National Music Centre & Award Medals
French Culture minister launches national music centre
On January 28, France's Culture Minister, Frédéric Mitterrand brought together representatives from the various French music professional bodies to attend the signature of a ground-breaking agreement, paving the way to the creation of the new Centre National de la Musique. Opening midem for the third year in succession, the french minister of culture and communication described the decision to set up the CNM as "an historic agreement". The Culture Minister explained that the new government-backed, set to be operational later this year, will federate, centralise and distribute existing public funding for all aspects of the French music sector. In 2013, the CNM's budget will include between €75 million and €90 million coming from existing taxes on Internet Service Providers.
In the afternoon, at the Majestic Hotel, Frederic Mitterand awarded French culture medals Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres to Shakira and producer Françoise Canneti, and Officier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettresto Patricia Kass in front of a large audience and a crowd of photographers.
www.gouvernement.fr/gouvernement/creation-du-centre-national-de-la-musique
