Canadian Government Pledges $15M in Federal Music Funding
(WorldNews Music)

The Canadian government will allocate 20 million Canadian dollars ($14.96 million at current rates) to the Canadian Music Fund (CMF) over two years, it announced Tuesday with its 2019 federal budget. `With the growing importance of digital media today, Canadian artists—especially musicians and music entrepreneurs (e.g., producers, agents)—now face the challenge of marketing their content internationally and across all platforms, while also putting a greater emphasis on touring and live performances,` the budget report reads. The CA$20 million increase is intended `to address some of the challenges faced by Canadian musicians in the digital era` so that `the...