Industry

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  Randy Newman Sells Publishing Catalogue to Litmus Music

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

  Randy Newman's music publishing rights, as well as his stake in his recorded catalogue, have been acquired by Litmus Music — a firm backed...

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  k.d. lang Signs Publishing Deal with Reservoir Media

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

  It's been a big year for k.d. lang: she was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame last month, which also saw the CanCon icon...

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  US Vinyl Record Sales Did Not, in Fact, Drop 33 Percent in 2024

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

  Following outselling CDs for the first time in decades in recent years, the latest 'Billboard' music consumption report has revealed that...

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  Universal Music to Acquire [PIAS] Indie Label Group

  PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2024

  Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot, co-founders of indie label group [PIAS] — a conglomerate that includes Play It Again Sam, harmonia mundi...

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  The Cure's Robert Smith Says Ticketmaster's Dynamic Pricing Is a "Scam": "It's Just Driven by Greed"

  PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2024

  The Cure's stand against Ticketmaster's monopolistic, egregious prices with their crusade to keep their 2023 North American tour "affordable...

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  Canada Post Unveils Stamps for MuchMusic and MusiquePlus

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2024

  Who knew that Canada Post was so tapped into the music scene? Having recently commemorated Elisapie and Sarah McLachlan with their own...

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  Bryan Adams Calls on the Canadian Government to "Scrap the Streaming Tax"

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2024

  Bryan Adams has taken a stand against the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11), decrying the new Canadian government regulations as making it...

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  Quebec Music Retailers Sound Alarm over New French-Language Labelling Law

  PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2024

  Musical instrument retailers in Quebec are raising concern about the potential business impacts of the province's language law...