We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/canada-drops-streamer-contribution-music-funds Canada backs off making Spotify pay for Canadian music, and the money has stopped https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/canada-drops-streamer-contribution-music-funds Ottawa has told the Federal Court of Appeal it plans to scrap the rule that large foreign streamers pay 5% of their Canadian revenue into Canadian content funds, and replace it with government money. The 31 August payment date came and went with no new transfers. For music, that means FACTOR, Musicaction and the funds behind early-career artists swap a levy that grew with streaming for a budget line that can be cut. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrypolicycanadastreamingartist-fundingspotify https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/grants-for-musicians-prs-foundation-help-musicians-factor-india Grants for musicians: PRS Foundation, Help Musicians, FACTOR, and where Indian artists can look https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/grants-for-musicians-prs-foundation-help-musicians-factor-india What PRS Foundation, Help Musicians and FACTOR actually fund, who is allowed to apply, how their deadlines work, and the smaller Indian programmes from IFA, Serendipity Arts and the IME. Plus a checklist and an application template. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers workflowsgrantsfundingindiaukcanadaartist-income