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FACTOR sets the record straight on the whole Grimes-got-a-grant controversy

You may remember a brouhaha from earlier in the month when a Montreal blog opined on a $90,000 FACTOR grant

If you’ve discovered that Spotify has reset the password for your account, it could be that you’re part of a

Nielsen/MRC’s report on Canadian music sales and streaming stats for the week ending November 20 appeared in my inbox right

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Word came down last week that The Killers, one of the

One of the few bright spots of 2020 has been the battle between him and 10-year-old Nandi Bushell. In case

If you like following the backroom machinations of the music industry, you’ll know that a number of companies are buying

If you’ve been following the tale of Taylor Swift’s master recordings–the actual source of all music from her first six

Where do this stand with the pandemic and Canadian music sales and streaming? Let’s take a look, starting by comparing

Twitter has a problem with Grimes today. The Polaris-prize nominated electro-indie artist originally from Montreal is signed to an indie

Merch sales are an important part of any artist’s revenue stream. There’s a lot available online, but is it the

There’s no question that it’s going to be an ugly, difficult, pandemic winter. Yet this week, there was cause for

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver