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			<title><![CDATA[Music Connected edition of the AIM Journal now available!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We're pleased to announce the release of the latest AIM Journal. This edition, which is a special Music Connected edition is full of great articles to help you make sense of what's happening in digital. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Are you a dance label expecting airplay or performance royalties from Germany? If so, PPL would like to hear from you. ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[PPL will shortly be doing its next run of matches against data received from the German collecting society. To help them, they have asked in particular that dance labels who are expecting airplay and/or public performance royalties from Germany should contact them. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Article of the week: Can you have an international presence without satellite offices? (Alex di Savoia (Aardvark Dance) ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[What does a small UK independent label do when it has a healthy presence in non-domestic markets with a respectable level of sales?  Do you set up an office in the territories where you’re doing well?  What if you can’t afford it?]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AIM Supports Next Independent Label Market at Spitalfields, London (19th May 2012)]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Independent Label Market is proud to announce an official partnership with AIM for a second year running, which will see AIM support the market when it returns to London's Spitalfields on 19th May.  The market will see labels including XL Recordings, Moshi Moshi, Domino, Bella Union, Sunday Best and many many more host stalls.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Article of the week: What's New at Last.fm for 2012? (Matthew Hawn (Last.fm) ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We’ve been thinking a lot about the challenges facing the music industry at Last.fm and right at the end of 2011, we released three new things that we hope will make a difference for people who believe in independent music.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Article of the week: A new dawn for traditional business models (Mike Monday (DJ) ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[My first project after getting www.mikemonday.com working was to write and release my third solo album, one track a week for ten weeks. Every Monday I released another track for free from the web site that I'd written the week before. I also blogged about the experience along the way.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AIM Announces The AIM/UKTI Digital Music Trade Mission To NY 2012]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[AIM is proud to announce The AIM/UKTI Digital Music Mission to New York.  The mission offers established music businesses an unparalleled opportunity to keep their knowledge/skill set ahead of the curve, and look forward to the growth and market development of digital.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Register now - IMPALA Sales Awards]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The next announcement on the IMPALA Sales awards will take place in early May and registrations are now open. Impala Awards are awarded for total sales across Europe.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Action required with PPL for next payment schedule]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We are working with PPL to ensure that that they have all the data they need from you, to allow you to be paid correctly for broadcast and public performance usage of your recordings. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Article of the week: A Guide to Making Money from Cover Songs (Alex Holz (RightsFlow / YouTube)]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Releasing cover songs is like getting introduced to a new person by way of a mutual friend (the song) rather than a chance encounter (an original found on a CD or site such as Bandcamp). Positive introductions are more likely when there is shared common ground. So why is this an effective way of promoting your music?  Let’s explore…]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The 2012 Budget and  Changes To Employment Law - Are You Affected?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We'd like to make our members aware of some changes which have arrived as part of George Osbourne's 2012 Budget and some information about the upcoming changes to Employment Law. 
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AIM announces full conference line-up for Music Connected 2012 in association with Consolidated Independent]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A host of senior digital music business figures have been confirmed for the UK’s leading digital music conference – Music Connected - taking place on Wednesday 9th May at London’s Glaziers Hall.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IMPALA and Nielsen Music launch new pan-European independent music charts]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[For the first time ever, the success of independent music is being monitored with dedicated pan-European charts. Produced by Nielsen Music for IMPALA, these unique charts are based on digital downloads and radio airplay across Europe.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AIM Independent Music Awards return for 2012!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Following the huge success of their inaugural awards, the Association of Independent Music (AIM) are very pleased to announced that the AIM Independent Music Awards will return once again in 2012, casting a spotlight on the plethora of talent in the independent sector. Doubling in size in direct response to the overwhelming interest in 2011’s event, the AIM Awards will be held on October 29th 2012 at their new venue, The Brewery in Clerkenwell.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AIM Announces Music Connected 2012, the return of the UK's biggest digital music conference!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Now in its tenth year, Music Connected 2012 - the UK's leading digital music trade fair - returns on Wednesday 9th May 2012 in association with Consolidated Independent, as leading labels and music companies descend on historic Glaziers Hall to meet the key players in UK digital music.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Annie Nightingale and NME Editor Krissi Murison lined up to speak at AIM's Women in Music event]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[AIM's next Women in Music & Entertainment networking evening will see the legendary Annie Nightingale and NME Editor Krissi Murison amongst the speakers, plus a fascinating panel discussion on Gender Inequality in the Boardroom.  Tickets are available now and will sell out fast!]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IMPALA honours Martin Mills and Label Love with Outstanding Contribution Awards ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Impala, the European indies association has revealed that Beggars Group founder Martin Mills and the 'Label Love' initiative are the recipients of their 2011 Outstanding Contribution Award. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AIM Launches Campaign Against Break-Up and Sale of EMI]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[AIM members are actively supporting the UK industry calls for a review of the proposed break-up and sale of EMI Music, and are launching a campaign to inform constituency MPs about this vital issue.  The increasing concentration of the music market in the hands of a decreasing number of gigantic multinationals has undoubtedly damaged competition. AIM's position is that the proposed sale of EMI threatens further damage so great that it must be reviewed and resisted by the UK Coalition Government with the full support of the Opposition on what really should not be a Party issue.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tickets Now Available for AIM's 'Sync Licensing & Working With Brands' Master Class]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[AIM’s annual synchronisation licensing master class is to return to London on 24th January 2012, with a host of top industry figures from the worlds of TV, film, advertising and games lined up to speak, including FRUKT Communications, Endemol, Vertigo Films, Sync Inc and Nimrod Productions.  Tickets available now!]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AIM Supports Christmas Independent Label Market - Spitalfields, London, 10th December]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Independent Label Market is proud to announce a special Christmas market in association with AIM, to support the labels that lost their stock in the PIAS/Sony warehouse fire earlier this year. Get down to Spitalfields Market in London on 10th December and pick up some amazing xmas presents!]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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