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CARLSBAD, CALIF., April 22, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the world’s largest not-for-profit music trade organization, today announced the recipients of the NAMM Foundation’s  2026 Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) Award. Now in its 27th year, the  award recognizes and celebrates school districts and individual schools across the United States for their exemplary dedication to music education and their ongoing efforts to ensure equitable access to music learnin

CARLSBAD, CALIF., March 25, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization, has announced the return of NAMM NeXT Europe, an exclusive executive-level summit designed to unite leaders across the European music products, pro audio and live event technology industries. The 2026 event will take place June 10–11 at the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  

CARLSBAD, CALIF., March 12, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, announced today that it will gather members in the nation’s capital for the 20th NAMM Advocacy D.C. Fly-In, taking place May 11–14, 2026, in an ongoing effort to advocate for federal music education funding.     

CARLSBAD, CALIF.,  March 6, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, has announced that Carolyn Grant, longtime leader of its Carlsbad-based Museum of Making Music (MoMM) and member of NAMM’s management team, will conclude her NAMM career in the summer of 2026.

CARLSBAD, CALIF., March 2, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, announced today that Erin Block has been appointed director of data and analytics. Block brings more than 20 years of experience in developing transformational data and innovative analytics on a global scale.

CARLSBAD, CALIF., February 12, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, which recently celebrated 125 years of NAMM at The 2026 NAMM Show — and home to The Museum of Making Music — 

CARLSBAD, CALIF., January 28, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, celebrated 125 years of NAMM at The 2026 NAMM Show — a powerful week that concluded on Jan. 24 and set the music industry’s narrative for years ahead.

CARLSBAD, CALIF., January 24, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization, announced today at the 2026 NAMM Show during its annual meeting of members, that eight

CARLSBAD, CALIF., January 21, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization and the NAMM Foundation have announced the creation of the Skip Maggiora Innovation Award, a new retail award to be given annually at The NAMM Show.

CARLSBAD, CALIF., January 14, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, will celebrate 125 years by spotlighting an extraordinary “Industry Insights” address from NAMM President and CEO John Mlynczak on Thursday morning, Jan. 22, to an estimated crowd of thousands of show attendees. The 2026 NAMM Show, will be held Jan.

CARLSBAD, CALIF., January 12, 2026 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, will celebrate 125 years by spotlighting an extraordinary roster of globally recognized artists to appear and perform throughout the NAMM campus at The 2026 NAMM Show, held January 20-24, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

CARLSBAD, CALIF., January 5, 2025 – NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization and the NAMM Foundation have announced today that the annual Grand Rally for Music Education will be held on Saturday morning, January 24