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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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Tia Wood Hits New Heights With 'Sky High' on the Billboard Canadian All-Format Airplay Chart

Homegrown acts are making debuts on the Canadian Airplay charts, with Valley, Pelch, Mae Martin and Tebey all hitting the charts.

Singer Tia Wood has notched a new entry on the Canada All-Format radio airplay chart this week.

On the chart dated February 22, the singer, who hails from Saddle Lake Cree Nation on Treaty 6 territory, arrives with "Sky High" at No. 47. The cool R&B track is a showcase for Wood's sultry vocal, which impressed the crowd at Billboard Canada Women in Music last fall.

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