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CLMA Releases Benchmark Study on the Industry’s Economic Impact

For Immediate release -- Toronto, January 30th, 2025 – Toronto, Canada --  The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) released findings of its long-anticipated economic impact study today, inside Massey Hall’s Allied Music Centre. 'Here and Now: understanding the economic power and potential of Canada’s live music industry” commissioned by the CLMA, was led by Nordicity, a leading strategic, policy, and economic analysis firm.

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FACTOR, Musicaction Announce New Pilot Promoter Program for Live Sector

Today FACTOR and MUSICACTION announced the Promoter Program, a pilot program to invest further in the Canadian live sector.

This new program designed for Live Music Promoters will support the concert promotion activities that bring audiences to Canadian Artist shows and is a recognition of the essential nature of concert promoters in the development of Canadian artists’ careers. 

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5 Critical Actions Live Music Must Take, 3 Weeks Left to Federal Budget

Today, sources inside government have made it very clear that not only is there still time to advocate, but that it’s still extremely necessary to do so. (Even in the case of the CMF, which received a boost last weekend, to say thank you and more - see below).

Here are five things you can do right now to make a difference for our industry in the budget, no matter what your role in the business:

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CRTC December 7, 2023 presentation

The CLMA appeared before the CRTC on December 7, strongly advocating for live music to be part of the moderinzation of the regulatory framework supporting Canadian and Indigenous content.

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