MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP
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Pine Needle Mountain Bike & Music Festival | Deadline: May 23, 2025
M POUR MONTRÉAL | Deadline: May 23, 2025
ACCES | Music In Africa Conference | Deadline: May 31, 2025
Ottawa Music Industry Coaltion | Deadline: Open
Folk Alliance International 2026 | Deadline: June 6, 2025
Northern Turtle Island Collective at WOMEX 2025 | Deadline: June 8, 2025
FOLK+ | Deadline: June 16, 2025
Winterruption 2026 | Deadline: June 25, 2025
BISE Festival | Date Limite: 30 juin 2025
Your Roots Are Showing | Deadline: July 6, 2025
Indie Week: Venue x Venue | Deadline: July 10, 2025
VENUExVENUE | Deadline: July 11, 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
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
Billboard Canada 'COVID Ripped Up the Playbook': These Canadian Music Festivals Have Called For Support or Closed Since 2023
Hypebot Climate Change Impact on Festivals: Fan Hesitation
Exclaim Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund NPR and PBS
NPR A Music Executive Says Women Forced To Pick 'Survival' Over Consent In Music Industry
The Guardian Who Is Behind The Great Rock’N’Roll Ripoff? How Ticketmaster Swallowed The Live Entertainment Scene
Les SMAQ Protéger la culture québécoise commence par les lieux de diffusion indépendants!
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
Ontario Creates
Global Market Development for Music Managers | Deadline: June 18, 2025
Indigenous Music Office Leadership Program | Location: Toronto | Dates: October 6-10 | Deadline: Open
OHSOTO'KINO Indigenous Music Incubator | Deadline: May 31, 2025
Canada's Music Incubator (CMI)
Artist Entrepreneur Program | Deadline: June 8, 2025
AE West Program in partnership with the National Music Centre | Deadline: July 14, 2025
Banff Musicians in Residence | Deadline: July 9
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.
SOCAN: Indigenous Song Camp | Deadline: May 19, 2025
The 30th Annual USA Songwriting Competition | Deadline: May 30, 2025
BBPA Scholarship Program | Deadline: Opening Soon
SOCAN: Young Canadian Songwriters Awards | Deadline: June 1, 2025
International Songwriting Competition | Deadline: Early bird open
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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