TORONTO – The Billboard Summit is launching its Canadian edition with global music icon Diljit Dosanjh as a special guest speaker. The event will kick off at NXNE in Toronto’s TIFF Lightbox on June 11, 2025.

Dosanjh, known for his record-breaking dil-Luminati tour, made history with stadium concerts at Vancouver’s BC Place and Toronto’s Rogers Center, marking the largest Punjabi music events outside of India. He recently showcased his fashion sense at the Met Gala,further promoting Punjabi culture on a global stage.

At the summit, Diljit Dosanjh will be interviewed by Panos A. Panay, president of the Recording Academy.

Daniel Caesar Returns to The Mod Club

“The Mod Club performance is a special, intimate show for his fans who have been with him from the beginning.”

Daniel Caesar is set to perform at The Mod Club in Toronto on June 14, revisiting the venue where he had his first major headlining show.

The venue, owned by Live Nation, will temporarily revert to its original name, The Mod Club, after being rebranded as Axis Club in 2021.

Caesar’s early performance at The Mod Club followed the buzz generated by his EP Pilgrim’s Paradise,a year before his debut album,Freudian,in 2017.

in 2023, Daniel Caesar performed at Madison Square Garden in New York and Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. His return to The Mod Club offers an intimate experience for long-time fans. He also played NXNE in 2017,and now returns as a headliner as the festival celebrates its 30th anniversary.

The Beaches to Perform Special Concert

Following their DJ set on June 12, The Beaches will perform a special concert at a well-known Toronto venue on June 15.

The Canadian band, fresh off a set at Coachella and with an upcoming performance at Osheaga in Montreal, will release their new album, No Hard Feelings, on Aug. 29 via AWAL.

The Beaches have announced Canadian dates for their No hard Feelings Tour, including their first hometown arena show at Scotiabank Arena on Nov. 6. Their upcoming show promises a more intimate setting at a surprise venue.

quebec to Impose Quotas for French-Language Content on Streaming Platforms

Quebec is introducing stricter regulations for French-language content on streaming services.

Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe introduced a bill on May 21 to increase the discoverability and accessibility of French-language content on major streaming platforms through quotas.The bill targets platforms offering music, TV, video, and audiobooks, including Netflix and Spotify.

Lacombe aims to prioritize French-language and Quebecois content, citing low consumption rates of local content, which accounts for only 8.5% of music streamed in Quebec.

The bill requires platforms to display their default interfaces in French and feature original French-language content. Non-compliant companies may face financial penalties, tho agreements for “substitute rules” can be made with the Quebec government.

The Quebec government will set content proportions or quotas for production and featuring of content on these platforms, though specific numbers have not been disclosed.

Bill 109, or “An Act to affirm the cultural sovereignty of Quebec and to enact the Act respecting the discoverability of French-language cultural content in the digital habitat,” mandates registration with the Minister of Culture and Communications and amends the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms to include the right to access French-language cultural content.

As Quebec tightens regulations, streaming services are challenging existing content policies, arguing against content obligations imposed by the Canadian radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).A CRTC hearing is ongoing from May 14 to 27 to redefine Canadian content (CanCon) and its regulations.

Major companies are opposing the CRTC’s implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which includes a plan to require foreign streaming companies to invest in Canadian Content funds.