Music Business Headlines

Here's your weekly go-to for the latest music business articles related to trends, news, market development, equity and inclusion, and important changes in today's evolving music industry.
Kilometre Music Group Music Industry Leaders Launch Kilometre Music Group to Reclaim Music Rights of Canadian Artists
Complex How Bandcamp Fridays Have Helped Artists Earn Over $44 Million During the Pandemic
Music Business Worldwide Soundcloud Is About to Revolutionize Streaming Payouts, Launching User-Centric Royalties for 100,000 Indie Artists
FYI Music News CMRRA Expands To Collect International Mechanical Royalties
Global News What Are NFTs? Alan Cross Explains Why the Music Industry Is Going Crazy for Them
Penny Fractions The Rise of the Digital Music Distributor
Downbeat Pandemic Presents An Opportunity For Artists To Assess Career Goals
NME Rage Against the Machine Won’t Play Socially-Distanced Shows: “We’ll Never Be Sellouts”
Billboard Label Look: How Monstercat's Gaming Partnerships Have Helped Its Acts Thrive Through the Pandemic
CBC Ontario Pledges $25m to Give Arts Sector 'a Fighting Chance'
Pitchfork Decolonizing Electronic Music Starts With Its Software
CBC Jack Dorsey's Square Buys Jay-Z's Tidal Music Streaming Service
Flipboard Why Would Square Buy Music Streaming Service Tidal?
Billboard News New Study Reveals "No Meaningful Change" For Women in Recorded Music
Audiofemme For Single Moms in the Music Industry, the Battle for Respect Is Real
Variety From Blackpink to Top Execs: Women in Music Who Have Made an Impact in Global Entertainment
National Observer Talented Indigenous Musicians Now Have a Record Label to Call Their Own
CBC From Prairies to Bollywood: Record Deal Shows Power of Tiktok to Get Diverse Artists Noticed
Torrent Freak Record Labels Blame YouTube For a Lot of Things But Continue to Upload Music
Mobile Syrup Majority of Canadians Say Music Streaming Services Should Support Cancon: CRTC Survey
The Verge Spotify Hifi Is a Lossless Streaming Tier Coming Later This Year
Music Business Worldwide Spotify to Expand Into Over 80 New Markets Across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America
Winnipeg Free Press Four Strings and a Dream - Cheap, Portable and Easy to Learn, the Ukulele Is Having a Moment as Pandemic-Weary People Strum Away the Glum