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Music Industry 

Music Canada has launched an equity, diversity, and inclusion survey. Can you help?

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Canada, Ryerson, Survey

Music Canada, the group that represented the recorded music industry in this country, has created a new survey seeking to

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Music Industry 

Survey says Canadians are worried about the future of live music in this country

February 9, 2021February 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Canada, Pandemic

Music Canada, the organization that represents the interests of this country’s recorded music industry, recently conducted a survey on how

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Music Industry 

Are you a Canadian musician? This survey wants to hear from you about the age of COVID-19

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artists, COVID-19, Music Canada, Survey

Music Canada, the spokesgroup for the recorded music industry in this country, wants to get a handle on how musicians

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Music Industry 

Canadian musicians continue to struggle with no gigs in sight

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Canada

Music Canada, the organization that lobbies for music labels in this country, commissioned a new study on how Canadian musicians

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Music Industry 

Are you part of the Canadian music industry and feeling the stress of the coronavirus situation? Please take this survey

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, Music Canada

All facets of the economy are tanking worldwide, including the entertainment industry. Many organizations are trying to figure out the

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Music Industry 

22% of Canadians subscribe to a streaming music service. Here’s why that’s a problem.

March 3, 2020March 2, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Canada, Streaming, YouTube

According to SOCAN, Canadians performance rights collective, says that 7.8 million Canadians subscribe to some kind of streaming music service.

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Music Industry 

New copyright report wants to bring CanCon regs to streaming

May 27, 2019May 26, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Cancon, Hulu, Music Canada, Netflix, Parliament, Royalties, SOCAN, Spotify, Streaming, Streaming Music Services, Streaming Royalties

It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but new copyright policy in Canada wants to make sure streaming platforms are adequately

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Music News 

Music Canada Cares Instrument Donation Drive Is Now Open in the GTHA

November 11, 2018 Nerhys 0 Comments Instrument Donation Drive, Instrument Donations, Music Canada, Music Canada Cares, The Three Rs of Music Program

Last week I posted about Music Canada Cares’ new program The Three Rs of Music Program. With the program’s dedication

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Music News 

Music Canada Supports Music Education with New Program

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Nerhys 1 Comment Music Canada, Music Canada Cares, Music Education, Ontario, The Three Rs of Music Program

As someone who spent a lot of time in the band room in high school and then went on to

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Music News 

What are the all-time best-selling albums in Canada? Let’s take a look.

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Best-selling albums, Eagles, Michael Jackson, Music Canada, Shania Twain, Soundscan

Earlier this week, there was a story about how The Eagles Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 was once again certified as the

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Music Industry 

Music Cities Summit returning to CMW in Toronto May 12

April 7, 2018April 6, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Austin, Canadian Music Week, CMW, Music Canada, Music Cities Summit, SXSW

With legendary and locally beloved venues closing at a dispiriting pace just as more bands are popping up, Toronto has

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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