On February 26, 2019, CMRRA unveiled a new, free online Unclaimed Works Portal powered by CMRRA Direct to give publishers and songwriters the ability to search for unpaid digital uses of their repertoire in Canada. The portal provides easy access to sound recording data aggregated from multiple digital services by the International Standard Recording Code […]

Lauren Ali joined CMRRA in November 2018 as Operations Manager, and we are pleased to take this opportunity to formally introduce her to our clients. Lauren is happy to be part of the CMRRA team and looks forward to making a difference. Her role continues to evolve, but one of her priorities is to work […]

CMRRA is pleased to announce that Andrea England has been promoted to the newly-created role of Product Manager – Web Services | Business Analyst. Andrea England has been a valued member of the CMRRA team since 2007. CMRRA has benefited from Andrea’s expertise and experience with the industry at large, as Andrea is well known […]

CMRRA has launched a new, more robust Repertoire Search to replace our Legacy Song Database and Affiliated Publishers List. This search is powered by CMRRA Direct and gives users a number of search parameter options: Work Title, Work Number, Performing Artist Name, Author/Composer/Publisher Name, and CAE/IPI Number. Users may search using one or more fields […]

CMRRA will be at the East Coast Music Awards (ECMA) festival and conference taking place in Charlottetown from May 2nd to May 6th. You can catch Andrea England, CMRRA’s Product Manager – Web Services | Business Analyst, at the Connect with the Experts program on May 3rd from 3pm to 4pm or connect with her […]

CMRRA would like to give you an update on our licensing activities on behalf of our music publisher clients. As you already know, we license a wide variety of reproduction activity, including traditional mechanical reproduction, digital distribution and subscriptions, radio broadcasting (both satellite and terrestrial), and background music supply. We license music users via a […]

Following CMRRA’s Annual General Meeting held on September 24, 2015, we are pleased to announce that the following individuals have been elected to the CMRRA Board of Directors for a 2-years term: Gary Furniss – Chair Tony Tobias – Vice Chair Vivian Barclay Pegi Cecconi Jodie Ferneyhough Craig Horton Daniel Lafrance Shawn Marino Jennifer Mitchell […]

CMRRA wishes to congratulate Re:Sound MLC on holding its third annual Re:Cital on September 24. It is a pleasure to have been part of this great event that raised $10,000 for the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund. Our very own house band, made up of CMRRA staff and appropriately named Royality Cheque, along with bands […]

This month, we sat down with Caroline Rioux and asked her some questions. Read her thoughts and comments below. Q: October will mark the two year anniversary of your appointment as President. Congratulations! What are the highlights of those first two years? A: It’s been a formidable two years for CMRRA and for me as […]