The Liberal govt has promised to re-visit and reform the legislation pertaining to the Broadcasting Act (Canadian Content) within the first 100 days in office. Why is this important? The…
The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez announced yesterday that a national summit will be specifically held to figure how to better position the future of the arts, culture and heritage sectors next…
Award winning recording and mix engineer Olga Fitzroy will be heading a complimentary masterclass ‘What to Consider to Get The Best Recordings’ and (with donations from the class, support women…
MediaMuv a company ‘owned’ by two individuals-Webster Batista and Jose Teran are facing serious charges; claiming where they claimed to have legal rights to monetize over 50,000+ songs back in…
Does music and military AI technology go together? When it comes to ‘data’ Ek seems to think so. The announcement didn’t quite hit us the way it’s hitting now, as…
Although copyright reforms are happening at the parliamentary level in the United Kingdom-the concerns for the future of the global music industry and artists are many. Without oversimplifying, how would…
We’re excited to have young music creators begin their journey with a groundbreaking win of the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Canadian Songwriters. These talented winners and new S.A.C. members…
The topic in focus over at The Digital Music News, Non-fungible tokens have definitely taken the art and music industries by storm. From untitled art work to full…
We all have had past experiences, either happy, sad or confusing, that can be used as fodder for songwriting. A bad breakup, the intense love felt when holding your baby,…
Hailing from Leamington, Ont., Billy Raffoul has won the 16th annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize with his song “Western Skies,” beating out nine other finalists. Prizes include $5,000 in cash, a…