The story thus far: The Canadian government, fed up with foreign companies syphoning off hard currency from Canadian streaming users (audio and video) without putting sufficient investments back into the country’s cultural infrastructure,
Read MoreThe story so far: Bill C-11 requires all streamers with Canadian revenues of $25 million or more to contribute 5% to our creative industries. This is not a shocking thing, given that domestic
Read MoreThe streaming music services, led by platform, are funneling millions of dollars out of Canada through subscription fees. They don’t even have to charge sales tax on those subscriptions. And there is no
Read MoreBlack Friday. This is also known as Brown Friday in the plumbing business. Let’s be careful out there. Meanwhile, here’s some music news for November 24, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS:
Read MoreCool! Fun internet artifacts. (Via Rick J) Also cool: music news for October 30, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: This is an interesting factoid about horror movies as we head into
Read MoreLuminate, the company that tracks the sales and streaming in Canada and the US, says that more Canadians are getting into streaming. For the first 19 weeks of 2023, on-demand song streams are
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