/eva-karman-reinhold-umgs-mega-acquisition-threatens-musical-diversity-op-ed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eva-karman-reinhold-umgs-mega-acquisition-threatens-musical-diversity-op-ed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:46:59 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7371 This opinion piece was published in Musikindustrin. See the English version below, More

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]]> 7371 Nuno Saraiva: My future as an amateur football club coach (Op-ed) https://winformusic.org/nuno-saraiva-my-future-as-an-amateur-football-club-coach-op-ed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nuno-saraiva-my-future-as-an-amateur-football-club-coach-op-ed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:14:42 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7299 This opinion piece was published in Complete Music Update. Universal Music’s Downtown More

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]]> 7299 “100 Voices” on why UMG’s acquisition of Downtown should be blocked https://winformusic.org/100-voices-on-why-umgs-acquisition-of-downtown-should-be-blocked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-voices-on-why-umgs-acquisition-of-downtown-should-be-blocked Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:58:38 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7259 Independent music leaders today published 100 Voices, a campaign with a clear More

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]]> 7259 Kees Van Weijen on Why Independence Matters https://winformusic.org/kees-van-weijen-on-why-independence-matters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kees-van-weijen-on-why-independence-matters Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:03:04 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7188 Parts of this opinion piece were first published in Dutch industry publication Entertainment More

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]]> 7188 European Commission to open detailed investigation into UMG/Downtown acquisition https://winformusic.org/european-commission-to-open-detailed-investigation-into-umg-downtown-acquisition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-commission-to-open-detailed-investigation-into-umg-downtown-acquisition Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:21:24 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7088 In recent weeks, the global independent community has come together to express More

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]]> 7088 Independents Around the World Call for End to Anti-Competitive Consolidation in Music Industry https://winformusic.org/independents-around-the-world-call-for-end-to-anti-competitive-consolidation-in-music-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=independents-around-the-world-call-for-end-to-anti-competitive-consolidation-in-music-industry Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:10:12 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7063 A coalition of leading European and international independent music companies and trade More

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]]> 7063 Open letter from WIN CEO to European Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribera https://winformusic.org/open-letter-from-win-ceo-to-european-commission-vice-president-teresa-ribera/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-from-win-ceo-to-european-commission-vice-president-teresa-ribera Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:45:41 +0000 https://winformusic.org/?p=7046 In an open letter sent to the European Commission’s Vice-President and Commissioner More

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