MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP
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SXSW Sydney - Deadline: Open.
CIMA's Business & Showcase Mission to Atlanta - Deadline: May 17, 2024
CIMA Canada House at Reeperbahn - Deadline: May 31, 2024
Icelandic Airwaves - Deadline: June 1, 2024
Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Official Showcase 2024 - Deadline: June 3, 2024
Ontario Presents - Virtual Networking Series - Deadline: June 3, 2024 @ 11:59 pm
M for Montreal - Deadline: June 14, 2024
FARM Virtual Performance Lane - Deadline: June 15, 2024
Ethno USA 2024 by Folk Alliance - Deadline: June 30, 2024
Your Roots Are Showing - Location: Ireland. Deadline: July 7, 2024
Mondo 2024 - Deadline: July 31, 2024
CMI Live - Deadline: Open
Canadian Musician Magazine showcases unsigned artists from across Canada in their Showcase section in their print, digital and online editions. Deadline: Ongoing until February 24, 2025.
CBC Music - ‘Concert Ticket System Is 'Broken,' Say Artists. But Some Experts Say Targeting Resellers Isn't The Fix’
Music Business Worldwide - ‘Spotify Vs. Songwriters (Again): NMPASays Spot’s Latest Move To Lower Royalty Rates Is ‘Likely To End Up In A Legal Conflict’
Music Ally - ‘Bandcamp Friday Payments Reach $123m Ahead Of 40th Event’
Exclaim! - ‘Leith Ross Breaks Down How TikTok Fame Has "Reversed" the Music Industry‘
FACTOR | Artist Development - May 23, 2024 | Juried Sound Recording EP - May 16, 2024 | Artist Entrepreneur - May 30, 2024
Radio Starmaker Fund | Deadlines: May 30 and September 26, 2024
Ontario Creates | Global Market Development for Music Managers | Deadline: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET. (Applications open the week of April 15th, 2024).
Canada Council for the Arts | Arts Across Canada, Arts Abroad, Explore & Create Programs | Deadlines: Ongoing, anytime before start date of project/activity
Live Nation Women Fund | Deadline: Ongoing.
RBCxMusic First Up Program - Deadline: May 14
SOCAN Foundation | Residency for French-speaking artist-entrepreneurs outside Quebec - Deadline: May 15, 2024
Financial Literacy Entrepreneurship and Creative Industries Program - Deadline: Open. Free registration. When: May 14th - July 18 2024 Tuesday and Thursday 6PM - 7:30PM EST. Online sessions.
BMAC Live Accelerator Program - Deadline: May 22
SNAC Rise Up Mentorship and GerryFest Program - Deadline: May 24, 2024
Venus Fest Mentorship Program - Deadline: May 24, 2024 @ 11:59pm EST
OHSOTO'KINO Indigenous Music Incubator - Deadline: May 31
The Port Authority Music Export Academy - Deadline: May 29 (Early Acceptance) / July 31 (Final)
Songwriters Association of Canada - Professional Songwriting Camp. Deadline: Open
Canada's Music Incubator (CMI): Artist Development for Western Canadian Artists - Deadline: July 14, 2024
The Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class - Deadline: 5 P.M. ET on May 31, 2024
Artist Residency - Banff Musicians in Residence Winter - Deadline: September 11, 2024
Billboard Canada | The Country’s First Non-Performing Songwriter Award in Partnership with SOCAN - Deadline: May 17, 2024
The Beat4Beat Contest 2024 - Deadline: June 12, 2024
2024 Western Canadian Music Awards - Voting open.
African Nova Scotian Music Association - Job Openings: Administrative Assistance Program Coordinator, Production Coordinator, Communications/Outreach Coordinator - Deadline: May 20, 2024
Jumpstart Foundations is an on-demand free video series presented by Music BC and music industry professionals and specialists covering topics on Branding, Tik Tok, Music Marketing, Music Law, Domestic Tour Strategies and much more.
Amazon Music has teamed up with Music Ally to present the Amazon Music for Artists Pro Series, a collection of five free video courses designed to help music industry professionals and artists effectively build their business on Amazon Music. The content is a crash course on five key areas of Amazon Music’s business and opportunity areas for artists, including Amazon Music for Artists, Artist Merch, Voice, Livestreaming/Twitch, and Programming. The Pro Series is free to access globally from the Music Ally learning hub, with subtitles available in Spanish and Japanese.
The Pathwaves Oracle: Delphi Survey. Digital Literacy initiative that aims to empower Canadian musicians to make lifelong careers in music more possible and equitable.