This article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Canadian Musician magazine.
By Michael Raine
It’s commonly accepted that on-demand streaming has changed how people – especially young people – consume music. Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, YouTube Music … They all feature a ton of playlists, but there is
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Canadian Musician.
By Michael Raine
Back in 1997, a significant change was made to the Copyright Act of Canada that altered the equation for public performance royalties, which are paid when a recorded song is used on TV, radio,
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Canadian Musician magazine.
By Michael Raine
The life of a professional touring musician is a recipe for mental illness.
Money is tight while they work long and weird hours, travel incessantly, are isolated from their friends and family at
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Canadian Musician magazine.
By Michael Raine
If the major music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music want to be
This article orginally appeared in Canadian Musician's 40th Anniversary issue in March 2019.
By Michael Raine
Five years ago, in Canadian Musician’s 35th anniversary issue, contributor Andrew Seale wrote an insightful article examining the evolution of music promotion and distribution in the digital age. While it wasn’t all
