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Nov 08, 2017
City of Ottawa’s Draft Budget 2018 makes significant commitment to Ottawa Music Strategy
The City of Ottawa made a significant commitment to the city’s burgeoning Music Strategy today, as Mayor Jim Watson unveiled Ottawa’s Draft Budget 2018 at City Council. The draft budget earmarks $100,000 to support the Ottawa Music Strategy. The Ottawa Music Strategy was announced last March, and is part of the legacy of Ottawa’s hosting […]
Nov 08, 2017
Toronto Live Music Industry Forum to focus on venue sustainability
On Monday, November 13, Toronto Music Advisory Council (TMAC) chairs Jeff Cohen (Collective Concerts) and Jesse Kumagai (Live Nation) will moderate an open discussion about the most pressing issues facing live music venues in Toronto, focusing on ongoing venue sustainability and potential revenue growth. This panel will explore traditional spaces and business models, while a later session will […]
Nov 08, 2017
Niall Horan receives Gold plaque for debut album ahead of intimate Toronto show
On Wednesday, November 1, pop sensation Niall Horan paid his Toronto die-hards a special visit for an intimate show at Massey Hall in support of his debut solo album, Flicker. Prior to the highly anticipated performance, Horan was surprised with a Gold plaque for the album by Universal Music Canada, which also commemorates his Double […]
Nov 07, 2017
ATX6 return to Toronto for Indie Week 2017
Toronto is gearing up for Indie Week Canada, with over two hundred acts set to play in more than twenty venues across the city from November 7 – 12, 2017. On Friday, November 10, six unique and diverse artists will play The Dakota Tavern (249 Ossington Ave.) as part of Project ATX6 – a music export […]
Nov 03, 2017
CMW 2018 announces Hall Of Fame inductees at Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards
Canadian Music Week has announced the first round of 2018 inductions to the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame, who will be honoured at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards Gala Dinner on Thursday, May 10, at Rebel Nightclub in Toronto. This week, CMW announced David Farrell, who has covered the music industry […]
Nov 02, 2017
Media Advisory: Where would Google be without creators and the distortion of copyright protections?
Toronto, Nov. 2, 2017: In a ground-breaking report, Music Canada, a national trade organization, documents the scale of harm being caused by the Value Gap – defined as the significant disparity between the value of creative content that is accessed, particularly through user upload content services like YouTube, and the revenues returned to the people […]
Nov 01, 2017
blackbear receives first Canadian Platinum plaque
American hip hop artist and producer blackbear was surprised by Universal Music Canada last week with a Platinum plaque for his track “do re mi.” Blackbear was presented with the award in Toronto on Wednesday, October 25, prior to his set opening for multi-Platinum rock band Fall Out Boy at the Air Canada Centre. “Do […]
Oct 26, 2017
Feedback sought for Barrie-Simcoe Music Strategy
A new music strategy is being developed for Simcoe County in partnership between Regional Tourism Organization 7, Simcoe County, City of Barrie, City of Orillia, Town of Collingwood and MusicCO. The announcement that funding has been secured to develop a 3-year music strategy for Barrie & Simcoe County (including Collingwood, Orillia, and many other municipalities) […]
Oct 26, 2017
Canada’s Walk of Fame reveals 2017 inductees and honourees
Canada’s Walk Of Fame has announced the 2017 inductees who will be honoured at the Beyond Famous Gala on November 15 at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. With the announcement of this year’s inductees, Canada’s Walk Of Fame will have honoured 173 Canadians who have a permanent place of tribute in the streets of […]