If you’ve been following the various tech-related legislation winding its way through the Canadian federal government, you’ll know about Bill C-11, also known as the online streaming act. While it is now law,
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Music Canada, the group that represented the recorded music industry in this country, has created a new survey seeking to get the scoop on equity, diversity, and inclusion within the industry. The survey,
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Music Canada, the organization that represents the interests of this country’s recorded music industry, recently conducted a survey on how musicians and fans have been weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. The results are now
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Music Canada, the spokesgroup for the recorded music industry in this country, wants to get a handle on how musicians are dealing with COVID-19. How are you getting by? ARE you getting by?
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Music Canada, the organization that lobbies for music labels in this country, commissioned a new study on how Canadian musicians are managing during the coronavirus pandemic. Abacus Data returned the following: In a
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All facets of the economy are tanking worldwide, including the entertainment industry. Many organizations are trying to figure out the scope of the hardships in order to make recommendations and ask for the
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According to SOCAN, Canadians performance rights collective, says that 7.8 million Canadians subscribe to some kind of streaming music service. A quick bit of math says that this represents 22% of all Canadians.
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It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but new copyright policy in Canada wants to make sure streaming platforms are adequately representing – and paying for – Canadian content. Earlier this month, members of
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Last week I posted about Music Canada Cares’ new program The Three Rs of Music Program. With the program’s dedication to Rescuing musical instruments, Restoring them to fully functional condition at local repair
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As someone who spent a lot of time in the band room in high school and then went on to study music in university, I am a huge supporter of any program that
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Earlier this week, there was a story about how The Eagles Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 was once again certified as the best-selling album in the US. The Recording Industry Association of America did an
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