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[deleted] t1_j6ixzok wrote

Reply to comment by JJJSchmidt_etAl in Australia to Impose Local Content Quotas on Streaming Platforms by Sisiwakanamaru

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oryes t1_j6j40c9 wrote

I wouldn't attribute that to CanCon. Canada has always punched above its weight in that regard. Most of the artists they play the most (Bieber, Drake, The Weekend, etc.) became famous by promoting their stuff online and by signing with big labels in the USA. There were plenty of Canadian music icons before the rules also.

CanCon is just a way of our government giving more handouts to all the legacy media corporations who would otherwise fail.

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Neolife t1_j6k1cq0 wrote

When were the Cancon rules established? The 90s had Shania Twain and Alanis Morissette, who had 2 of the 3 best-selling albums of the decade, and Come On Over has become the best selling album by a solo female artist of all time.

It would probably be tough to find a period since the 60s where no Canadian artists were heavily played in the US. Between The Band, Joni Mitchell, Rush, Gordon Lightfoot, Bryan Adams, Neil Young, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Arcade Fire, Drake, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, and The Weekend, you've covered a massive span with huge artists.

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oryes t1_j6k2pzm wrote

I don't deny that Canadian musicians have been extremely successful, I just would struggle to credit CanCon for that. Most of the artists you mention that were successful did so by moving to the States and signing with big American music labels.

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Neolife t1_j6k7hiv wrote

Sorry if it came differently, I was trying to agree with you by providing examples over several decades of massively successful Canadian artists, since I wasn't sure when CanCon started.

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oryes t1_j6lfucf wrote

oh my bad well in that case you are right lol

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