Music Biz Headlines

Toronto songstress Charlotte Cornfield (pictured) gets a boost from Rolling Stone, Billy Talent show they’re survivors, and Drake is now on the syllabus. Others in the headlines include R. Dean Taylor, Sony Music, Tanya Tagaq, Hunter Brothers, Kiefer Sutherland, Ultra Records, Neil Young, Adele, WMG, Taylor Swift, Lorde, Gibson, Weird Al, Brian Eno, and music docs.

Mother Mother (pictured) updates its viral TikTok track, Harpdog Brown is remembered fondly, and a look at music catalogue valuations. Also in the headlines are Broken Social Scene, Keri-Lynn Wilson, Jody Upshaw, Chastity, Pimco, Taylor Swift, Monarch, Kanye West, Coachella, The Lumineers, Flaming Lips, Harry Styles, and Drivin’ N’ Cryin’.

Rush gets its own pinball machine (pictured), The Weeknd’s new album gets rave reviews, and vinyl sales increase. Also in the headlines are pandemic shutdowns, Calgary’s rising stars, the ECC, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Primus, Andrew Mosker, catalog sales, John Legend, Terry Allen, Judy Collins, Bobby Rush, and Bizarrap.

A jam session with The Sadies (pictured) and Mike Nesmith is recalled, the shuttering of Come From Away is a major blow, and music notables lost in 2021 are remembered. Others in the headlines include Jay Ferguson, Jean-Marc Vallée, Joni Mitchell, Ralph, Jhyve, Neil Young, SoundExchange, Drake, vinyl, T-Pain, Patti Smith, Ed Sheeran, Janice Long, Flying Nun, and Issa Rae.

The Anne Murray: Full Circle doc (pictured) is now streaming on CBC, Rosalie Trombley makes the New York Times, and big changes for The Dirty Nil. Others in the headlines include Les Emmerson, Molly Johnson, SATE, Classified, SOCAN, Sony Music, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Eilish, Keanu Reeves, BandLab, Nathaniel Rateliff, Alan Vega, and Norah Jones.