Industry

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  TikTok and Warner Music Group Agree to Major Licensing Deal

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2023

  Content creators, rejoice! Warner Music Group has officially agreed to a deal with TikTok that will allow the app's creators to use WMG's m...

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  Disney Hosts Mid-Strike 'Haunted Mansion' Premiere Without Actors

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2023

  In accordance with the SAG-AFTRA strike called on Thursday (July 13), actors are no longer allowed to participate in promotional activity f...

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  Hamilton's Into the Abyss Hosts Rent Parties, Launches GoFundMe

  PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2023

  Into the Abyss — a Hamilton record shop known for hosting shows and fostering community in the city's music scene — is exploring means to s...

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  US Government Delays Fee Increase on Visas for International Musicians

  PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2023

  Good news for touring musicians! The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has decided to delay a previously proposed rate hike t...

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  Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2023 Short List

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2023

  Every year, the Polaris Music Prize ventures to nominate a long list of 40 great Canadian albums, then narrow them down to 10 before announ...

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  Disney CEO Bob Iger Calls WGA Strike "Very Disturbing"

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2023

  Disney's recently-reinstated CEO Bob Iger has chimed in on the striking writers, soon to be joined by striking actors, calling the situatio...

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  Colleen Ballinger Denies Copyrighting "Toxic Gossip Train" Apology Song

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2023

  If you've spent more than 15 minutes online in the past two weeks, you've probably heard about Colleen Ballinger's (a.k.a. Miranda Sings) u...

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  Live Nation Canada Acquires Toronto's Opera House

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2023

  Please make sure you have your meditation app handy for this one: Live Nation Canada has announced its acquisition of Toronto's historic Op...