In Canada: Canada Music Fund to Receive $67M Boost; Women in Music Executive Award Winners Share Their

Esta semana também: Sean Paul aparece no primeiro episódio do Billboard Canada News.

The sum was first announced in June to provide “immediate relief” to the country’s audio and audiovisual sector and confirmed for 2026-27 in the latest federal budget, which was tabled last week.

No fim de semana, Ottawa revelou a tão esperada explicação de como os recursos serão distribuídos.

FACTOR, juntamente com o Indigenous Music Office, CIMA, ADISQ, Bell Media, Spotify e mais, participou das audiências públicas do CRTC no ano passado para discutir como apoiar o Conteúdo Canadense.

Now, FACTOR welcomes the government’s investment and highlights how it will support the Canadian music sector.

Several other music organizations across Canada are celebrating the news, with the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) saying it is “thrilled to see government recognize the value that music brings to Canada, its businesses, and its communities.” The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) calls the additional funding an “important step toward strengthening the industrial ecosystem that supports the development of great Canadian artists.”.

The federal government’s new investment intends to bring stability to the cultural sector as “longer-term policy, regulatory and market conditions evolve,” such as the Online Streaming Act, whose implementation continues to be the subject of much debate between the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), streaming giants and the United States, which has made the CanCon fund requirements for major foreign-owned streaming services a sticking point in trade negotiations.

The live music sector is thriving more than ever in Canada. In her role as chief commercial officer of Live Nation Canada, Melissa Bubb-Clarke is helping it soar towards new heights.

Em 24 de novembro, ela aceitará o Executive of the Year Award no Billboard Canada Women In Music, reconhecendo o importante trabalho que ela realiza nos bastidores, ajudando o gigante da música ao vivo do Canadá a escalar suas operações em meio a uma indústria em rápido crescimento, através de colaborar e fazer parcerias com marcas corporativas.

The market leader in the country, Live Nation Canada has seen record success and revenue figures over the last few years, but in many ways Bubb-Clarke and the team she works with are just laying the foundation for an even bigger future.

In its second season this summer, the 50,000-capacity Rogers Stadium welcomed a new record number of 20 concerts to Toronto, drawing record-setting tours by headliners like Bruno Mars, BTS, Karol G and more.

RBC Amphitheatre also kicked off its first season under its new name and partnership with RBC, which arrived alongside plans to become a year-round venue by 2030.

There are more A-list artists coming to town than ever, but beyond welcoming shows, Bubb-Clarke is vying to create venues that offer an optimal experience for not just the artists playing them, but also the fans coming to see their favourite artist.

Preparing to accept the Billboard Canada Executive of the Year Award has given Bubb-Clarke the opportunity to reflect on the major strides she and her team have been making in the live music landscape over the past several years.

Em entrevista à Billboard Canada, Bubb‑Clarke compara a música ao seu trabalho no esporte na sua empresa anterior, Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), que detém os Toronto Maple Leafs e Toronto Raptors.

Em sua dupla função como presidente da MusiCounts e diretor de operações da CARAS, a organização por trás dos Juno Awards e do Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Kristy Fletcher influencia todas as etapas da carreira de um músico canadense.

Through music education charity MusiCounts, she’s there at the beginning, providing access to instruments and musical education to give youth a chance to make music in the first place.

At CARAS, she’s able to foster and develop the industry and recognize artists at the Juno Awards. That continues all the way until the later stages of their career, when they become Hall of Famers.

On Nov. 24, Fletcher will accept the Impact Award at Billboard Canada Women In Music, recognizing the important work she does affecting musicians both onstage and in classrooms, from Rush’s surprise comeback performance at the 2026 Juno Awards to young students who might be Canada’s next breakthrough rock stars.

In a revealing half-hour interview hosted by Alicia West, Paul talks about the important role that Canada played in his come-up. He guested on the Baby Blue Sound Crew song “Money Jane” with Toronto hip-hop and R&B heroes Kardinal Offishall and Jully Black.

Ele também fala sobre a gravação de importantes videoclipes de ruptura, “Gimme The Light” e “Get Busy”, com o diretor canadense Director X (então Little X) e a dançarina/coreógrafa Tanisha Scott, ambos colaboradores de longa data.

His connection goes back even further, with his grandfather living in Scarborough, Ontario when he was young.

It’s a wide-ranging conversation about his whole career, from his biggest chart hits to his collaborations with major pop stars like Rihanna and Sia. He also talks about his support of Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.

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