A recent survey of working musicians in Canada points to a growing discontent about AI in music, and points to how we could gain a music industry that allows Canadian music to flourish.
- Professor Popular Music and Media Studies, University of Alberta
Disclosing AI use on music platforms shouldn’t give streaming platforms a free pass to flood catalogues with AI content. Listeners deserve clear and transparent labelling.
As big streaming companies fight legislative requirements to pay into Canadian content, the story of satellite radio exemplifies competing commercial and public interests in policymaking.
Before people began subscribing to music and TV streaming, satellite radio companies convinced radio listeners to become radio subscribers.
Here’s how radio Canadian content policy started, and how Canadian legislation, C-11, could contribute to supporting and growing home-grown music in the digital era.
A Spotify boycott wouldn’t fix the working conditions of most musicians. Fostering a more equitable, community-based music culture requires changing how we listen to music and support its production.
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