Music Domains May Finally Be a Reality
Trying to register a domain name can be incredibly frustrating when you find out your name’s been taken. DotMusic has recently won a battle with the likes of Amazon and…
Month: July 2021
Your #1 Job As a Music Artist? Create Demand for Your Music
With millions of new songs released every month on multiple streaming sites, it’s up to indie artists to make sure they have a presence in the marketplace. How do you…
Folk Musician Stan Rogers Honored on Canadian Stamp
Canada Post has commemorated the late Stan Rogers on a new illustrated stamp with the singer-songwriter singing and playing guitar against a background of Nova Scotia’s Fogerty Cove. The performance…
CMRRA Distributed Over $57 Million in Royalties to Music Publishers and Self-Published Songwriters in 2020
The Canadian Musical Reproductive Rights Agency (CMRRA) is the country’s leading mechanical reproduction rights licensing collective with a database of more than 40 million musical works. A 17% increase in…
Minister Guilbeault Announces British Columbia’s Final Recipients of Creative Export Canada Funding
The Creative Export Canada Funding program was designed to help cultural industries expand into global markets. The Minister of Canadian Heritage recently announced B.C.’s three recipients that will share $671,000…
Kim Mitchell Says Songwriters Hall of Fame Honour Caught Him By Surprise
Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Max Webster, Kim Mitchell says he was “blindsided” when he found out he was being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on July…
Songwriters Are Tired of Having Their Money Taken—By Artists
After a well-known singer demanded a portion of the income songwriter Emily Warren would earn from writing a song in exchange for recording it, Warren got angry and stood her…
SOCAN Offering Travel Assistance to Help Musicians Get Back on the Road
The SOCAN Foundation’s Travel Assistance Grant is back after a pandemic pause and accepting applications. The funding program offers eligible music creators and publishers up to $1,000 for travel per…
Year-End Report: Despite All, SOCAN Flourished in 2020
Cutting internal costs, paying attention to its membership, and more money from international and streaming services all combined to result in a good 2020 for SOCAN, even though revenues from…
Composers’ and Writers’ Share Royalties
SOCAN’s 50/50 Distribution Rule exists so music creators of audio-visual works get a fair royalty share distribution between the writer of a registered composition and the publisher. Find out the…