MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP

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  • Billboard Canada Canadian Live Music Association's Erin Benjamin Calls Music a 'Cornerstone of our Cultural Identity' in New Open Letter

  • Rolling Stone Music at the Border: Red Tape and Trump’s Rhetoric Are Keeping Artists Out of the U.S.

  • CBC A Wave of Artists Are Reconsidering Tours Over U.S. Border Detention Fears

    The Globe and Mail How Indigenous-owned Record Labels are Carving Out a Better Path for Traditional Music and Artists

  • Variety No Fakes Act Reintroduced in Congress With Support From Google, RIAA, More

  • 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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