Industry

Attic Records Co-Founder Alexander Mair Has Died
PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2022
Alexander "Al" Mair — co-founder of influential Canadian indie label Attic Records — has died at 82 after a battle with cancer. This summ...
Kevin Drew Wins 2023 MusiCounts Inspired Minds Ambassador Award
PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2022
MusiCounts has announced that it will be honouring Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew with its Inspired Minds Ambassador Award — given to ind...
How Inflation, the Supply Chain and Rising Ticket Prices Could Impact the Viability of Live Music
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2022
Cadence Weapon has grim advice for concert buffs: "Go see a live show while you still can." The Edmonton-born rapper also known as Rollie...
Arts & Crafts to Open New Toronto Record Shop
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2022
Arts & Crafts is opening a new record store in Toronto this week, just in time for Black Friday (November 25). The label's new shop is loc...
Buffy Saint-Marie Talks Legacy, Climate Change and the Music Industry on 'American Masters' Podcast
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2022
The legendary Buffy Sainte-Marie has joined the league of (Canadian) American Masters, appearing on the PBS podcast American Masters: Creat...
Cadence Weapon Launches #MyMerch Campaign to End Venue Merch Cuts
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2022
In collaboration with the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW), Canadian rapper and all-ar...
Taylor Swift Releases Statement on Ticketmaster Fiasco: "I'm Not Going to Make Excuses for Anyone"
PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2022
As anyone with a Twitter account (for now, anyway) and a vague familiarity with Taylor Swift likely already knows, all is not well in the S...
Bruce Springsteen Defends Ticketmaster Pricing: "I Want to Do What Everybody Else Is Doing"
PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2022
Amid the whole Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco, Bruce Springsteen is reminding us that his use of the platform's dynamic pricing model res...