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Billboard Canada Canadian Musician Bells Larsen Cancels U.S. Dates After Change in Visa Policy: "Because I'm Trans, I Can't Tour in the States"

Billboard How Rising Tariffs Are Shaking Up the Music Merch Business: ‘I Almost Had a Heart Attack’

Music Business Headlines Tariff-proof, Recession-proof Music Industry Will Thrive Despite Global Uncertainty, TD Cowen Analysts Say

Wired Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit You in an Unexpected Place: Your Vinyl Collection

Exclaim Scholarship for Women, Transgender and Non-Binary Creatives Launched in Memory of SOPHIE

Global News What I’ve Learned From Canadian Music Fans On My Cross-country Speaking Tour

Digital Music News Spotify’s 1,000-Stream Minimum Cost Emerging Artists $47 Million During 2024, Industry Exec Estimates — Spotify Pushes Back Against the Criticism

Billboard Meet the Editors Crafting Some of Spotify’s Top Playlists: ‘I Can Assure You We’re Not AI’

Billboard Canada Hamilton Indie Label Sonic Unyon Launches SUM Artist Management, Headed By Wayne Petti

Toronto Life “Success Is Random—all You Can Do Is Keep Improving”: Max Kerman Of Arkells On His New Memoir, Try Hard

The Gamer The Studio Behind Civil War, Uncut Gems, And Hereditary Is Opening Its Own Record Label