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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. Here's what we've been reading...

Exclaim JUNO Awards Introducing Latin Music Recording of the Year Category for 2026

Winnipeg Free Press Elbows Down! CFL Punts CanCon for Halftime

Digital Music News Music Publishing Growth Rate Expected to Outpace Its Recorded Counterpart This Year — And Drive $14 Billion in 2030 Revenue, Report Predicts

Words & Music SOCAN Academy: What is the Unison Fund?

Billboard Canada CRTC Removes Radio Licensing Expiration Dates In Effort to ‘Reduce Regulatory Burden’

MusicRadar "People have this idea of how records are made – I think it’s at once hilarious, but probably mostly rooted in misogyny": Jack Antonoff on the Misconceptions Surrounding His Collaborations with Female Artists

Exclaim Spotify Is Running ICE Recruitment Ads

Haaretz Musicians' Boycott Against Israel Only Grows Despite Gaza Cease-fire

Variety Ticketmaster Claims in Letter to Congress That It ‘Does More Than Anyone to Get Tickets Into the Hands of Real Fans’; NIVA and NITO Do Not Agree

TechCrunch YouTube Paid Out $8B to the Music Industry in 12 Months

Toronto Star Music Could Help Ease Pain From Surgery Or Illness. Scientists Are Listening