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Feds Fund $17M Unison Live Aid

Self-employed workers in the live music sector are now eligible for a one-time lump sum payment of $2,500 from a Live Music

Feds Fund $17M Unison Live Aid

By FYI Staff

Self-employed workers in the live music sector are now eligible for a one-time lump sum payment of $2,500 from a Live Music Workers Fund that is being administered by Unison.


The payout is part of a pandemic package totalling $16,855,000. Eligible workers include artists, artist managers or management companies, booking agents, composers, concert photographers, concert recording engineers, consultants, DJs, event producers, marketing and communications specialists, merchandisers, production companies, promoters, publishers, publicists, instruments and supply retailers, songwriters, stagehands, roadies, technicians, venue operators and staff, and videographers. 

Applications are open through to March 31 of 2023 and can be done by registering through the Unison Fund portal.

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Mustafa, Nemahsis, Saya Gray and More Nominated on Polaris Music Prize 2025 Short List

The winner of the award for Canadian album of the year will win $30,000 at the Massey Hall gala on September 16. Here's who made the list.

The Polaris Music Prize has unveiled the 10 albums on this year's short list. The list was voted on by a large pool of music critics, journalists and curators, to find the best Canadian album of the year based solely on artistic merit.

The $30,000 winner will be chosen by an 11-member grand jury and revealed at the Polaris concert and award ceremony at Massey Hall on September 16. That ceremony will also reveal the winner of the brand new SOCAN Polaris Song Prize as well as the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize winners.

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