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Canada’s Music Export Power: Top Three Globally, But Growth Stalls

Canada was the third biggest exporter of music to the world in 2024, according to the inaugural "export power" ranking in Luminate's year-end report.

The program is the latest initiative offering support to music industry members who have suffered devastating losses in the fires, which have resulted in at least 27 deaths destroyed more than 12,000 structures. “With so many Canadian music professionals living and working in L.A., it was important to create a program that offers meaningful support during difficult times like these,” executive director Amanda Power tells Billboard Canada. Among the Canadians affected by the fires include Grammy-winning producer Greg Wells, who lost his home, and musicians Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida who were forced to evacuate.

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