{"id":147785,"date":"2025-04-04T12:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/04\/04\/in-canada-vancouvers-nettwerk-links-with-music-bc-to-elevate-emerging-artists-3\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:20:43","slug":"in-canada-vancouvers-nettwerk-links-with-music-bc-to-elevate-emerging-artists-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/04\/04\/in-canada-vancouvers-nettwerk-links-with-music-bc-to-elevate-emerging-artists-3\/","title":{"rendered":"In Canada: Vancouver\u2019s Nettwerk Links With Music BC to Elevate Emerging\u00a0Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tVancouver label Nettwerk is giving a boost to a key west coast accelerator program.<\/p>\n

\n\tMusic BC\u2019s ARC intensive welcomes 10-15 emerging artists annually to participate in intensive workshops and professional development training. For the next three years, Nettwerk will be offering extra resources to the program, to help the cohorts further grow their skills and profiles.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpecifically, Nettwerk will give participants the opportunity to leverage the label\u2019s direct access to digital service providers (DSPs) and social media properties. In an industry where digital presence has become paramount, those tools will help ARC artists reach a wider range of fans and build audiences toward long-term loyalty.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe label is an influential indie music company in Canada, representing Canadian and international talent like pop duo Milk & Bone, folk singer James Vincent McMorrow, and indie pop artist Miya Folick. Founded in 1984, Nettwerk operates in cities across the globe like London, Sydney, Berlin and Nashville. Recently, the label celebrated its 40th anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAt Nettwerk, we believe deeply in the value of the independent music sector in fostering innovation and elevating exceptional talent,\u201d says Nettwerk president Simon Mortimer-Lamb. \u201cPartnering with Music BC\u2019s ARC Program celebrates Nettwerk\u2019s unwavering commitment to helping unsigned Canadian talent find their places on the world stage and build a lasting legacy in the music industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith an undeniable track record and a long-standing commitment to artist development, Nettwerk has helped shape the careers of countless artists on the global stage,\u201d adds Music BC Executive Director Lindsay MacPherson. \u201cIt speaks volumes that they recognize the impact of our work through ARC to empower emerging talent in our own backyard.<\/p>\n

\n\tARC has hosted three cohorts so far, with alumni including rising hip-hop artist Kimmortal<\/a> and R&B singer Sad\u00e9 Awele.<\/a> The program consists of a three-day training clinic, a five-day retreat, and a culminating performance, tackling topics like building a brand, vocal performance and recording techniques and mental health care.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tbbno$ Lands \u2018Check\u2019 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tbbno$ has a knack for making the most of a moment.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Vancouver rapper won the TikTok Fan Choice Award at the Junos this past weekend, and used the time to nab the viral moment of the night. \u201cElon Musk is a piece of garbage,\u201d he said, eliciting cheers in the patriotic crowd<\/a>. (He also took the time to remind people his name is pronounced \u201cbaby no money\u201d and not \u201cbibinos.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\n\tAlready in the viral zeitgeist, he has another thing to celebrate as his song \u201cCheck\u201d debuts at No. 75 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for the chart dated April 5, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBuilt around a familiar sample, War\u2019s instantly recognizable \u201cLow Rider\u201d horns, the song\u2019s nonstop hooks burrow into your head in less than two minutes \u2013 though many are hearing it in even shorter 5 or 10 second chunks on TikTok.<\/p>\n

\n\tbbno$ has had billions of streams on Spotify and TikTok for songs like \u201cLa La La\u201d and \u201cEdamame,\u201d with \u201cCheck\u201d quickly racking them up too, so expect to see him on the charts again.<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out more on this week\u2019s charts here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSOCAN Celebrates 100th Year<\/strong>: Canada\u2019s largest music rights organization marks its centennial with a record $512.4 million in royalty distributions, a 17.5% increase from 2023. Despite this success, SOCAN warns that less than 10% of online music consumed in Canada is Canadian-made. It urges greater support for local artists, emphasizing their role in the nation\u2019s economy, culture, and global presence. SOCAN\u2019s 2024 Annual Report highlights revenue growth to $559.4 million, new software initiatives, and enhanced educational programs, maintaining an expense-to-revenue ratio of 12%. FULL STORY<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\t\tSiriusXM Canada Launches New South Asian Music Channel, SiriusXM Dhamaka<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tSiriusXM Canada is launching a new channel dedicated to South Asian music.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat makes the satellite radio company the latest in a series of Canadian music institutions to put resources behind the massive growth of South Asian music in Canada.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe new channel, SiriusXM Dhamaka,<\/a> is available across North America on channel 796. The channel will play a mix of Canadian and international stars, as well as featuring exclusive artist interviews, live performances, talk programming and comedy.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s programmed by Canadian radio host and Emmy-nominated music supervisor Raoul Juneja. Juneja previously created Canada\u2019s first South Asian music TV show, V-Mix on OMNI Television in 2011.<\/p>\n

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\n\tOver ten years later, South Asian music is one of the buzziest subjects in the Canadian industry.<\/p>\n

\n\tRising superstar Karan Aujla won the Junos fan choice award<\/a> last year, and heads into this year\u2019s Junos with three nominations<\/a> In 2024, Diljit Dosanjh made history<\/a> with two Canadian stadium shows on his Dil-Luminati Tour, while artists like AR Paisley, AP Dhillon and Ikky make waves on the Canadian charts.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Canadian industry is supporting that growth. The Junos introduced a new category for South Asian music recording for the 2025 awards, and Warner Music Canada\u2019s 91 North records, a joint venture with Warner India, has been a key source of investment in new South Asian talent.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tSiriusXM Dhamaka provides a new avenue for that expansion, promising to showcase Hindi, Punjabi, Pakistani, South Indian,Bengali and West Indian artists who make up the global South Asian diaspora.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis channel has been in the works for some time, and we are so proud to finally announce its launch,\u201d says Michelle Mearns, senior vice president of programming and operations. \u201cSiriusXM Dhamaka showcases not only our incredible South Asian talent right here in Canada, but also international artists, giving listeners the opportunity to discover new and emerging music from around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Vancouver label Nettwerk is giving a boost to a key west coast accelerator program. Music BC\u2019s ARC intensive welcomes 10-15 emerging artists annually to participate in intensive workshops and professional development training. For the next three years, Nettwerk will be offering extra resources to the program, to help the cohorts further grow their skills and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}