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 […]

Coalition of Canadian music organizations sign Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct, announce training & education resources will be available through Unison Benevolent Fund March 16, 2019, London, ON: A coalition of Canadian music community groups has joined in solidarity and is working towards environments free of harassment, discrimination, violence, and bullying for the music […]

Free Online Unclaimed Works Portal Gives Music Publishers and Songwriters  the Ability to Search Long Tail Data  for Unpaid  Digital Uses of Their Repertoire TORONTO – February 26, 2019 – The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency, Ltd. (CMRRA), Canada’s leading music reproduction rights collective, today announced a new service that gives music publishers and songwriters […]

The entire CMRRA team wishes its clients, colleagues and friends a splendid 2019! Keep an eye out for this e-newsletter and our website throughout the year to stay current on CMRRA-related news.

Winning the 2018 CMRRA Cyril Devereux Award may have come as a shock to independent label liaison, Whitney Pineault, but it’s certainly no surprise to her colleagues. Over the last year, Pineault has consistently brought excellence to her role, built robust relationships with her licensees, and embraced leadership responsibilities. It is these qualities coupled with […]

Initially published in FYIMusicNews on January 13, 2019 under the title CMRRA Forecast 2019. Looking back at 2018, Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) was pleased to see the decision of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development to provide support for the operations of the Copyright […]