Member Application Form

Phone

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Choosing your membership category

Membership fees are determined by the size of your organisation.

Which category best represents your organisation?*

Category A – Major producer of music recordings or music videos

Category B – Medium-sized producer of music recordings or music videos

Category C – Small producer of music recordings or music videos

Category D – Producers of music recordings or music videos in the early period of their existence

Company Details

Company Name*

Has the company ever been known under another name?*

Yes

No

Former company name(s)*

Year company was formed*

Managing Director / Owner name*

First Last

Company Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Lead contact name*

First Last

Contact phone number*

We may contact this number with queries about your application and membership.

Contact email*

We will contact this email with information about your application and membership.

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Eligibility

In the last five years, have you (or anyone who owns or controls your company) been involved in making, copying, selling, importing, or sharing music recordings or performances without permission or against the law?*

Yes

No

Do you produce music recordings under your own label or trademark?*

Yes

No

Is the music you produce intended for sale or distribution to the general public?*

Yes

No

Does your organisation have more than one office, branch, company or entity that is involved in the production of sound recordings?*

Yes

No

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In how many countries does your organisation have an office, branch, company or entity that is involved in the production of sound recordings?*

Please list all entities here*

You may provide a link to a publicly available webpage if that is an option.

Optional – What primary benefits do you hope to gain to become an IFPI member?

This will inform our general offer.

Digital Presence

The answers your provide here will help us during our eligibility checks

Please select the option(s) that apply to your company*

My company has a website

My company has social media account(s)

My company does NOT have a website or social media account(s)

Website*

Social Media | Link 1*

Optional – Social Media | Link 2

Please explain why you do not have an online presence*

Online presence is not a condition of membership but it is a way for us to check whether applicants are legitimate and eligible.

National Group Membership

IFPI’s National Groups represent the recording industry at the national level, providing infrastructure such as charts, certifications, and awards, while advocating for record companies on key industry issues and protecting music through anti-piracy efforts. National Groups work closely with IFPI to implement global initiatives locally and support the growth of vibrant music markets.

Click here to see a list of National Groups and Local Associations.

You don’t have to be a member of a National Group to be an IFPI member.

Are you a member of an IFPI Local Association or National Group in your country?*

Yes

No

Unsure

Have you applied to become a member of a Local Association or National Group?*

Yes

No

Please give your reasons for not being a member*

Submit your application

By submitting this application, you consent to IFPI using your contact details to communicate with you about your membership, related services, and updates. Please indicate your preferences:*

Email – I agree to receive emails regarding membership and related updates.

Phone – I agree to be contacted by phone regarding membership and related updates.

Post – I agree to receive postal correspondence regarding membership and related updates.

Terms and conditions*

On behalf of my company, I hereby apply for membership of IFPI and, if my application is accepted, I agree to abide by the Statutes and Regulations of IFPI and to pay the annual membership subscription.

IFPI, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is a non-profit-making Swiss Association, with its registered office at c/o Markus Berni, Holbeinstrasse 30, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland. Its objects are as follows:

(i) to create and promote the rights of producers of phonograms and videograms (“music videos”) nationally through statutes, case law or contract, and internationally through conventions and agreements and, where such rights already exist, to defend, preserve and develop them;

(ii) to further the interests of producers of phonograms and music videos by making representations to governments and negotiating with international intergovernmental organisations or non-governmental organisations and other interested and representative bodies;

(iii) to advance generally the present and future welfare of its members.

ELIGIBILITY

Membership of IFPI is open to a legal entity or person which is either a producer of phonograms or music videos, copies of which are made available to the public in reasonable quantities.

Any applicant which, in the opinion of the Main Board of Directors, has engaged in the unauthorised creation, imitation, duplication, sale, importation or other use of sound recordings or artist’s performances in violation of any law within 5 years’ of its application, is ineligible for membership.

A Member shall refrain from jeopardising the fulfilment of IFPI’s objects and shall not in any manner whatsoever be engaged in the unauthorized creation, imitation, duplication, sale, importation or other use of sound recordings or artists’ performances in violation of any law.

ADMISSION

Applications are submitted to the Main Board of Directors of IFPI for approval, on the recommendation of National Groups or Affiliated Organizations of IFPI (where they exist) or Regional Directors of IFPI. Applications are circulated to the Main Board four times a year. The Main Board then has one month to object to any application.

A full annual membership subscription is payable by an applicant for the year in which the applicant is applying for membership. Admission to membership takes effect on the day of receipt of membership subscription fee.

An annual membership subscription, based on membership category is payable by every member.

To enable IFPI to consider your application and the appropriate category of membership, please reply to the questions on the Application Form and return it to the Membership Secretary at the Secretariat in London.

Any knowingly false declaration in this form will entitle IFPI to terminate membership forthwith

I agree to the terms and conditions

Apply for Membership

IFPI Membership Application Form