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Quebec Govt To Stop Playing American Pop Songs
That's quite a coincidence. I've stopped listening to them.
[Citizens Free Press] La musique de nos artistes, on en est fiers. J'annonce donc que notre gouvernement va inciter les ministères et sociétés d'État à diffuser de la musique et des chansons québécoises dans leurs édifices.

De plus, nous investissons 1,1M$ dans le projet Écoute mon album de @ADISQ_. pic.twitter.com/oEOWrzK4Bt

— Nathalie Roy (@NathalieRoyCAQ) June 20, 2021

Only music by Quebec artists will be played in provincial government buildings and on phone lines starting immediately. The policy change comes after cultural minister Nathalie Roy was "shocked" to hear an American singer warbling in English while she was on hold with the ministry she heads.
They mean it to be a slap in the Yankee face, no doubt, but it’s not as if the Americans will notice the lost sales, and local musicians always need more exposure. It would be lovely if the American governors would do the same for the musicians in their states. Does the lady mean something like this, which is clearly not at all derivative of American musical forms:



Posted by: Bubba Glesh8114 2021-06-22
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=605112