MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP

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  • Billboard Canada SeatGeek Fined $22,500 by Ontario Government for Continuing to Violate Ticket Resale Laws

  • NOW Toronto Cardi B. in Toronto next month for Billboard Canada prize

  • Music Ally DistroKid is removing songs in response to UMG lawsuit – and some artists aren’t happy

  • Variety Universal Music Group Hit With Layoffs, Several Senior Execs to Leave Company

  • Signal Hill New Report Finds a 'Supermajority' of Canadians Dislike AI-Generated Music

  • FACTOR

    • Songwriter Development | Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure.

    • Video | Rolling deadlines

    • Live Performance | Rolling deadlines, at least one day before the start of the trip

    • Sponsorship | Applications must be submitted at the latest three months prior to the start date of the proposed event/project

  • Jumpstart Foundations is an on-demand free video series presented by Music BC and music industry professionals and specialists covering topics on Branding, Tik Tok, Music Marketing, Music Law, Domestic Tour Strategies and much more.

  • Amazon Music has teamed up with Music Ally to present the Amazon Music for Artists Pro Series, a collection of five free video courses designed to help music industry professionals and artists effectively build their business on Amazon Music. The content is a crash course on five key areas of Amazon Music’s business and opportunity areas for artists, including Amazon Music for Artists, Artist Merch, Voice, Livestreaming/Twitch, and Programming. The Pro Series is free to access globally from the Music Ally learning hub, with subtitles available in Spanish and Japanese.

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