MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP

This bulletin is updated bi-weekly. If you have additional news, please share with info@mmfcanada.ca and we’ll consider adding it to this list. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when the round-up is updated.

  • Billboard Canada 'COVID Ripped Up the Playbook': These Canadian Music Festivals Have Called For Support or Closed Since 2023

  • Hypebot Climate Change Impact on Festivals: Fan Hesitation

  • Exclaim Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund NPR and PBS

  • NPR A Music Executive Says Women Forced To Pick 'Survival' Over Consent In Music Industry

  • The Guardian Who Is Behind The Great Rock’N’Roll Ripoff? How Ticketmaster Swallowed The Live Entertainment Scene

  • Les SMAQ Protéger la culture québécoise commence par les lieux de diffusion indépendants!


  • 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.

Please submit job postings to info@mmfcanada.ca