Kieran Roy heads one of Canada’s most distinguished labels, indie or otherwise. In the last two decades, Arts & Crafts has made a major mark on Canadian music and beyond with artists like Broken Social Scene, Andy Shauf, Jean-Michel Blais, and many more, and in 2024 celebrated the 20th anniversary of BSS’ breakthrough record You Forgot It In People in multi-media fashion, with a documentary, graphic novel and tribute album. But Arts & Crafts isn’t resting on its previous successes — one of the best-loved Canadian releases of 2024 came from A&C’s Mustafa with Dunya, while the company has also had some significant wins on the publishing side, signing “Texas Hold ‘Em” co-writer Bulow before that track became a No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Arts & Crafts Music was nominated for Music Publisher of the Year at the 2024 Libera Awards, A2IM's annual celebration of independent music and industry, and the company continued its relationship with Junos group of the year The Beaches, working on merchandise and music publishing administration. Roy, meanwhile, founded a new company with his partner Lowell (also a Beyoncé songwriter and the winner of the first Non-Producing Songwriter awards at Billboard Canada Power Players and the Junos), For the Love of Pop Music, to sign and develop Canadian pop artists and songwriters — working hard to keep Canada at the forefront of pop at home and abroad.