Industry

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  Ontario's Live Performing Arts Organizations Call for Fairness in Provincial Reopening Plan

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2021

  As coronavirus case counts continue to drop and Ontario's provincial government maps out plans to reopen, the Canadian Live Music Associati...

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  Taylor Swift Just Crushed Jack White's Vinyl Sales Record with 'evermore'

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2021

  Taylor Swift has just dethroned Jack White and crushed his previously record for the largest sales week for a vinyl album. Swift's evermor...

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  Ottawa's ByTowne Cinema Will Reopen Under New Ownership

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2021

  Following news of its closure in December, Ottawa's ByTowne Cinema will now reopen under new owners when pandemic conditions allow. Operat...

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  Amazon Officially Acquires MGM for $8.45 Billion

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2021

  It's official — Amazon is buying MGM. This morning, the shopping giant announced it's acquiring the historic film and TV studio for a massi...

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  Toronto's Rehearsal Factory Confirms Sale of Richmond Street Location

  PUBLISHED May 21, 2021

  Earlier this month, megachurch C3 announced that it had purchased Rehearsal Factory's building on Toronto's Geary Avenue — a claim that was...

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  Toronto's Music Gallery Announces "What Is: Soul" Virtual Festival

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2021

  Toronto's Music Gallery has announced a new online festival called What Is: Soul, a five-day event series set to showcase artists, industry...

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  Amazon in Talks to Acquire MGM Studios for $9 Billion: Report

  PUBLISHED May 18, 2021

  The latest merger of American media monoliths could see Amazon acquire one of the world's oldest film studios in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)....

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  Apple Music Announces Lossless, Spatial Audio Streaming

  PUBLISHED May 17, 2021

  Joining competitors like Amazon Music and Spotify, Apple Music has now announced the arrival of high-quality lossless audio and Spatial Aud...