MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP
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Ottawa Music Industry Coaltion | Deadline: Open
BISE Festival | Date Limite: 30 juin 2025
Philippine Fest | Location: Mississauga | Deadline: July 31, 2025
Winterruption | Deadline: June 30, 2025
Come Together | Deadline: July 1, 2025
Your Roots Are Showing | Deadline: July 6, 2025
Indie Week: Venue x Venue | Deadline: July 10, 2025
VENUExVENUE | Deadline: July 11, 2025
ONTARIO at MaMA Music & Convention | Deadline: July 20, 2025
SXSW | First Deadline: August 13, 2025 | Final Deadline: October 24, 2025
Country On The Coast | Deadline: September 30, 2025
Sauti za Busara | Location: East Africa | Deadline: July 31, 2025
ETHNO USA | Deadline: August 1, 2025
MENT | Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia | Deadline: August 14, 2025
FOCUS Wales | Deadline: November 1, 2025
The Unison Fund, SOCAN, and Revelios launched Soundcheck: A Survey on Mental Health in the Canadian Music Industry. The first of its kind in Canada, seeking to collect valuable input and better understand the experiences, attitudes, and opinions of those working in our industry. This survey will be available in both English and French. | Deadline: Open
ACTRA RACS - Burst Their Bubble is calling for legislation to interrupt the current music streaming model that underpays music creators.
Baseline, a new research project funded by the Canada Council for the Arts is seeking 12 participants for our upcoming Focus Groups throughout April and May to hear from those working in live events, particularly in rural live music.
CDCE + CPCC Calls for Action: Copyright Reform Now | Deadline: Open
Music Ally Greenly report examines the climate impact of music-streaming
Winnipeg Free Press Don’t regulate us like radio, music streamer Spotify tells CRTC
Music Business Worldwide Indie artists can now upload videos to Spotify through DistroKid’s video service
Digital Music News The Data Dilemma: Why Metadata Demands Collective Accountability
Variety Why Artists Must Own Their Data: Guest Post by WME’s Co-Head of Music Kirk M. Sommer
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
Juried Sound Recording: Album | July 10, 2025
Support for Eligible Music Companies | June 5 and October 23, 2025
Canada Council for the Arts | Arts Across Canada, Arts Abroad, Explore & Create Programs | Deadlines: Ongoing, anytime before start date of project/activity
RBC Emerging Musician Program | Deadline: July 13, 2025
BBPA National Scholarship Program | Deadline: Open
MusicAction
Production d’un album, Production et promotion de titres, Soutien à l’émergence – Aide à la production, Commercialisation nationale | Deadline: September 3, 2025
SODEC_LAB - Intégration de dispositifs numériques aux tournées internationales | Date Limite: 19 septembre 2025
SOCAN
Nashville Residency: powered by TuneCore | Deadline: June 30, 2025
South Asian Song Camp | Deadline: Nashville Residency: powered by TuneCore
DARC Indigenous Residency | Deadline: June 30
Girl Connected 2025 | Deadline: Open
Pacifique en chanson 2025 | Date Limite: 5 juillet 2025
Banff Musicians in Residence Winter | Deadline: July 9, 2025
Canada's Music Incubator (CMI)
AE West Program in partnership with the National Music Centre | Deadline: July 14, 2025
Artist Development for Western Canadian Artists | Deadline: July 14, 2025
VIFF Amp | Deadline: July 20, 2025
WIM Canada Entrepreneur Accelerator | Deadline: July 31, 2025
South Asian Music Accelerator (SAMA) | Deadline: August 15, 2025
Toga da wôhnagabi: Music Creation Residency | Deadline: August 20, 2025
Young Music Professionals | Call for board members, committee members, mentors, and other opportunities. | Deadline: Open
Rise Up Pitch Competition | Deadline: Unknown
Young Music Professionals - Call for mentors, ambassadors, board or committee members. 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.
BBPA Scholarship Program | Deadline: Opening Soon
International Songwriting Competition | Deadline: Early bird open
Canadian Folk Music Awards | Deadline: July 15, 2025
American Songwriter 2025 Song Contest | Deadline: December 8, 2025
Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec (GAMIQ) | Date Limite: 31 juillet 2025
ECMA | Call for Jurors - Deadline: Open.
JUNO Awards | Call for Judges - Deadline: Open.
Polaris Music Prize | Call for Jurors - Deadline: Open.
BreakOut West | Call for Western Canadian Music Award Jurors - Deadline: Open
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