Recent News
May 11, 2017
Recommended Reading: Canadian Musician – “YouTube: Friend or Foe of the Music Industry?”
In the May/June 2017 issue of Canadian Musician magazine, journalist Michael Raine spoke with leaders in the Canadian music industry, including Music Canada’s President and CEO Graham Henderson, about the Value Gap and the industry’s complex relationship with the streaming giant. Regarding YouTube’s assertion that the music community should be satisfied with the payments it […]
May 05, 2017
Scott Helman receives first Platinum plaque in Toronto
Students from Timmins High and Vocational School’ s music business course got a first-hand look at how hard work in the music industry pays off. During a visit to Coalition Music in Toronto, the students were given an exclusive mentoring session by Canadian singer-songwriter Scott Helman, who was rehearsing for his upcoming tour in support of his soon-to-be-released […]
May 04, 2017
Miranda Mulholland to address the Economic Club of Canada on ‘Redefining Success in a Digital Marketplace’
On Wednesday, May 24, singer, songwriter, violinist, label owner and music festival organizer Miranda Mulholland will address the Economic Club of Canada on the reality for music entrepreneurs in the digital age. Below is the event description: Music unites us, bridges linguistic, cultural and income divides. Music heals. It connects. It provides a soundtrack to […]
Apr 29, 2017
New report calls for development of an Atlantic Canada Music Strategy
A new report unveiled during the 2017 East Coast Music Awards: Festival and Conference today calls for the need to develop an Atlantic Canadian Music Strategy in an effort to strengthen the future of the region’s music sector. Striking A New A-Chord, a report spearheaded by the East Coast Music Association (ECMA), Music Canada, and […]
Apr 27, 2017
Canadians will sing together for 13 Annual Music Monday in support of music education
Thousands of students, musicians, parents, and community members from Charlottetown to Vancouver will come together next Monday to celebrate the 13th Annual Music Monday to raise awareness for music education. Created by the Coalition for Music Education, Music Monday will bring the nation together for the simultaneous singing of the Music Monday anthem, Sing It Together, 12:30pm […]
Apr 27, 2017
The Mastering of a Music City Summit: Recap
Last Friday, policymakers, city planners and global music industry representatives took part in Music Canada’s and Canadian Music Week’s international music cities summit, “The Mastering of a Music City.” The summit was based on Music Canada’s 2015 report of the same name, which set out a roadmap for cities to become Music Cities—by supporting the […]
Apr 25, 2017
Canada climbs to sixth largest global recorded music market in IFPI’s Global Music Report 2017
Toronto, ON – April 25, 2017: Today the International Federation for the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) released its Global Music Report 2017, which shows Canada is now the sixth largest recorded music market on the planet, surpassing Australia. The annual Global Music Report compiles revenues from physical and digital sales, streaming, synchronization and performance rights, to […]
Apr 25, 2017
Clean Bandit presented with Triple Platinum plaques in Toronto
UK electro-pop group Clean Bandit received their first Canadian certification in 2014 with their breakthrough hit “Rather Be,” which later went on to earn them a Double Platinum certification. In 2017, Clean Bandit outdid themselves with “Rockabye,” which became their highest certified track in Canada when it was certified Triple Platinum on April 12. Prior […]
Apr 19, 2017
Universal Music Canada to open new office, recording studio, and live music venue in Downtown Toronto
It’s official; Universal Music Canada will move to downtown Toronto in 2018. In an announcement Tuesday outside their future location at 80 Atlantic Ave., Universal Music Canada President and CEO Jeffrey Remedios revealed the company’s plans to move the from their North York office to the Toronto tech hub located in the city’s west end. […]