Expressive Artists Canada

10/28/2020

Congratulations to Vancouver Rockers, The TVEES. Their song, "My Baby," is featured in the upcoming romantic comedy, "Courting Mom and Dad," starring Kristy Swanson and Scott Baio.

04/17/2020

Thank you, SOCAN! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/04/16/socan-songwriter-checks-on-time/?fbclid=IwAR1W_e7tz86o6UYUkV6WF91bHCULESaCxwHoQoZHUrGXTLff9U9-o8bfg80

Despite a global pandemic that is wreaking havoc on global public performance royalties, Canadian PRO SOCAN says its checks are getting mailed on time.

04/03/2020

SOCAN Emergency Royalty Advance Program https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/canadas-socan-reveals-cad-2m-emergency-royalty-advance-program-to-help-members-during-covid-19-crisis/

Priority given to members who are faced with a loss in live performance royalties or screen composers whose productions have been suspended

02/15/2020

The 14 Best Canadian Hip-Hop & R&B Love Songs https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/best-canadian-love-songs/

From Drake to Daniel Caesar to Tamia, Canada's got a plethora of jams about matters of the heart. Here are the 14 best.

01/30/2020

Canadian Micro Labels Will Never Die...Here's Why https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/canadian-micro-labels-will-never-die-heres-why/

Filtering what’s happening in music to save you time, money and effort.

08/22/2019

Is it too late to close Canadian music's value gap? https://nowtoronto.com/music/music-value-gap/

06/15/2019

SOCAN's Michael McCarty: We're Entering the 'Most Prosperous' Era in the History of Recorded Music.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8513992/socan-michael-mccarty-emi-music-canada-interview

Michael McCarty was recently inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, during the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards in Toronto. Billboard spoke with McCarty about shaking up the status quo and why be believes “we're entering an era where it's going to be the most prosperous ...

03/07/2019

Michael Jackson's music pulled from radio stations in Canada and New Zealand. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/05/michael-jackson-abuse-allegations-canada-radio-stations-ban-music

Backlash comes after documentary Leaving Neverland details abuse allegations of two men against the singer

01/12/2019

Congrats to these young, talented artists! https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8492807/mvp-project-artists-2018-list-rbc-canadian-academy-music-videos-funding

New Canadian music video fund MVP Project, created by The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and the non-profit Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (The Canadian Academy) after Bell Media stopped its long-running MuchFACT grant in 2017, has announced its inaugural recipients.

12/13/2018

Is streaming hurting the Canadian music scene? https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/12/05/streaming-music-canada/

There is a growing concern among Canadian musicians that streaming services do not pay them fairly — and independent artists are struggling as a result.

11/27/2018

The Biebs is doing just fine. https://people.com/music/justin-bieber-loves-being-left-alone-in-canada-more-peaceful-source/

"Justin loves being in Canada because it’s very peaceful," a source told PEOPLE

06/12/2018

Canada's Music Industry Requesting Copying Fee For Every Smartphone Sold In The Country. http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/cpcc-music-industry/

The Canadian music industry has proposed an initiative in which it requests the Canadian government to pay a copying fee for every smartphone sold in the country.

05/21/2018

YouTube Picks Canadian Singer Jesse Reyez To Launch New Marketing Blitz Platform. https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/youtube-picks-canadian-jessie-reyez-to-launch-new-marketing-blitz-platform-1.3935392

Canadian singer Jessie Reyez sings about her dreams of rising to the upper ranks of music and YouTube hopes its new marketing campaign will play a role getting her there.

05/15/2018

Charlotte Day Wilson Awarded Prism Prize. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8456099/charlotte-day-wilson-work-prism-prize-canadian-music-videos

With last year's dissolution of long-running Canadian funding bodies for independent music videos MuchFACT and BravoFACT, The Field founder and executive director Cherie Sinclair seized the moment at the podium while accepting her special achievement award at the Prism Prize ceremony Sunday night to...

05/11/2018

Deadpool has a beef with Eurovision! http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/deadpool-is-pissed-that-australia-is-in-eurovision-and-canada-isnt/

He's got a point.

04/30/2018

So much great live music across Canada this summer! http://www.flare.com/localist/music-festivals-canada-2018/

Start planning your summer weekends now

04/27/2018

Canada's Best-Kept Cultural Secret. http://www.macleans.ca/sponsored/winnipeg-canadas-best-kept-cultural-secret/

04/25/2018

First Annual Canadian Sync Awards to be held during Canadian Music Week. https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/The-First-Annual-Canadian-Sync-Awards-to-Feature-Nile-Rodgers-Jesper-Kyd-Hannah-Georgas-More-20180425

Canadian Music Week (CMW), presented by San Rafael '71 and Amsterdam Brewing, and The Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada (GMSC) are excited to present the 1st Annual Canadian Sync Awards sponsored by songtradr, on Saturday May 12th at The Sheraton Centre Toronto in the Dominion Ballroom.