Are you a filmmaker looking for Canadian songs and music to add to your production?
Have you heard a dynamic song on the radio that you immediately know will work great in your film? And wonder if it has Canadian content?
The CRTC has launched a free, downloadable music database that makes it easier for media and the public to identify Canadian music. The commission says the database brings together information previously spread across multiple industry sources, making it easier to identify and promote music that counts toward their Canadian content requirements.
To qualify as Canadian content, a musical selection must generally fulfil at least two of the following:
- M (music): the music is composed entirely by a Canadian
- A (artist): the music is, or the lyrics are, performed principally by a Canadian
- P (performance): the musical selection consists of a live performance that is
recorded wholly in Canada, or performed wholly in Canada and broadcast live in Canada - L (lyrics): the lyrics are written entirely by a Canadian.
The initial release includes roughly 20,000 popular Canadian songs, with new releases and older songs to be added regularly to the database, including French, Indigenous, and third-language music.