Music Business News: Canada

‘We want to take South Asian music to the world.’

MBW meets Ikwinder (Ikky) Singh and Ajay Charlie 'B' Saxena, Creative Director and Head of A&R, respectively, for Toronto-headquartered 91 North Records

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Punjabi music star AP Dhillon strikes deal with Republic Records

Republic Records has signed AP Dhillon in alliance with Universal Music Canada

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Indie music labels form ORCA, a think tank for ‘recorded culture and arts’

ORCA's goal is to equip policymakers, business leaders, and communities with a deeper understanding of music's significance

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Amazon, Apple, Spotify file legal challenge against Canada’s music streaming tax

Canada's broadcasting and telecom regulator is planning a 5% tax on streaming revenue from non-Canadian companies starting this fall

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What would happen if Spotify started charging a ‘modest fee’ for its ad-funded tier… or shut it down entirely?

Music Business Worldwide runs the hypothetical numbers following Rob Stringer's suggestion of a modest fee on Spotify's ad tier

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What’s behind France and Canada’s music streaming taxes, and where could they happen next (hint: the USA?)

This year, two significant music markets – France and Canada – have slapped new taxes on the revenues of music streaming services

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Canada’s CMRRA reports 9% increase in royalty payouts for 2023

Growth was driven by increases in sync, international collections and physical distribution channels

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Music streaming services come out swinging against Canada’s new ‘discriminatory tax’ that requires them to hand over 5% of their Canadian revenues

Canada’s Online Streaming Act requires streamers to contribute 5% of their annual revenue to a number of programs designed to aid Canadian content creators