MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP
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Canadian Music Week - Deadline: Open.
CIMA Canada House at Americana Fest - Deadline: May 3, 2024
CIMA’s Trade Mission to Australia & SXSW Sydney 2024 - Deadline: May 3
CIMA Canada House at Reeperbahn - Deadline: May 31, 2024
Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Official Showcase 2024 - Deadline: June 3, 2024
M for Montreal - Deadline: June 14, 2024
FARM Virtual Performance Lane - Deadline: June 15, 2024
Ethno USA 2024 by Folk Alliance - Deadline: June 30, 2024
Mondo 2024 - Deadline: July 31, 2024
CMI Live - Deadline: Open
Canadian Musician Magazine showcases unsigned artists from across Canada in their Showcase section in their print, digital and online editions. Deadline: Ongoing until February 24, 2025.
Music Business Worldwide - ‘Indie Artists Shift To Artist-centric Payments On Deezer, As Streaming Service Signs New Deal With Merlin’
CBC News - ‘Why Are So Many Canadian Festivals Struggling Or Cancelling?’
Billboard Canada - ‘Canadian Artists Were Discovered More Than 3 Billion Times on Spotify Last Year’
Music Canada - ‘Music Canada teams with economist Will Page to launch first-of-its-kind study on the Canadian streaming market’
Los Angeles Times - ‘The U.S. Might Ban TikTok. Record Labels Are Cutting Ties. What’s Music’s Plan B?’
FACTOR | Artist Development - May 23, 2024 | Juried Sound Recording EP - May 16, 2024 | Artist Entrepreneur - May 30, 2024
Radio Starmaker Fund | Deadlines: May 30 and September 26, 2024
Ontario Creates | Global Market Development for Music Managers | Deadline: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET. (Applications open the week of April 15th, 2024).
Canada Council for the Arts | Arts Across Canada, Arts Abroad, Explore & Create Programs | Deadlines: Ongoing, anytime before start date of project/activity
Live Nation Women Fund | Deadline: Ongoing.
OHSOTO'KINO Indigenous Music Incubator - Deadline: May 31
Soundstreams’ Mentorship Program for Aspiring Artistic Leaders in New Music - Deadline: May 1, 2024
Women In Music Canada - Mentorship Program Mentors & Mentees Wanted. Deadline: Open
Songwriters Association of Canada - Professional Songwriting Camp. Deadline: Open
TD Incubator for Creative Entrepreneurship - Deadline: April 30, 2024
The Port Authority Music Export Academy - Deadline: May 29 (Early Acceptance) / July 31 (Final)
Canada's Music Incubator (CMI): Artist Development for Western Canadian Artists - Deadline: July 14, 2024
Artist Residency - Banff Musicians in Residence Winter - Deadline: September 11, 2024
Canadian Live Music Industry Awards Voting - Deadline: Open
Billboard Canada Women In Music Awards - Deadline: Open
Scotiabank Arena Bursary Program - Deadline: April 30, 2024
The Henry Armstrong Award (HAA) - Open to self-identifying Canadian (excluding residents of Quebec) Indigenous music artists. Deadline: April 26, 2024
USA Songwriting Competition - Deadline: May 31, 2024
CIMA’s Road Gold Certification - Deadline: Open
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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.
The Pathwaves Oracle: Delphi Survey. Digital Literacy initiative that aims to empower Canadian musicians to make lifelong careers in music more possible and equitable.