TORONTO, Canada – The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), innovators in licensing and royalty administration for over 50 years, announced today the distribution of over $96 million in royalties to its music publisher and self-published songwriter clients for the 2024 fiscal year. “We’re proud to have distributed over $96 million in mechanical royalties in […]
Collective of music associations and organizations urge Canadian Liberal government to keep their promise to increase Canada Music Fund.
The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) joins other music associations and organizations from across the country, both in the English and French markets, to write an open letter to The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P. and The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, P.C., M.P. This collective represents thousands of Canadian artists, songwriters, record labels, artist managers, […]
CMRRA calls on the federal government to adopt principles that prioritize the rights of music creators in AI regulation.
We represent Canada’s songwriters, composers, and music publishers as well as the organizations that support them, including the signatories listed above, known collectively as “ACCORD”. Together, ACCORD represents over 185,000 Anglophone and Francophone songwriters, composers and music publishers as our members. We write to address the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems and the […]
Front of House with Ben Denomme
This month’s Front of House is Ben Denomme. Ben started his CMRRA journey as an intern through the Music Business Program at Humber College and has since become our Licensing and Distribution Operations Coordinator. His role focuses on licensing products for labels, coordination of work across multiple departments, and special projects. In 2020, you started your CMRRA journey […]
Front of House with Paul Gills
April’s Front of House features Paul Gills, Senior Vice President of Operations & Client Engagement at SX Works and CMRRA. His day-to-day work includes managing CMRRA operational activities, working with the CMRRA and SX Works teams, talking to clients and participating in industry groups. In June of 2022, it was announced that you would be […]
Front of House with Alexa Boyle
This month’s Front of House features CMRRA’s Communications & Industry Relations Coordinator, Alexa Boyle. Learn about her recent role switch, what she does in her spare time and her advice to women in the music industry. You just celebrated your 5th anniversary at CMRRA and recently switched roles from Copyright Administrator to Communications & […]
SPOTLIGHT: Industry pioneer David ‘Click’ Cox’s own journey inspires his commitment to diversifying Canada’s music business
by Tabassum Siddiqui For the past two decades, David ‘Click’ Cox has been a mainstay in the Canadian music industry, starting as an artist himself and moving through retail, marketing, A&R, and management – all along ensuring better representation for Black artists and music professionals. Cox says he caught the music bug early on, thanks […]
Front of House with Ryan Bulejsza
This month’s Front of House features CMRRA’s Ryan Bulejsza. Learn more about her role as Independent Label Liaison, being a member of CMRRA’s DEI committee, and her experiences working in the music industry. You’ve recently moved into the Independent Label Liaison role at CMRRA. Can you tell us about what this means? What is the most fulfilling […]
Spotlight: ADVANCE’s Keziah Myers
by Tabassum Siddiqui Keziah Myers was primed for a career in music long before she entered the industry. Now the executive director of ADVANCE, Canada’s Black music business collective, Myers grew up in a musical family — her dad was a well-known bass player in the gospel scene; her mother studied at the Royal Conservatory […]
In House: Eric Cohen
This month’s In House article features Eric Cohen, CMRRA’s Quebec market liaison on the Communications and Industry Relations team. Learn more about Eric’s impressive history in the music industry and his passion for the Quebec industry. You recently joined the Communications and Industry Relations team at CMRRA as our Quebec market liaison. Can you tell […]
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