Welcome to the PMA

The Positive Music Association (PMA) is about using popular music to improve the quality of people’s lives. We’re about seeing music not only as entertainment but as a means of creating positive change in the world. It’s about using music more intentionally, to inspire, uplift, heal or enlighten. Think of it as medicine or therapy via popular music.

The PMA is a professional trade organization dedicated to expanding and promoting the emerging new genre of Positive music and supporting the individuals who participate in our industry.

This is music you can use. It has a positive effect on the listener. The benefits of listening to positive music include physical and emotional healing, increased motivation, a sense of connection and unity among others and the natural world, facilitating the process of experiencing grief, sadness, anger or apathy, and an increased sense of well being and joy. Common settings for listening to this music include workshops and retreats, dance and fitness centers, hospitals and hospices, schools, counseling and coaching programs, spiritual communities, and at home.

There is a huge, untapped market of people hungry for this kind of music. Think of Positive as the music version of Oprah, the multi-billion dollar Self-Help Industry (with authors like Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson), the more than 50 million people in the U.S. alone who make up the Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability (LOHAS) Market, and the Environmental and New Thought Movements.

The PMA provides the largest collection of Positive artists and music in the world, and provides resources and networking opportunities for members to grow and market their music. Through PMA Radio, members get a chance to have their music heard online. See news clippings about the PMA here.

This site includes a list of PMA members and links to their websites, PMA Radio, member spotlight, music resources, links to other positive media, songs by subject, and positive music events.

What is Positive Music?

This is positive, conscious music that inspires conscious relationships, health, work, and living. This music is distinct from what some might consider positive music because it implies taking action or changing one's life for the better. It is uniting, inclusive, universal and uplifting in nature. It is mainly lyric based. Popular songs that would be categorized as Positive include Natasha Bedingfield’s "Unwritten," John Mayer’s "Daughters," or the Beatles’ "Let It Be."

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