Music Business Headlines

Here's your regular 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.

Billboard Nearly Half of LGBTQ+ Professionals Say the Music Industry Doesn’t Provide Enough Resources

CBC Music Women Have Been Underplayed On Canadian Radio For Last Decade, New Study Shows: Significant Racial Inequity, And A Near Absence Of Trans Artists, Were Also Reported By SongData

CBC News Foreign Streamers Must Pay Into Fund To Boost Canadian Content, CRTC Says: Money Will Be Put Toward Funding For Local, Indigenous Broadcasting, Per Briefing

Music Business Worldwide Music Streaming Services Come Out Swinging Against Canada’s New ‘Discriminatory Tax’ That Requires Them To Hand Over 5% Of Their Canadian Revenues

SOCAN Magazine SOCAN Writers’ Market Share Of Distributions On Media Platforms Declines

Digital Music News Canada’s CMRRA Distributes $78 Million in Mechanical Royalties in 2023, Up 9%

Exclaim Elisapie Honoured with Canada Post Indigenous Leaders Stamp

Toronto Star The U.S. Is Finally Cracking Down On Ticketmaster. Why Isn’t Canada Doing The Same?

Mixmag 76% Of New Artists Say That Music Career Is Financially Unsustainable

The Globe and Mail Canadian Music Week Announces New Owners As Randy Lennox-led Partnership Acquires Event

Forbes How To Know When To Choose A Music Manager

The Quietus How the Music Industry is in a New Age of Arrogance

Billboard Canada Toronto Music Venue The Phoenix Concert Theatre to Close In 2025

Variety Chris Taylor Resigns as President/CEO of MNRK Music Group