Industry

Bandcamp Union Accuses Songtradr of Unjust Labour Practices
PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2023
Earlier this month, Bandcamp laid off 50 percent of its workforce after being sold by Epic Games to B2B music licensing agency Songtradr. I...
Kardinal Offishall Awarded 2023 Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour by Canada's Walk of Fame
PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2023
Kardinal Offishall has been named the 2023 recipient of the Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour, an annual award from Canada's Walk of Fame c...
Buffy Sainte-Marie Responds to Questions About Her Indigeneity: "I May Not Know Where I Was Born, but I Know Who I Am"
PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2023
All week, X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter) has been full of whisperings that the CBC would soon report an inquest in...
Spotify Reportedly Planning to Pay Less-Popular Artists Even Fewer Royalties
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2023
Spotify's whole thing — besides being the streamer of choice for hundreds of millions of people — is that it pays the artists providing its...
Polyvinyl to Host Pop-Up Shop in the American Football House
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2023
Earlier this year, American Football, in partnership with Polyvinyl, bought the infamous house on the cover of their self-titled debut, and...
Women in Music Canada Opens Nomination Submissions, Jury Applications for 2024 Honours
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2023
Are you or someone you know an exceptional woman or gender-diverse Canadian music industry innovator and/or creator? Nomination submissions...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Adds Stevie Nicks, Queen Latifah, Ice-T, Sia and More to 2023 Induction Ceremony
PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2023
This year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is happening next Friday (November 3), and a couple weeks ago, we got a taste of wh...
Independent Music Ticketing Platform DICE Debuts in Canada with Toronto Launch
PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2023
DICE — the world's largest independent music ticketing platform — has officially made its Canadian debut, launching in Toronto today and fu...