Canadian police and television reporters gather outside the rapper Drake’s Toronto mansion after a shooting there in May 2024.
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Since rap’s emergence, artists have boasted about themselves in ways that were funny and sometimes violent, vulgar and sexist. The popularity of the music and its exploitation can be dangerous.
Could this be the start of a golden era for Spotify?
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My research found that people experience a weaker sense of ownership over their digital possessions and perceive them as less meaningful than physical ones.
Listening to music from a device creates a protective bubble that can counteract a lack of personal space at school or home.
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In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
Feminist podcasts are having a moment. An expert reflects on 12 of them, from The Guilty Feminist and Feminist Book Club to podcasts that explore women’s lives and stories.
Thanks to algorithms, our music choices have gone from being informed by radio, music press, magazines and TV shows to a fine-grained level of personalisation.
Not just a great jazz singer, Sylvia Mdunyelwa was also an activist, educator, broadcaster and actress.
Musicians and producers can already utilize AI to realistically reproduce the sound of any instrument or voice imaginable.
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AI can streamline the painstaking work of mixing and editing tracks. But it’s also easy to see how AI-generated music will make more money for giant streaming services at the expense of artists.
AI music has no friends in the industry.
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From majors to indies to artists, the industry is in the unusual position of facing a common enemy.
The Online Streaming Act aims to level the playing field between streaming giants and legacy Canadian radio and television broadcasters.
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The Online Streaming Act is set to soon become law in Canada. The act is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to support BIPOC content.
Rema performing in the US. His hit Calm Down has gone viral - in part thanks to a choreographer named Loïc Reyel.
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Their popularity can’t be explained by the nostalgia of baby boomers or superior sound quality. So what’s going on?
Tobi accepts the Juno Award for Rap Album/EP of the Year during the Juno Awards in Edmonton on March 13, 2023. Tobi is among the many Juno-nominated and Juno-recognized artists who have received grants partly funded by Canadian radio profits.
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Here’s how radio Canadian content policy started, and how Canadian legislation, C-11, could contribute to supporting and growing home-grown music in the digital era.
(From left to right) Maseo, Posdnous and Trugoy the Dove from the rap group De La Soul.
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With their back catalogue finally being made available on streaming services, a new generation of rap lovers will get to enjoy their groundbreaking work.
The episodes on this playlist span the start of the pandemic with its worldwide demonstrations against anti-Black racism, to the most recent violence this winter.
Use of Spotify Wrapped has quadrupled since its inception in 2017.
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Spotify Wrapped bills itself as a playful musical year in review – but for its users, its omnipresence on social media can inspire more negative feelings.