Industry
All YouTube Music Employees Laid Off by Google Amid City Council Deposition over Working Conditions
PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2024
After going on strike last year over Google's crackdown on remote work, the entire YouTube Music team has been laid off by the tech company...
The Beaches Named Artist of the Year at Women in Music Canada Honours
PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2024
Ahead of International Women's Day (March 8), Women in Music Canada (WIMC) honoured 18 women and gender-diverse industry innovators at its...
James Blake on TikTok, Streaming Economics: "The Brainwashing Worked and Now People Think Music Is Free"
PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2024
Pretty much every think-piece I've read on the whole TikTok vs. UMG debacle have the same core messaging: it's the artists and songwriters...
Former Toronto Venue the Hoxton Demolished
PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2024
From 2010 up until its closure in January of 2017, the Hoxton was recognized as one of the most popular nightclubs for electronic music...
Toronto’s ImagineNative Film Festival Scraps 2024 Edition
PUBLISHED Feb 29, 2024
Organizers of Toronto's ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival have announced the postponement of their 2024 event. Today, the...
Allison Russell, Jeremy Dutcher and More Performers Added to 2024 JUNO Awards
PUBLISHED Feb 29, 2024
The Canadian Academy of Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC have announced the final round of performers for the 2024 JUNO Awards, set to...
TikTok Is Now Also Removing Songs from the Universal Music Publishing Catalogue
PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2024
The TikTok vs. Universal standoff over royalties has entered a new phase of severity: the short-form video app has now also begun removing...
Ryan Gosling Will Be Your Long-Term, Long-Distance, Low-Commitment, Casual Oscars Performer
PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2024
In another historic win for feminism or something, the people are getting what they want: Ryan Gosling is officially going to be performing...