Random music news for Friday, April 25, 2025
This is not the Star Wars we were looking for. Music news for April 25, 2025, on the other hand, is just fine. More music news? Go here. BONUS: New
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There’s a new Canadian study on music streaming and involves the new Online Streaming Act.
Music Canada, the lobby group for the Canadian recorded music industry, has some thoughts on the state and future of streaming. A new report published this week offers advice to
Read MoreCanadian record labels are worried about new rules that may be placed on streaming with Bill C-11. Hear them out.
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
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Music Canada has launched an equity, diversity, and inclusion survey. Can you help?
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
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Survey says Canadians are worried about the future of live music in this country
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
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Are you a Canadian musician? This survey wants to hear from you about the age of COVID-19
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
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Canadian musicians continue to struggle with no gigs in sight
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
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Are you part of the Canadian music industry and feeling the stress of the coronavirus situation? Please take this survey
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
Read More22% of Canadians subscribe to a streaming music service. Here’s why that’s a problem.
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%
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New copyright report wants to bring CanCon regs to streaming
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
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Music Canada Cares Instrument Donation Drive Is Now Open in the GTHA
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
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