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Sep 26, 2018
Amazon Music Unlimited launches in Canada
Amazon has announced the arrival of Amazon Music Unlimited streaming service in Canada, which launched today with millions of songs, thousands of playlists and personalized stations. The new service joins Amazon’s previously launched Prime Music, the ad-free service available to Prime customers at no additional cost to their annual membership. With Unlimited, Amazon customers can now […]
Feb 27, 2018
Music Canada now curates Gold/Platinum playlists on Apple Music
Toronto, Feb. 27, 2018: Music Canada today announced it is curating music through its new profile on Apple Music. The popular Gold/Platinum certification and awards program joins a growing roster of curators on the service, which includes a variety of media publications, lifestyle brands, festivals, and record labels, including Music Canada member organizations Universal Music […]
Sep 13, 2016
New global consumer research by IFPI includes Canadian figures
Today, IFPI released new consumer research from Ipsos that provides insights into music consumption trends around the world. Ipsos studied thirteen markets, including Canada. Internet users aged 13 to 64 were asked to comment on how they engage with music. According to this research, Canada stands out as lagging behind other major markets in the […]
Jul 27, 2016
Music Canada’s Amy Terrill discusses the recent isoHunt settlement on Roundhouse radio
Music Canada’s Executive Vice President, Amy Terrill, appeared on Vancouver’s Roundhouse radio 98.3 to discuss the recent settlement reached between isoHunt and Canadian and international music companies. This settlement ends litigation originally filed in 2010, and isoHunt has agreed to a court order finding them liable for infringing the rights of music companies in their […]
Dec 02, 2015
Canadian artists top Spotify 2015 Year in Music lists
On Monday, streaming service Spotify revealed their 2015 Year in Music top lists, which find Canadian artists Drake, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Alessia Cara and Francesco Yates as some of 2015’s most listened to artists in the world. Proud Toronto-native Drake was announced as the most streamed artist of 2015 with over 1.8 billion streams this year […]
Nov 03, 2015
Napster’s subscription service launches in Canada
Napster, the digital music service featuring more than 35 million licensed songs, has officially launched in Canada. The service launched yesterday, offering on-demand access to the service’s catalogue for $9.99 per month. The service is available in both French and English, and is available on a wide array of devices, including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, […]
Apr 06, 2015
Rithm Music Messaging & Streaming Service Launches In Canada
When that moment of choosing what to stream from a dense catalogue of music comes, who can you turn to for the perfect suggestion? Toronto-based streaming service Rithm has a simple answer for that – your friends! Rithm is a free music messaging service that allows music fans to share track recommendations through chat windows and playlists. […]
Dec 09, 2014
High fidelity streaming service TIDAL launches in Canada
Canadian audiophiles have a new option to get their fix of high-fidelity music: TIDAL, which offers streaming music in lossless quality (FLAC/ALAC 44.1kHZ / 16 bit – 1441 hbps), announced the launch of their service in Canada yesterday. The service features a library of more than 25 million licensed songs, including catalogs of Sony Music […]
May 30, 2014
FitMix launched as one-stop music solution for fitness instructors
Canadian fitness instructors have a new option for high-energy music to power their spin classes and bootcamp sessions: FitMix Inc. is a new digital service offering a one-stop music solution for fitness instructors. Licensed by all of Canada’s major labels and top independent labels through Connect Music Licensing, FitMix leases continuous mixes of ten to […]