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Get Ready to Rock The 2026 NAMM Show: NAMM Celebrates 125 Years with Five-Days of Music, Innovation and Industry Legacy

Get Ready to Rock The 2026 NAMM Show: NAMM Celebrates 125 Years with Five-Days of Music, Innovation and Industry Legacy 125th Anniversary of NAMM and 50 Years in Anaheim Set the Stage fo...

NAMM Announces New Leadership Teams For Women of NAMM and NAMM Young Professionals

CARLSBAD, CALIF., July 30, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization, has announced today that NAMM YP and WoN have...

NAMM’s Museum of Making Music Welcomes Celebration of PRS Guitars With Exhibit ‘Roots & Wings: 40 Years of PRS Guitars’

CARLSBAD, CALIF., July 24, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, and the

The NAMM Foundation and Make Music Alliance Celebrate Ten Years of Partnership With Make Music Day 2025, a Worldwide Celebration of Music Making

CARLSBAD, CALIF., June 18, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, and The NAMM Foundation announced today i...

NAMM NeXT Europe Unites the European Music Products Industry With Inaugural Event

CARLSBAD, CALIF., June 10, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization, has announced the conclusion of NAMM NeXT Eur...

NAMM and The NAMM Foundation Unite the Music Industry in Support of LA Wildfire Relief Efforts for Local Schools, Musicians and Nonprofits in the Region

CARLSBAD, CALIF., May 21, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, and The NAMM Foundation announced today th...

(UPDATED 5/12/2025) President and CEO of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Statement on Universal Tariffs: 

The de-escalation of tariffs on products imported from China is a welcomed relief for our industry, as the previous 145-percent additional tariff was unsustainable, especially for small...

NAMM Foundation Awards Over 1,000 Schools and Districts as Best Communities for Music Education

CARLSBAD, CALIF., May 12, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, and The NAMM Foundation announced today th...

NAMM Unites the Music Products Industry to Advocate for Music Education With Overwhelmingly Successful Week of Events in Washington, D.C.

CARLSBAD, CALIF., May 9, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants),

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NAMM Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week with Free Admission to the Museum of Making Music for Educators

CARLSBAD, CALIF., May 1, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, announced in celebration of National Teache...

NAMM member delegates pose on the D.C. Capitol Steps

NAMM Members Unite to Advocate for Music Education and the Music Industry

CARLSBAD, CALIF., April 29, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, announced today that it will gather memb...

(UPDATED 4/14/2025) President and CEO of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Statement on Universal Tariffs:  

We continue to urge the administration to exempt musical instruments and accessories, along with materials used to manufacture musical products, from the tariffs announced in President Tr...