Relance économique du secteur de la musique – Québec veut que l’État donne l’exemple en matière de diffusion de la musique québécoise et donne un coup de pouce à l’ADISQ pour sa relance

Alors que le ministère de la Culture et des Communications diffuse déjà de la musique exclusivement québécoise sur ses plateformes de communication, on souhaite ainsi que d’autres ministères et organismes publics lui emboîtent le pas et participent à cette initiative. En plus d’assurer un rayonnement plus large de la musique québécoise grâce aux organismes et aux canaux de communication de l’État, cette pratique permettra aux artisans québécois de la musique de bénéficier des redevances découlant de cette diffusion.

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ÉCOUTE MON ALBUM - Un projet de promotion de plus d’un million de dollars en partenariat avec le gouvernement du Québec et les grands réseaux de télédiffusion

ÉCOUTE MON ALBUM c’est une série de 80 capsules télé et web, produite par l’ADISQ, mettant en vedette autant d’albums d’artistes de tous styles confondus, ayant été commercialisés pendant la pandémie et pour lesquels une tournée de spectacles est prévue à partir de l’automne 2021. Cette initiative a pour but de mettre en lumière des projets qui n’ont pas pu bénéficier d’une visibilité adéquate en temps de pandémie.

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Le projet de loi C-10 sur la radiodiffusion : toute une saga

L’épopée du projet de loi C-10 finit sa saison sur un suspense. Si le projet est un jour adopté, il faudra toutefois veiller de près à la façon dont il sera mis en œuvre par le CRTC. Les diffuseurs traditionnels veulent réduire leurs obligations réglementaires et les entreprises en ligne désirent modifier la définition de « contenu canadien » pour y exclure notamment l’obligation de travailler avec un producteur canadien. La vigilance sera donc de mise pour que cette révision se traduise en gains et non en pertes pour notre industrie.

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Musicians Say Streaming Doesn’t Pay. Can the Industry Change?

Services like Spotify and Apple Music pulled the business back from the brink. But artists say they can’t make a living. And their complaints are getting louder.

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Publishers Aren't Playing With Lawsuits Over Unlicensed Music. Who Might Be Next?

Now that streaming is an established business, the trade associations that represent rights holders are focusing more on ensuring they get paid by companies that incorporate unlicensed music into their products. One early battle was against the exercise bike startup Peloton, which the NMPA sued for $370 million in 2019 and settled with the following year.

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Many Americans pay for audio subscriptions, but there’s a lot of room for growth

Edison Research has released new stats from its ongoing Share of Ear consumer research survey that look at paid audio now and in the future. 47% of Americans subscribe to an audio service, up from 23% in 2015. “Growth has come across the board,” according to Edison from streaming music services, SiriusXM, and Audible subscriptions. Podcast subscriptions are fairly new and were not mentioned in the data.

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YouTube Culture and Trends Report 2021

"YouTube has published a video report covering the latest trends on the platform, including a section on how artists like Doja Cat, BTS, and Lil Nas X are using video to connect with fans. On Lil Nas X’s command of the platform: “He dropped 6 different versions of it [MONTERO], of course including a Lo-Fi beats version to study. This is what it looks like when you have complete comfort in the culture and dialects of the web.” The official MONTERO video has been viewed more than 260 million times."

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Riding the Third Rails: Making the case at WIPO for performer streaming remuneration — Music Technology Policy

Thanks to the support of the American Federation of Musicians and the International Federation of Musicians, the World Intellectual Property Organization commissioned a policy study on this subject for consideration by WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. WIPO has never before commissioned a study on the economic effects of streaming on performers, and I think we should all be appreciative of WIPO’s response.

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The Wrestling Match Over Radio Royalties Continues — Introducing the American Music Fairness Act

The long-running wrestling match over radio royalties is showing few signs of slowing down, as lawmakers are preparing to introduce the American Music Fairness Act, an answer to the NAB-backed Local Radio Freedom Act.

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CMRRA and TikTok Announce Multi-Year Partnership Agreement

The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and TikTok announced an agreement for the collection of digital mechanical royalties in Canada, delivering a new revenue stream for music publishers and self-published songwriters. The new deal also accounts for TikTok’s past use of musical works and sets up a forward-looking partnership.

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BMG Inks Licensing Deal With Gaming Platform Roblox

According to a media release, the agreement “for future collaboration” follows “the resolution of prior claims” relating to the use of BMG-controlled songs and recordings. The deal follows the news from June 9 that Roblox has been hit with a $200 million-plus copyright infringement lawsuit from music publishers in the US.

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The Billionaires’ Club: Streaming Music’s New Class System

Spotify has launched a new playlist for tracks that have crossed a billion streams, designed to celebrate top-tier successes on the streaming service; but it comes with as many problems as it does plaudits.

Yet what millions and billions actually mean in the music business have changed dramatically in the past two decades.

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Amazon Music’s Next Act? DJs

The subscription economy isn't just alive and well. It is powering the media ecosystem, providing a powerful alternative to ad-supported services that include both broadcast radio and television.

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