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Streaming grows 31.2% in Canada in 2019

04/03/2020

Streaming grows 31.2% in Canada in 2019 with total album equivalent audio consumption increasing by 18.1% according to Nielsen. While audio song streams were up, total physical album sales in Canada declined by 23.3% to 10.4m copies in 2019 and digital album sales falling 24.5% to 3.8m units. According to SOCAN, a Canadian performance rights collective, 7.8 million Canadians (22% of the population) subscribe to a streaming music service. Once again the growth in music […]

Spotify Premium Duo comes to Canada, France and Japan

04/03/2020

Spotify Premium Duo comes to Canada, France and Japan following on from its initial pilot rollout in 2019 in Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Latin America. Spotify’s Premium Duo subscription plan is two Premium accounts for couples under one roof which offers the functionality to either listen together or separately. The plan in Canada costs CAD $12.99/month with a 1 month free trial and the plan can be cancelled anytime. The only restriction is that a couple must […]

8tracks to close at year end

28/12/2019

8tracks is to close at year end (2019) according to a recent announcement by the company. Launched on 8th August 2008 the streamer initially offered a globally available streaming service which in 2016 was restricted to the US and Canada due to licensing concerns. The reasons given for the closure are that because of its relatively small scale compared to the likes of Spotify it cannot charge enough in advertising to fund its advertising sponsored […]

Canadians go-to music sources are radio and podcasts

11/08/2019

Canadians go-to music sources are radio and podcasts with 65% of them discovering new music via traditional radio sources according to a new report from market analysts, Nielsen. Despite the increase in media choices radio remains one of the most popular and wide-reaching ways to listen to music. According to Nielsen’s fifth annual Canada Music 360 report, 58% of consumers in Canada tune to radio to get their music fixes. Despite having been around for […]

Canadian music achieves worldwide success in 2018

16/03/2019

Canadian music achieves worldwide success in 2018 with royalties increasing 15% over the previous year according to SOCAN, the Canadian rights management organisation. The company announced preliminary year-end results showing that it brought in and paid out record royalties to more members than ever, with combined domestic and international collections rising above 2017 figures by at least 11%. SOCAN members once again enjoyed sizable growth in their ‘export music’ – music played internationally. Total 2018 […]

Album consumption in Canada increases 21% in 2018

05/02/2019

Album consumption in Canada increases 21% in 2018 with homegrown artists doing well both at home and abroad according to market analysts, Nielsen. The Canadian music industry experienced significant overall growth in 2018, with total album equivalent audio consumption up 21% over 2017, driven by a 47% increase in on-demand audio song streams compared with last year. The album with the highest total consumption is Drake’s Scorpion, with 424,000 on-demand audio consumption units, including over […]