ACTRA RACS Welcomes Kortnee Borden as new Associate Director
We are pleased to welcome back Kortnee Borden to the ACTRA RACS team
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Celebrating the East Coast’s Finest
Earlier this year, Canada’s East Coast celebrated their top talent as part of the East Coast Music Awards. The East Coast has always been home to some Canada’s best music and this year was no exception. As the sponsor and presenter of the ECMA’s 2024 Folk Recording of the Year award, ACTRA RACS was proud […]
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Securing Your Future: ACTRA RACS Welcomes MROC Members Joining Our Collective
ACTRA RACS won’t miss a beat in ensuring Canadian performers receive the royalties they deserve The Musicians Rights Organization Canada (MROC) have announced a plan to wind down the organization by the end of 2024 and will transfer its remaining mandates to ARTISTI as of December 31, 2024. This presents MROC members with a pivotal […]
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2024-25 Distribution Schedule Update
ACTRA RACS offers Monthly Royalty Releases to ensure that performers receive their royalties as quickly as possible. International royalties are claimed and received on a schedule that varies by country and can change throughout the year. Similarly, the schedule for Canadian royalties is currently subject to ongoing systems challenges related to the new shared repertoire […]
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Do We Have Royalties for You? Search Our Canadian Airplay and Usage Data To Find Out
The searchable ACTRA RACS database provides information on all recordings appearing in our Canadian airplay and usage data in open royalty periods up to and including 2022. If you find a recording title that you have performed on, there *may be royalties available for you. To receive your share of royalties from ACTRA RACS, you must […]
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Music Industry Shows United Support for a Tech-Neutral Private Copying Levy
On June 1st, organizations representing rightsholders from across the Canadian music industry gathered in Ottawa to voice support for a tech neutral private copying levy. ACTRA RACS joined the coalition and took part in very productive conversations with representatives in Ottawa. Other music industry organizations in attendance included: SOCAN, CMRRA, ADISQ, Canadian Music Publisher’s Association, Music Managers […]
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Celebrating ACTRA RACS members at the ECMAs
Our members shone at the 2023 East Coast Music Awards in Halifax with 9 wins and 40 nominations! ACTRA RACS sponsored the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, which was won by JRDN (pictured). In addition, members Natalie MacMaster and Rawlins Cross received special honourary awards: Director’s Special Achievement (MacMaster) and Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement […]
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Sirius XM Programming Changes and Your Royalties
Sirius XM recently announced a series of programming changes which saw the end of CBC programmed channels and the launch of several new Canadian music channels. These changes could have an impact on the royalties ACTRA RACS collects on your behalf, both in Canada and from our partners in the USA – SoundExchange and The AFM/SAG-AFTRA […]
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ACTRA RACS: Leading Performer Rights
ACTRA RACS is pleased to announce the launch of a new campaign highlighting issues that are critically important to recording artists. Our campaign entitled Leading Performer Rights will provide information on current issues and will ensure the industry understands that through RACS, recording artists have voice in ensuring royalties are effectively collected and fairly distributed […]
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Changes to the ACTRA RACS Team in 2022
The ACTRA RACS Team has seen some exciting changes over the past months, including – most notably – filling two vital roles on our membership team. NEW Membership Administrators Maria Pettler and Kevin Lynn both joined the ACTRA RACS team in 2018 and have thrived in their prior roles. Maria previously worked at Outside Music […]
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