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In Canada: Live Nation Execs Take No. 1 Spot on Billboard Canada Power Players 2025


Live Nation executives took No. 1 on the list of Billboard Canada Power Players in 2025, while Derek “Drex” Jancar of OVO won the Impact Award.

Canadian Content regulations — a principle that built the domestic industry — are up for review for the first time in a generation, with ongoing hearings taking place with the CRTC. As top execs at Live Nation Canada, Erik Hoffman, Riley O’Connor and Melissa Bubb-Clarke are orchestrating one of the most ambitious stretches in the company’s history. Drex recalls meeting the key figures at OVO at Remix, including Oliver El-Khatib, Future The Prince, Niko Carino and Drake.

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