Music-industry conference, festival headed to Victoria next year

Oct. 4, 2026, at more than a dozen venues throughout the city, with the Victoria Conference Centre serving as the primary ...
Billboard

Canada’s Music Export Power: Top Three Globally, But Growth Stalls

Also this week In Canada: Unison Fund launches a program for Canadian music workers affected by the Los Angeles fires. By Rosie Long Decter Canada is the third biggest exporter of music to the ...
Billboard Canada

Tia Wood to be Honoured With the Trailblazer Award at Billboard Canada Women In Music 2026

The Cree and Salish R&B;/pop singer has been making strides on the charts and on big stages while proudly uplifting her ...
The Globe and Mail

Canada in top three countries for music exports on Spotify, but some hit artists may not qualify as Canadian

Canada is in the top three countries for exporting music streams worldwide, new data from Spotify SPOT-N shows, with 92 per cent of all royalties for Canadian artists generated from listeners ...
Billboard

In Canada: Strombo Appointed to the Order of Canada, Year-End Hot 100 & Next Year’s Big Issues

This week's most important music industry stories in Canada. Each week we’ll be sharing the most important news from the north with Canada’s top music industry stories, supplied by our ...
ca.billboard

CCMA Launches Canada-Australia Country Music Exchange

The international exchange aims to introduce country musicians from each nation into a new market. Australian singer Tyla Rodrigues is currently in Canada, while Jade Eagleson is heading to ...
Newswire

Canada's music marketplace hits more than 2 billion audio streams in one week

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 17, 2021 /CNW/ - This week, Canada hit a major milestone in music listening. For the first time, Canadians streamed more than 2 billion audio streams in a single week. The figure ...
The Vancouver Sun

Canada Day, The Playlist is two hours of essential holiday CanCon

Looking for the perfect soundtrack for your Canada Day shenanigans? Look no further. So crack a brewski or grab a mickey, kick back on your chesterfield, and just giv’er with Canada Day, The ...
CBC.ca

Black music in Canada exists, thrives and survives — but it's not because of the mainstream music industry

Black Life: Untold Stories reframes the rich and complex histories of Black people in Canada, dispelling commonly accepted myths and celebrating the contributions of both famous and lesser-known ...
CNN

Inside the Japa generation’s music ambition: How Nigerians in Canada are rewriting the rules of the industry

When Nigerians talk about “Japa” — Yoruba slang for escape — they’re referring to the growing wave of young people seeking opportunities abroad. In Canada, especially in Toronto, that movement is ...