by Tabassum Siddiqui 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: Melanie Lachman
This month, we spoke with CMRRA’s Major Label Licensing & Royalties Administrator, Melanie Lachman. She shared with us details about her career in the music industry, a peak at her latest single, and her experiences volunteering with FACTOR. What is it like working as a Major Label Licensing & Royalties Administrator at CMRRA? Working as […]
CMRRA announces key promotions and hires to strengthen Client Engagement, Operations and Business Affairs
TORONTO, Canada, Thursday, April 28, 2022 – The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), a SoundExchange company, is pleased to announce numerous key promotions and hires, effective immediately, across its client engagement, operational and business affairs portfolios. Since SoundExchange’s acquisition of CMRRA in 2017, the combined teams have been diligently working on integration and system optimization to […]
SPOTLIGHT: APEM’s Jérôme Payette
by Tabassum Siddiqui 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 soundtracks […]
Plan for your Success with CMRRA!
As the snow starts to melt, and the days get longer, those of us in Canada tend to get pretty excited about the return of spring. The warmer weather is upon us and there’s no better time to do a little spring cleaning, CMRRA-style. As much for newcomers to CMRRA, as for those who have […]
In House: Angela Fex
This month, we had the opportunity to talk with Angela Fex, our Manager of Mechanical Licensing, at CMRRA. We were fortunate to hear her take on the evolution of mechanical licensing over the next five years, as well as what she considers a heavily impactful moment in her life, inspired by a deep appreciation for […]
Music Publisher with Impact: Amy Eligh
by Isabelle Speerin Four years ago, Amy Eligh took a leap of faith and accepted a new role to head up the music publishing arm of Arts & Crafts, a boutique Toronto-based independent artist services company. “It was a great opportunity to expand my skill set,’ said Eligh, who is their Director of Publishing and […]
Music Publisher with Impact: Jim Selby
by Isabelle Speerin Most weekends you’ll find Concord’s Chief Publishing Executive, Jim Selby, fine-tuning and polishing motorcycles in his garage, where he loves to dismantle and rebuild bikes. It’s this desire to understand how things work and optimize performance that carries through to his role at the helm of Concord’s Music Publishing division. “I love […]
CMRRA distributed over $57 million in royalties to music publishers and self-published songwriters in 2020
The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), Canada’s leading mechanical reproduction rights licensing collective, announced today that they distributed over 57 million dollars to music publishers and self-published songwriters in 2020. Online streaming featured significantly in these figures, representing an increase of more than 17% compared to 2019’s distributions for streaming year-over-year. The Toronto agency, […]
Pending List Class Action Settlement
In late 2008, a proposed class action was initiated in Ontario, Canada, by the estate of the late Chet Baker as the representative of a proposed class consisting of songwriters and music publishers whose musical works have been embodied in sound recordings released or distributed in physical formats in Canada by the four major record […]
