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Independent contractors and freelancers make up a large part of the music industry. Now, the industry is introducing new common guidelines intended to increase inclusion and safety for everyone working professionally with music.
Today, some of the biggest and most central commercial players in Danish music are launching a new industry standard. This standard aims to prevent and address offensive actions, which is a broad term that includes discrimination and sexual harassment.
While some companies and organizations in the music industry already have standards in this area, many individuals in the industry are freelancers or independent contractors with connections to companies in the industry. With the introduction of an industry standard, the aim is for everyone – including those without traditional employment contracts – to achieve the same protection in the industry.
With the standard, leading companies in the industry are setting very clear expectations for how to interact, while committing to prevent and follow up on conditions that do not comply the industry standard.
The partnership has been part of the working group and has contributed with knowledge and facilitation of the process.
All business partners will receive the industry standard
The participating companies will initially distribute the industry standard to all their business partners during the first half of April. Following this, the companies behind the initiative will continuously evaluate the efforts throughout 2025 and decide on the next steps.
The companies behind the initiative are Live Nation Denmark, Warner Music Denmark, Sony Music Denmark, Universal Music Denmark, United Stage Denmark, Luger, Labelmade, PDH, GL Music, Edition Wilhelm Hansen, The Bank, The Danish Music Publishers Association, the Danish Agents Association, and IFPI Denmark. The initiative is backed by the Partnership for Sustainable Development in Music and business psychologist Sarah Ambs-Thomsen.
See the Industry Standard here
See the Commitment document here
If you, as a company or organisation in the music industry, want to implement the industry standard, you can contact the Partnership for Sustainable Development in Music at sekretariat@musiklivetspartnerskab.dk
