MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP
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Playtime Music Week | Location: Mongolia | Deadline: October 20, 2025
Beatforest | Location: Thailand | Deadline: October 20, 2025
SXSW | Final Deadline: October 24, 2025
Contact East | Location: Saint John, NB | Deadline: October 26, 2025
Tallinn Music Week | Deadline: October 27, 2025
Gympie Music Muster | Location: Australia | Deadline: October 31, 2025
Country at the Creek 2026 | Email countryatthecreek@sasktel.net to submit | Deadline: October 31, 2025
HI-Light Festival 2026 | Deadline: October 31, 2025
Live at Leeds | Location: Leeds, UK | Deadline: October 27, 2025
Francouvertes | Deadline: October 28, 2025
Ottawa Jazz Festival | Deadline: November 1, 2025
CIMA Canada House @ The Great Escape | Deadline: November 10, 2025
Treefort Music Fest | Deadline: November 21, 2025
INACT Festival | Location: France | Deadline: November 16, 2025
SoMa Fest | Location: Vancouver | Deadline: November 18, 2025
Fire in the Mountain Festival | Location: Wales | Deadline: November 30, 2025
TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival | Deadline: December 31, 2025
NXNE | Deadline: December 31, 2025
FOCUS Wales | Deadline: November 1, 2025
sākihiwē festival | Deadline: December 4, 2025 at 11:59 pm CST
Music Week Poland | Deadline: December 10, 2025
JUNOFest | Deadline: December 19, 2025
Tiny Lights | Deadline: January 15, 2025
Golden Touch Music Festival | Location: Portsmouth, UK | Deadline: January 23, 2025
Northern Lights Festival Boréal | Deadline: January 31, 2025
Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival | Deadline: February 27, 2026
Sound of Iona Music Festival | Location: Scotland | Deadline: Open
Pigeon Lake Music Festival | Deadline: Open
ACTRA RACS - Burst Their Bubble is calling for legislation to interrupt the current music streaming model that underpays music creators.
Copyright Reform (CDCE) - Urge your government representatives to update the Copyright Act in the Fall Economic Statement.
Billboard Canada Canadian Music Organizations Raise Concerns About Artificial Intelligence at the House of Commons
Billboard Spotify Pledges AI Tools That ‘Will Not Replace Human Artistry’ as It Partners With Major Labels
Digital Music News Beyond the Majors—Why Independent Music Defines the Future of the Industry
Variety When Fandoms Converge: How Musical Tastes Send Key Cultural Signals for Consumers
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
Support for Eligible Music Companies | 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
Production d’un album | Deadline: April 1, 2026
Production et promotion de titres | Deadline: April 1, 2026
Commercialisation internationale | Deadline: October 31, 2025
Creative BC | Amplify BC Record in BC Program - Deadline: October 31, 2025
The HELEN FERRIS Memorial Trust Fund | Deadline: Open
Keychange | Deadline: November 12, 2025
Women in Music Canada Leadership Accelerator 2025 | Deadline: November 16, 2025
Dawson City Music Festival | Songwriter in Residence and Producer in Residence | Deadline: October 17, 2025
Financial Literacy for the Music Industry by CMI | 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.
American Songwriter 2025 Song Contest | Deadline: December 8, 2025
The Black Canadian Music Awards by SOCAN Foundation & SiriusXM | Deadline: December 21, 2025
2026 Women in Music Canada Honours | Deadline: November 28, 2025
Her Music Awards by SOCAN Foundation | Deadline: November 30, 2025
JUNO Awards | Deadline (Final): November 6, 2025 11:59 PM PT / November 7, 2025 2:59 AM ET
22nd Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) | Deadline: November 7, 2025
ECMA | Call for Jurors - Deadline: Open.
JUNO Awards | Call for Judges - Deadline: Open.
Polaris Music Prize | Call for Jurors - Deadline: Open.