Thursday, March 30, 2023

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There were a couple of goodies in yesterday’s federal budget for music fans
There’s a new single from Gord Downie today.
Guess how many songs are released every day by the major record companies. Nope. Higher. Higher…
My 2023 speaking gigs continue. My next event is in Toronto on Friday.
Donald Trump now thinks he’s Elvis. He’s delusional, of course.

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RIAA-Associated Organization Buys Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments CMRRA, Sound Exchange

Is American music industry policy coming to Canada? Possibly. Let’s peel this back. SoundExchange is the performance rights organization that

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This is a +/- Billion Dollar Week for the Music Industry

December 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright, Pandora, Sound Exchange, Streaming Music

Seldom has so much money been riding on a single ruling by a copyright board. Yes, these are American numbers,

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