OVG and Loft Entertainment acquire Canadian Music Week
The two new owners say they plan to “expand programming, enhance venues and offer unique engagement opportunities for artists and fans”
News By Lisa Henderson | 4 June 2024
Oak View Group (OVG) and Loft Entertainment have announced the joint acquisition of Canadian Music Week (CMW), Canada’s leading industry conference and music festival founded in 1983.
CMW, which runs this week (1-8 June) in Toronto, is led by founder and president Neill Dixon, who yesterday (3 June) announced his retirement from the organisation after 42 years.
Following the acquisition, OVG and Loft say they plan to “expand programming, enhance venues and offer unique engagement opportunities for artists and fans” so that…