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Jun 05, 2019
Twenty One Pilots receive Canadian Gold award plaques in Toronto
Columbus, Ohio’s Twenty One Pilots made their triumphant return to Toronto last week on their Bandito Tour in support of the 2018 album Trench, the follow-up to 4x Platinum 2015 album Blurryface. Prior to the highly anticipated sold out show at Scotiabank Arena, Warner Music Canada surprised the band with Gold plaques for Trench and […]
Jun 04, 2019
Music Canada statement on the release of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology Report
Yesterday, the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology tabled its report, entitled Statutory Review of the Copyright Act, which now concludes the review of the Copyright Act undertaken by that Committee and the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Yesterday’s report from the Industry Committee includes important recommendations to narrow the radio royalty exemption, review […]
May 29, 2019
Music Canada and CONNECT Music Licensing launch National Artist Entrepreneur Survey
Music Canada and CONNECT Music Licensing invite artists to share their insights and experiences in a new national survey that focuses on artists’ business needs in an ever-changing music economy. The two Canadian music organizations have partnered to conduct research in response to changing trends in the music ecosystem in which artists increasingly operate as […]
May 27, 2019
Music Canada and IAEL to present discussion on ‘Addressing the Value Gap’ at Midem
Today, the term “Value Gap” – the disparity between the value of creative content accessed by consumers and the revenues returned to the people and businesses who create it – is an integral part of the lexicon in discussions of copyright law and creative content. And there is growing sentiment around the world that the […]
May 23, 2019
New IFPI website highlights the leading role record companies play in investing in and supporting artists
IFPI has launched a new website titled Powering the Music Ecosystem designed to showcase the role record labels play in today’s global music landscape as a leading investor in music, and partner and collaborator with artists. Some of the key statistics referenced are the 33.8% of record company revenues that are invested back into music […]
May 16, 2019
AJR presented with first Canadian Gold album plaque in NYC
To celebrate the release of their latest album Neotheater, American indie pop band AJR played a sold out album release show in their hometown of New York City at The Bowery Ballroom. Prior to their set, Ultra Music Canada and DMD Entertainment presented the group with their first Canadian Gold Album Award plaque for their 2017 […]
May 15, 2019
Music Canada Celebrates Ground-Breaking Parliamentary Report on Copyright Act Reform
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has released its report on the Copyright Act, making important and timely recommendations to address the growing Value Gap in Canada’s creative industries. The report, titled Shifting Paradigms, is now available on Parliament’s website. The report, based on testimony from dozens of creators and representatives from Canada’s creative industries […]
May 02, 2019
Win a Scott Helman prize pack to celebrate his latest #GoldinCanada certifications!
Were you one of the lucky fans in attendance at Scott Helman‘s recent Toronto show when he was surprised with a Gold plaque for “Hang Ups” on stage at the Danforth Music Hall? Since then, Scott’s received his second #GoldinCanada certification of 2019 for “Kinda Complicated,” joining “PDA” as the second track from 2017 album […]
Apr 29, 2019
Thousands of Canadian students to sing Oscar Peterson civil rights anthem for Music Monday 2019
On Monday, May 6th, The Coalition for Music Education in Canada will celebrate its 15th anniversary of Music Monday with thousands of students, teachers, musicians, music lovers, and parents across the country. This year, Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson’s 1963 composition “Hymn To Freedom,” written during the Civil Rights Movement, will be this year’s anthem. […]