Bundesverband Musikindustrie

The Federal Association of Music Industry Association ( BVMI ) represents the interests of the music industry in Germany, especially in economic and legal terms.

History

The BVMI was formed in 2007 from the merger of the German Mission was founded in 1958 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI ) and the Federation of the Phonographic Industry. He is member of the European Movement Germany.

The German Phono-Akademie, the cultural institute of the Federal Music Industry Association is the organizer of the events echo, echo, echo classic and jazz. Furthermore commissioned and controlled by the association on Media Control to make the official German music charts and has databases of all winners of the Gold-/Platin-Awards, formerly Golden Record. The BVMI annually publishes the official figures on the German music market in a yearbook music industry in figures. For orientation of consumers in the use of music on the Internet has the BVMI 2013 PLAY FAIR initiative launched.

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