Industry

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  Venus Fest Gets U.S. Girls' Meg Remy, Tanika Charles, Kaia Kater for Summer Mentorship Program and Workshop Series

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2022

  Addressing historical industry barriers and creating a new future today, Toronto's innovative not-for-profit Venus Fest is back to do what...

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  SoundCloud to Match Streaming Royalties with Fan-Powered Friday

  PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2022

  SoundCloud has announced Fan-Powered Friday, a new initiative that'll see the platform match 100 percent of the streaming revenue made by e...

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  T Bone Burnett Unveils New Audio Format That He Calls the "Pinnacle of Recorded Sound"

  PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2022

  T Bone Burnett has debuted a new analog audio format (which looks more or less like a vinyl record) that he's dubbed "the pinnacle of recor...

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  Tyler, the Creator's 'CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST' Sets Hip-Hop Vinyl Sales Record

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2022

  In the face of manufacturing crisis, Tyler, the Creator delivered a vinyl version of his acclaimed CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST earlier this mon...

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  Physical Copies of Angel Olsen's 'Big Time' Will Be Carbon Negative

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2022

  The environmental impact of the music industry — from creating vinyl records and CDs to touring — has been a mounting issue for a long time...

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  Mark Ronson Announces New Book '93 'Til Infinity'

  PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2022

  Mark Ronson has announced a new book called 93 'Til Infinity. It's being published by Grand Central Publishing and is expected to arrive so...

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  How Toronto's Music Scene Is Responding to the Rehearsal Space Shortage

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2022

  As PUP ascended through the music industry during the past decade, they skipped what many bands consider to be an important rite of passage...

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  Will Smith Banned from Oscars for 10 Years by Academy Board of Governors

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2022

  Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years for slapping Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Academy Awards last month...