In March we announced a new and highly improved format for the reporting of royalties to our music publisher clients. We listened to our clients’ requests for electronic statements that are compatible with Excel and proprietary systems. The quality of the data was enhanced to provide more information than ever, including publishers’ account numbers, work […]

CMRRA has applied to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for advice and direction concerning the interpretation of the Trust Agreement which governs the ownership and voting of shares in CMRRA.  The hearing of this application is scheduled for January 10, 2017 in Ottawa.  The notice of application is posted on CMRRA’s website here.   Please […]

Music publisher Jennifer Mitchell has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. It’s a gift that has guided her journey to the helm of two incredibly successful Canadian independent music publishing companies. Whether she’s white water rafting on the Zambesi River, swimming in the Amazon, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, or fighting for the rights of Canadian songwriters, Mitchell […]

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) is proud to announce the election of Vincent Degiorgio as President of its Board of Directors. Vincent brings a wealth of music publishing knowledge and experience to the role of CMPA President. Currently, he is President of Cymba Music Publishing, a division of Chapter 2 Productions […]

Join CMRRA and a variety of music industry organisations for a night of music and fundraising in support of the Unison Benevolent Fund. Putting a twist on the traditional, instead of professional musicians taking the stage, you can expect music industry professionals, ranging from harmonized royalty administrators to bass-playing recording executives, to flex their musical […]

In 2015, CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI) launched a new Claims Website for unpaid royalties associated with Post-2012 major label releases. Rights holders can now make claims on musical works for which royalties have been disbursed into a newly established trust account managed by CSI (“Licensing Trust”) and created pursuant to the 2010 settlement of the Canadian […]

CMRRA is proud to announce that we have finalized a licensing agreement with YouTube for Canada. This marks the first major agreement for reproduction rights between YouTube and CMRRA in the Canadian territory. This is a major step forward for Canada and completely changes the landscape for rights administration in this country. CMRRA is licensing […]

Facing the growing number of transactions involved in digital music licensing, the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd (CMRRA) partnered with Spanish Point to build a modern and transparent solution to track and distribute royalties to their music publisher clients. The cloud-based platform has increased efficiency and accuracy, allowing even faster distribution of royalties to […]

CMRRA is pleased to announce that David Kokakis of Universal Music Publishing Group has been appointed to its board of directors. Currently serving as Executive Vice President / Head of Business & Legal Affairs, Business Development and Digital, David oversees Universal’s contract negotiations, business development strategies, litigation matters, government lobbying efforts and digitals initiatives. The […]

CMRRA would like to congratulate our IT partner Spanish Point on being been named as Microsoft Ireland’s Country Partner of the Year 2016. They were chosen among a field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Spanish Point recently designed and built the Licensing […]