The Inside Track — Stories from Jamie Penner's Studio

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July 24, 2026 Music Business

One Song, Several Royalties: What Canadian Artists Need to Know

Releasing music and collecting everything it earns are two different jobs. Here is how the main royalty streams fit together for an independent Canadian artist.

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The Rock Quarry studio workstation with recording equipment and a computer screen blurred to protect royalty and catalogue information

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Nine framed Jamie Penner CD releases on the studio wall, with the edge of a gold record visible at right

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