May 14, 2020 by Erika Beatty

New program will pay Canadian musicians for live stream concerts on Facebook and Instagram

Artists / Artist Management, Behavioural shifts, Canada, Content and Recordings, Coronavirus or COVID-19, Digital strategy, Discoverability, Finance / crowdfunding, Innovations, Live / Web Stream, Live Events, Musicians, Social media

SOCAN’s new Encore! initiative aims to compensate artists for their online performances.

By Melody Lau: “The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) announced a new program today called Encore!, which aims to pay musicians for live online concerts on Facebook and Instagram. 

As COVID-19 has forced musicians off the road, stripping many of their main source of income, numerous artists have taken to social platforms like Facebook and Instagram to perform for fans. But even though Facebook and a few other services (such as Twitch, YouNow and Periscope) offer an in-app donate or tipping buttons, the majority of these live streams don’t make any money.  

This is where SOCAN wants to step in. “

Source: CBC Music



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