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In Canada: Streamers Must Pay Portion of Revenue Into Canadian Content Funds, Government Says


Streamers must contribute to Canadian content and more Canada music news, including award winners at Billboard Canada's Women in Music event.

The Canadian government has made a major announcement about the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, with implications for artists and music companies at home and abroad. Those contributions will be used to boost Canadian content in the music, news and film industries, generating an estimated $200 million in increased funding altogether. Receiving the award as part of a livestream performance on iHeartRadio’s YouTube, The Beaches played a stripped-back set of three songs from their hit 2023 album, Blame My Ex.

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