Sound recording and music publishing, 2021

Canada's sound recording industries continue strong growth in 2021

The record production and distribution and music publishers industries posted strong growth from 2019 to 2021. While the COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected musical groups and artists, it did little to slow growth in the sound recording industries. In fact, these industries may have benefitted from changing consumer behaviour during the pandemic, which included increased demand for streaming, one of the main drivers of growth.

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