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  Canada Passes Legislation Urging Netflix, Spotify, Facebook to Finance Local Content

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2022

  Canada's House of Commons has passed Bill C-11, which looks to raise approximately $800 million annually from US and other foreign streamin...

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  Portishead Announces Collab with Streetwear Brand Stüssy

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2022

  Portishead have been more or less dormant for a long time — since the release of 2008's Third, to be exact — but there's been some pretty s...

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  Netflix Fires Another 300 Employees as Subscriptions Wane

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2022

  After axing 150 employees back in May, Netflix has announced an additional 300 jobs lost today as its subscriptions — and shares value — co...

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  Fender's Stratoverse Is Here to Gamify Your Jam Sessions

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2022

  Along with our coverage of artists hawking NFTs or performing to crypto-crazed crowds, Exclaim! has also examined art and Web 3 through exp...

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  Bandcamp Holds Third Annual Juneteenth Fundraising Initiative

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2022

  For the third year running, this Bandcamp Friday will be supporting the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: the audio distribution platform is donati...

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  Mark Ronson to Break Down "Back to Black," "Uptown Funk" and More on New BBC Maestro Course

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2022

  Mark Ronson has announced his new tenure of pop music professor with his own BBC Maestro course, wherein he'll break down the creation of s...

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  Emily Steinwall and Hubert Lenoir Win 2022 SOCAN Songwriting Prize

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2022

  The SOCAN Songwriting Prize has announced its 2022 winners: Toronto's Emily Steinwall is taking home the English prize for "Welcome to the...

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  Here's the 2022 Polaris Music Prize Long List

  PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2022

  The year is nearly halfway done, and you know what that means: the Polaris Music Prize has unveiled its 2022 long list. Among this crop of...