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Writers on Track Featuring Kelly Archer

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This month we feature Anthem Entertainment writer Kelly Archer. Her songs have been recorded by Reba, Brett Young, Tricia Yearwood, Eli Young Band, Dustin Lunch, Jo Dee Messina, Montgomery Gentry, Justin Moore, Cassadee Pope, Chris Lane, and many more. In 2017 Kelly celebrated her first No.1 song with Brett Young’s “Sleep Without You.” Her second followed […]

Front of House with Tayler Dobney

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This month’s Front of House is Tayler Dobney, Online Licensing and Claims Administrator at CMRRA. After graduating from Fanshawe College’s Music Industry Arts program, Tayler began her career at CMRRA. She takes pride in knowing that her work contributes to ensuring that royalties reach the rightful publishers and songwriters. Congratulations on 8 years at CMRRA. You have […]

SPOTLIGHT: Three decades after starting Honey Jam, PhemPhat Entertainment founder Ebonnie Rowe remains a steadfast champion of women in music

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By Tabassum Siddiqui While Honey Jam is now well-known in the Canadian music industry for their famous alums such as Nelly Furtado, Melanie Fiona, Jully Black, Haviah Mighty and many more, it’s sometimes hard for founder Ebonnie Rowe to believe the annual showcase of all-female talent has been running for nearly 30 years. Even though […]

Writers on Track Featuring Liz Rodrigues

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This month we feature Sony Music Publishing writer Liz Rodrigues. Her impressive songwriting skills have earned her recognition as a chart-topping, Grammy award-winning songwriter who has penned numerous songs for Celine Dion, Eminem, P!nk, Pitbull, Nicole Scherzinger, and more. More recently, Liz has been working with artists Nicolina Bozzo, RED, New Friends and Priyanka. What’s your favorite part of the songwriting process? […]

SPOTLIGHT: FACTOR’s New Leader: Meg Symsyk’s Mission to Revolutionize Music Funding

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By Isabelle Speerin Originally from St. Catharines, Meg Symsyk has helped shape the success of countless local and global artists in her 25-year career as a Canadian music industry trailblazer. She spent her formative years listening to Canadian band Rush and rock station 97.7 HTZ FM, broadcast from a historic building known to locals as […]

Front of House with Mike Skelton

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This month’s Front of House is Mike Skelton. Learn about his 10-plus years of experience at CMRRA, his day-to-day responsibilities and his favourite memories from summer festivals such as Heavy T.O. and OVO Fest. You work as our Major Label Liaison, can you elaborate on what this means and what your responsibilities include? My day-to-day […]

SPOTLIGHT: Ishkōdé Records co-founders ShoShona Kish and Amanda Rheaume aim to amplify Indigenous artists and songwriters

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By Tabassum Siddiqui For years, musicians ShoShona Kish and Amanda Rheaume would cross paths on tour and at other music events, becoming fast friends and collaborators in their desire to support and advocate for fellow Indigenous artists. In recent years, Kish had floated an ambitious idea: what if they started their own record label to […]

Writers on Track Featuring The Bros. Landreth

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This month we feature Canadian songwriters/alternative country and folk music group, The Bros. Landreth, formed by brothers Joey and Dave Landreth. Their recent album Come Morning won a JUNO Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year. In 2022 American blues singer and guitarist Bonnie Raitt recorded her own version of their standout track “Made […]

Front of House with Brittany Chin

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June’s Front of House features Brittany Chin, CMRRA’s Quality Assurance Analyst. Brittany was the recipient of the Quality Assurance Developmental Opportunity, a program that supports professional growth within CMRRA. Learn about her behind-the-scenes work, passion for technology and how she came to work in the music industry. You just celebrated your 5-year anniversary of working […]

Front of House with Andrea England

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May’s Front of House features Andrea England, Associate Director of Publisher Engagement and Strategy. Andrea is deeply involved in both the artistic and business aspects of the music industry and is the founder of the event Four Chords and The Truth. Last year you were promoted to Associate Director, Publisher Engagement & Strategy, how is […]