Industry

Canadian Writers in Solidarity with WGA Strikers Despite Local Production Shutdowns
PUBLISHED May 5, 2023
When major Hollywood film studios and streaming services failed to reach a union deal for a new three-year collective agreement on Tuesday...
The Internet Is Debating If Mac DeMarco Is a Millionaire
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
"If I had a million dollars, I'd be rich!" the Barenaked Ladies famously declared in the bygone era of 1988. We all know that's not exactly...
Ed Sheeran Did Not Plagiarize Marvin Gaye for "Thinking Out Loud," Jury Rules
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
Ed Sheeran has emerged victorious from a legal battle in which it was alleged he lifted elements of a classic Marvin Gaye song in penning h...
Foo Fighters, Jennifer Coolidge Were Heading for 'SNL' Before Writers' Strike
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
With the Writers Guild of America strike in full effect, Pete Davidson's return to Saturday Night Live on May 6 with Lil Uzi Vert was unfor...
Venus Fest Gets the Weather Station, Hannah Georgas, Luna Li, Melody McKiver for Summer Mentorship Program and Workshop Series
PUBLISHED May 2, 2023
Organizers behind Toronto's Venus Fest have announced the return of their mentorship program, pairing developing artists and music arts wor...
Grimes Launches AI Vocal Service, Is Now "Open Source and Self-Replicating"
PUBLISHED May 2, 2023
Grimes wasn't kidding when she said you could use her voice in AI music — and she's gone ahead and made it easier for you to do so. After...
Live Nation CEO Responds to the Cure Ticket Controversy: "You Don't Have to Underprice Yourself"
PUBLISHED May 1, 2023
Not since Taylor Swift has an artist managed to be so deeply embroiled in contentious Ticketmaster territory: led by the all-caps force tha...
MuchMusic Documentary '299 Queen Street West' Sets Toronto Premiere
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2023
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Canada's own MuchMusic would be the subject of a documentary by Sean Menard, and that its world pre...