Quebecers are increasingly streaming music online but listening less often to francophone artists, a trend members of the province’s music industry hope will be reversed with a new federal bill.
Quebec’s cultural identity will be weakened if Quebecers are less aware than in years past of the province’s musicians, he said. Artists make money every time their songs are streamed online – though not much: one million plays on Spotify will generate $5,000 in revenue, Bussières said. But artists are also using streaming platforms to build audiences that will buy concert tickets, leading to bookings at large festivals.
Eve Paré, the executive director of a Quebec music industry association, said Quebecers want to listen to local music, they’re just having a harder time finding it. Record stores used to display local music prominently, Paré, with Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo, said in an interview.
Nathan Wiszniak, head of artist and label partnerships at Spotify, told a Senate committee in September that his company’s platform allows users to discover artists that they would never hear on the radio.
Ahh state sanctioned music in my Spotify feeds, thank you benevolent government, Very cool!
People listen to the songs they like regardless their language. Bill C-11 won't change that.
It's been said that a leftist is someone who reaches into your shower to adjust the temperature. Apparently they also think they should be reaching into your music collection. Why is Canada like this?
Nope. Not one bit. The Quebec music industry only caters to the lowest common denominator. Boring music will always be boring.
Geez 🙄.
Perhaps people know better what they like?
It is embarrassing that the paper would publish such a story. An embarrassment for our whole country.
Not at all fascistic.
Let’s force people to swallow what they hate so we can make a living selling crap
We hope the government stay away from censorship. We are not obligated to listen or watch to what the goverment of JustinTrudeau thinks is 'cultural' for us.
Canadians hope the government won’t control their internet algorithms with bill C-11
That feel like government overreach.. again?!
Canadian government and media's answer to all problems....Just FORCE your citizens to do it. You all are sick people. The question is ...should we (the people) tolerate your unacceptable views.
Oh heaven forbid. Good thing we have daddy government to the rescue. This country is ridiculous
If I start getting Doug and the Slugs in my playlist I'll stop using Spotify.
Translation: Crappy failing musicians are hoping the Trudeau Government will intervene and force Canadians to 'like' them.
Gestapo scum
If my state (which has more people than Québec) told us we needed to listen to NC music to be good tar heels, we'd be stunting our culture by missing what hundreds of millions of fellow anglophones create. Doesn't the same apply to french canadians with global francophones?
What a load of crap. Spotify has an option button on all the recommended songs. 'Show me more of this' or 'don't show me this again' so if you want French music you can have more of it fed to you. I don't need the government forcing garbage into my feed
What Canadian artists & publishers ignore is that Spotify, Netflix & YouTube are all services where users choose what they want to watch or listen to! If C11 forces unwanted content on me, then I'll just stop using those services!
If the music was good - wouldn't it be more popular? So the censor Bill C-11 will force more local content. Makes sense.
I literally change the radio when CANCON interferes with popular music I actually want to listen to. This will only result in me not listening to the radio at all. Bills like this are beyond stupid and overreaching.
it wont, Bill C-11 will be used to censor dissenting voices.
I will listen to anything force fed by government I mean it has to be good the government knows all and especially what music I wanna hear. Long live big government
How dare free people decide what they want to listen to. This is exactly why bill C-11 must be stopped.
You can lead a horse to water but yo can't make it listen to or enjoy unappealing music simply because it was created in the same vicinity as the horse
I already know what I like and decide based on that. I think fine to maybe let people change algorithm so get more Quebec options but should be a choice not a requirement.
Yall should listen to Tom Macdonald!
Trudeau's utopian ideal: The state shall shape society No wonder CDNs increasingly despise him
and the problem is?
Maybe because it's dog shit.
Roses are red Violets are blue Trudeau is the worst Prime Minister Ain’t that the fucking truth! Better lyrics than 99% of all Québécois musicians.
We really hope that government will enforce people to listen to our music…?
Tell me you're taking tens of millions of dollars from Pablo Rodriguez without saying you're taking tens of millions of dollars from Pablo Rodriguez. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Majority of Canadian Radio, Music and Television Content are boring. Period. Nutshell CRAP
More Roch Voisine and Mitsou?
Does the Globe realize what how scary this is?
I understand the argument against the whole “I am alive; thus, I deserve your attention. Governments must therefore force you to give me attention!” That being said, are artists really getting buried by algorithms—as the article claims? Any artist that can confirm or deny this?
Why is Québecistan the only province that’s allowed to commit cultural genocide let’s be honest they force you into speaking French incorrectly even France hates them
Did you try making music ppl want to listen to?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Defund state sponsored media. You bring no value to the taxpayer.
This is terrifying. The media is openly talking about a government bill interfering with the free market. What the actual fuck?
There's a thousand way to beat around the bush about this but the bottom line is: Quebec's cultural outpout is simply garbage, and I'm saying that as a french speaking quebecer. I don't want to be force-fed garbage.
JustinTrudeau can't even let people listen to music they like? This bill is as much a joke as is your leadership.
Why the fuck should the government decide what music people can listen to? you're a joke if you think this is a good thing.
Maybe people should be allowed to listen to what they want to 🤔
If its music they like, they will listen. If it's forced, they still won't. Govt should not push art
'I should be able to choose for everyone else' Quebec artist
It's kind of wild how so many people who give the appearance of being progressives in Canada are also hardcore nationalists. Seriously, guys, it's music. You can listen to foreign music. It's not a problem that you do. Everyone does. It's okay.
Imagine being a musician happy that people are being effectively forced to listen to your music
God forbid they listen to the music they like!
Maybe you should get better local music instead of force garbage on my ears via government laws
I'd rather listen to no music than music I don't like.
Ah. The old “bait and switch” tactic. “It’s to promote local music” they said.
I can hardly wait for the government to dictate what I consume, I’m so tired of the free market and choices best suited for me!
This is genuinly insane
Let people choose what music they listen to. The government shouldn't be involved in the arts.
Maybe they should make good music.
Canadians catching on to what they need to do yet?
So we want the government telling us what we can listen to? I think not!
Quebec only entertains solutions that include more government. Which in return creates more problems, which in return creates more government…It’s a vicious circle here.
6th highest freedom index btw
I didn't think I would need another bag of popcorn so soon
Get out of our playlists, for crying out loud!
Smells like China
If it were good then they wouldn’t need government legislation to force stations to play it
Government getting their grubby little hands on things as small but consequential as everybody's Spotify playlists... how disgusting.
Dear The Globe & Mail Wir haben Möglichkeiten, Sie zum Zuhören zu bringen! Yours Sincerely BES
Nothing like the government now controlling my Playlist. I live in the freeist country in the world 🤡 🌎
People listen to what they want. The government laws aren’t going to change that
Narrator “it won’t”
Odd, you'd think artists would be firmly opposed to government dictating what one chooses to consume. But Quebec is a bit fascist-curious.
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