The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) has launched a lawsuit against an AI music generation platform. Singer-songwriter Allison Russell performs in honour of Joni Mitchell at the 2025 SOCAN awards in Toronto, on Sept. 29, 2025.
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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.
Protesters march at Alausa Secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos State, in October 2020.
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