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Music Canada Releases New Report Prior To CMW's Music Cities Summit

Music Canada has followed up its milestone The Mastering of a Music City report with Keys to a Music City: Examining the Merits of Music Offices, Boards and Night Mayors, just in time for the third annual Music Cities Summit.

Music Canada Releases New Report Prior To CMW's Music Cities Summit

By Nick Krewen

Serving as a successor to the 2015 study The Mastering of a Music City, Music Canada has released a follow-up report, Keys to a Music City: Examining the Merits of Music Offices, Boards and Night Mayors.


Released in time for Canadian Music Week's third annual Music Cities Summit, the Music Canada report, authored by the organization's Executive Vice President Amy Terrill and Policy Analyst Ramlah Ismail, the document examines the roles that music officers, music advisory board, music organization and Night Mayors are utilized in different locales around the world.

The report also offers 10 key lessons learned by experts as a roadmap to a Music City's success, including how:

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  • Political champions are key

  • Strong outside advocates are instrumental

  • Securing the trust and cooperation of the music community is essential.

For more details, head here to download the report.

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Hillside Festival Sells Out for the First Time in 14 Years After Angine de Poitrine Moves to the Main Stage

The long-running independent Guelph music festival has reached full capacity across all three days, achieving the milestone for the first time since 2012. The festival earlier announced it was moving viral Quebec band Angine de Poitrine to the main stage to close out the festival this Sunday (July 19).

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The Guelph music festival sold out all three days of its 2026 edition, which is set to kick off on July 17. It's a major feat for the independent music festival, as it is the first time it has reached full capacity since 2012, and this year's tickets are already sold out days ahead of the festival's scheduled kickoff.

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