MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP
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Tallin Music Week | Estonia | Deadline: October 26, 2026
Immersed Festival | UK | Deadline: October 30, 2026
FOCUS Wales 2027 | UK | Deadline: November 1, 2026
SXSW 2027 | US | Deadline: November 20, 2026
Treefort Festival | US | Deadline: November 21, 2026
The New Colossus Festival | US | Deadline: December 1, 2026
Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival | UK | Deadline: Open
The Great Escape Festival | UK | Deadline: February 15, 2027
Neighbour by Neighbour l MB l Deadline: Open
Ignite the Arts Festival | BC | Deadline: November 30, 2026
Mariposa Folk Festival | ON | Deadline: November 30, 2026
NXNE 2027 | ON | Deadline: December 31, 2026
Gussapolooza | ON | Deadline: Open
The Beaches Jazz Festival | ON | Deadline: February 1, 2027
The Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and its members mobilized to safeguard Canada’s cultural sovereignty in the context of Canada–U.S. trade relations.
37 industry organizations including MMF Canada signed a letter titled ‘Artists And Songwriters Must Not Be Pressured Into AI Deals Without Meaningful Consent’
Billboard Canada FACTOR Reveals It Received $11 Million In Settlement With Scotiabank in Blockbuster Cybertheft Case
Music Ally 150,000 new tracks are uploaded to music services every day
Variety Sony Music, Universal Music Group Sue Suno Over Label-Backed Model: ‘Fruit of the Same Poisoned Tree’
TicketNews Ticketmaster President’s Queue Comments Open New Transparency Questions Over Ticket Sales Process
NOTES.FM Notes.fm Raises $5M Funded by Artists & Industry Leaders, Ari Emanuel, Benny Blanco, Zach Bryan, More
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
Canada Council for the Arts | Arts Across Canada, Arts Abroad, Explore & Create Programs | Deadlines: Ongoing, anytime before start date of project/activity
OMIF Global Market Development – Music | Deadline: November 5, 2026
CBC Music Class Challenge 2026 | Deadline: November 18, 2026
Leighton Artist Residencies | Deadline: October 14, 2026
Soundweavings 2027 | Deadline: September 30, 2026
Tokyo Biennale 2027 | Deadline: September 30, 2026
Institut Français x Cité Residency | Deadline: Oct 8, 2026
WIMC Leadership Accelerator | Deadline: November 27, 2026
CMC Creative Residency | Deadline: Open
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.
Music PEI Awards | Deadline: October 12, 2026
International Acoustic Music Awards | Deadline: November 6, 2026
Canadian Selah Music Awards | Deadline: October 31, 2026
Polaris Music Prize | Call for Jurors - Deadline: Open