This month’s In House features Marianne Anderson, CMRRA’s Publisher Relations Manager. Learn more about the woman who has been supporting our clients for over 26 years, her experiences attending events post-lock down, and the impact music has on her life. You’ve been with CMRRA for over 26 years, incredible! Can you tell us what it […]
Spotlight: Reluctant Cowboy Music’s Troy Kokol
by Jon Dekel CMRRA is examining the future in 2022. With change as a constant in our world right now, we examine the future opportunities in music publishing. We’re asking leaders in the music publishing space what is next. What changes are happening at their companies right now? What are their predictions? Is there a song that […]
In House: Taylor Trudel
We spoke with Taylor Trudel, CMRRA’s Industry Relations & Communications Coordinator, about her path to working in the music industry, her zoo at home and the conversations she’s been involved in with respect to diversity equity and inclusion at CMRRA. Did you always want to work in the music industry? What led you to CMRRA? […]
SPOTLIGHT: The Royalty Network’s Frank Liwall
by Jon Dekel In July of 2020, independent publisher The Royalty Network launched a program aimed at enabling people of colour through mentorship. Sporting an advisory council including entertainment attorney Kendall Minter, music executive Laze Elliott, producer Darien Bankhead a.k.a. Boyband, artists stic & M-1 from dead prez, and Harmony Program executive director Anne Fitzgibbon, […]
Notice
Notice of Intent to Withdraw Proposed Tariffs by Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Please be advised that CMRRA intends to make, in or after the week of January 10, 2022, an application under section 69 of the Copyright Act to withdraw the following proposed tariffs: Statement of Proposed Royalties to Be Collected for the Reproduction […]
Notice
Notice of Intent to Withdraw Proposed Tariffs by CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI) Please be advised that CSI intends to make, in or after the week of February 14, 2022, an application under section 69 of the Copyright Act to withdraw the following proposed tariffs: Statement of Royalties to Be Collected by CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. for the Reproduction of Musical […]
CMRRA welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in CBC v SODRAC
CMRRA welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in CBC v SODRAC, released November 26, 2015 after a hearing this past March. CMRRA participated in the appeal as an intervener, reinforcing SODRAC’s position that the so-called “broadcast-incidental” copies made by television broadcasters engage the exclusive right of reproduction in the Copyright Act, are […]
Online Services Update
There are more online services than ever before offering music in Canada today! Apple Music launched in June 2015 and Spotify just marked the first anniversary of their entry into Canada back in the fall of 2014. Additionally there has been a steady stream of new services entering the Canadian digital music market, and CMRRA […]
Get to Know Michael Mackie
Many of our publisher clients already know Michael Mackie who is the Manager of Repertoire. Michael began his employment with CMRRA in the Royalties department in 1997. Before joining CMRRA, he studied English and Mass Communications, graduating from York University. After gaining experience in the Royalties department, Michael moved on to the position of Licensing […]
Important Information Regarding Upcoming Changes to CMRRA Statements and Summaries
We are very excited to announce that CMRRA has developed a new royalty statement format which will provide greater flexibility to all of our clients, while at the same time supporting more extensive data across all areas of royalty distribution. This new statement format will provide a standard that supports all types of distributions, and […]
