TAKE THIS SURVEY: How is COVID-19 impacting the Canadian Music Industry? (And please share!)
The Canadian Independent Music Association, the voice for indie musicians across the country, is trying to assess the impact of
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Did you notice the extra money for the music industry in yesterday’s federal budget?
With a federal election scheduled for October 21, the Liberals needed to table a budget that offered something for everyone.
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What does the Canadian music industry think of the new trade deal with the US and Mexico?
Generally, they’re okay with it. The clause about extending copyright from death plus 50 years (the old Canadian standard) to
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Random Music News for Thursday, November 2, 2017
On this day in 1988, the Morris worm became the first computer worm to be distributed on the Internet. We
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CIMA Introduces Two Charts for Independent Music
The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) launched Canadian independent-only music charts, CIMA 20 and CIMA 40, in partnership with BuzzAngle
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If You’re a Music Chart Nerd, You’ll Want to Read This Report from the Worldwide Independent Network
The Worldwide Independent Network–they look after the interests if the indie music community around the world–has published a report on
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Making It Easier and More Fair for Canadian Musicians to Tour in the US
Everyone has experienced post 9/11 issues of crossing into the US from Canada. Remember when all we needed to do
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Ever Hear of the Road Gold Award for Indie Bands?
The Canadian Independent Music Association–CIMA to their friends–has something called Road Gold certification, an award they give out to their
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Canada Is About to Get a New Indie Music Chart
For years, one of the more interesting things to watch in the UK was the country’s indie music charts. It
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Today is a Good Day for Ontario Musicians. Here’s Why.
Item 1: The Ontario Music Fund, a $15 million/year fund introduced in 2013, is now permanent. That means fresh cash
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Random Music News for Monday, June 15, 2015
Dandelions. If you think they’re so pretty, you can have all of mine. The guy who wrote the music for
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