T.He is launched in Canada with a global superstar who made history in the country.
Diljit Dosanjh will be a special speaker at the event, which will be launched at NXNE in Torontos Tiff Lightbox on June 11, 2025.
The record-breaking artist made history with his Dil-Luminati tour last year, with its stadium concerts at Vancouver’s BC Place and Toronto’s Rogers Center, which went down as the biggest ever Punjabi music events outside India. The musician and the film star have continued to spread the Punjabi culture around the world and recently bring historical fashion to Met Gala.
At the summit, Dosanjh will sit down for a special interview with another influential figure in the international music industry: Panos A. PanayPresident of Recording Academy, the organization behind Grammys.
Billboard Canada Have also announced two great artists to the stage at NXNE.
Daniel Caesar returns to the place where he played his first big headlining show: Against Club in Toronto on June 14.
The venue returns to its original name against Club, redirected by the owner Live Nation from Name Axis Club for the first time since 2021.
When he first played the room, Caesar was a golden boy with a golden voice that got buzzing with his ep Pilgrims Paradise And still a year away from its classic debut in 2017, Freudian.
In 2023, Caesar Arenas trained and played Madison Square Garden in New York and Scotiabank Arena in his hometown of Toronto. Against the Club Performance is a special, intimate show for his fans who have been with him from the start. A year after he played against Club in 2017, Caesar also played NXNE-DERERFER an upcoming talent, and now, with the festival, which became 30, an artist who has reached an undeniable headliner status.
After the last girls have left the party for their special DJ sets on June 12, the beaches also play a special concert at a well-known Toronto place on June 15.
It’s a big summer for the Canadian band with a recent festival in Coachella and another great one summer at OSHEAGA in Montreal. The Beaches’ new album, No hard feelingscomes out August 29 at Awal.
The band has also just announced the Canadian dates on its No Hard Feelings tour, including its first hometown -arena show at Scotiabank Arena on November 6th. Strandes’ Special Billboard Canada Live Show will be significantly more intimate, a chance to get close and personal with the band at a surprise site. – – Richard Trapunski
Quebec to impose quotas for French language content on streaming platforms
Quebec may soon receive stricter language adjustments on streaming services.
Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe put forward a new bill on May 21, aiming to add more French-language content to larger streaming platforms, as well as increase its detailed and accessibility by establishing quotas. The bill will directly influence platforms that offer media content such as music, TV, video and audiobooks, including giants such as Netflix and Spotify.
Lacombe wants to push French languages ​​and Quebecian content at the forefront of these apps and say it’s not always easily accessible. He pointed out that the consumption of local and French -language content is low, only at only 8.5% of the music streamed in Quebec.
In accordance with the bill, platforms should show their standard interfaces in French in the province, also including platforms that produce original French -language content within this choice. Companies that do not obey the rules may have financial sanctions, although Lacombe says that those who cannot comply because of their business model can enter into an agreement with the Quebec government to establish “compensation rules.”
The Bill says the Quebec government should establish content proportions or quotas on how much content to produce or appear on these platforms, although no figures were specified.
Bill 109-Official title “An act to confirm the cultural sovereignty of Quebec and to adopt the action that respects the visibility of the French-language cultural content of the digital environment”-will be closely linked to existing Quebec legislation and institutions. All platforms must register with the Minister of Culture and Communication, and the bill changes the right to access the French-language cultural content of the Quebec-Charter on human rights and freedoms.
While Quebec is tightening the rules, streaming services are already pushing back to existing content policies, arguing that the Canadian radio TV and telecommunications commission (CRTC) should not impose on them content obligations. A CRTC hearing is currently underway from 14 to 27 May to outline a new definition of Canadian content (Cancon), including rules.
Larger companies have pushed back against CRTC’s implementation of the online streaming law in the consultation, which includes a plan to require large foreign streaming companies to invest in Canadian content funds. – – Stefano Rebuli