Loverboy Joins Seinfeld Star in Car Rental Campaign

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 Music Express

Canadian rock legends LOVERBOY – featuring original members vocalist Mike Reno, guitarist Paul Dean, keyboardist Doug Johnson and drummer Matt Frenette – have become pop culture staples and heroes to a new generation of rock fans, and are now set for even more exposure with a TV campaign for National Car Rental, which started rolling out on the first weekend... Read More

Dolly Parton Makes Soundscan History

September 12, 2016September 12, 2016 Music Express

Sony Music Entertainment Canada presents Dolly Parton with an award in Toronto, ON, backstage at her Sept. 9th show at Molson Amphitheatre, celebrating her hitting #1 on Nielsen SoundScan’s Top Country Album Chart, for the first time in the history of SoundScan! Read More

Who Says Music Awards Are Boring?

September 12, 2016September 14, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp To understand why Country Music is so popular in Canada, all you needed to do was tune into Sunday’s 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Country Music Awards, staged at London Ontario’s Budweiser Gardens. Within the context of a two-hour telecast (on both CBC and CMT networks) the CCMA’s presented 13 sparkling, highly entertaining, live performances... Read More

How To Trigger A Panic Attack!

September 12, 2016September 14, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp Life is a challenge when you decide to launch your own pop group, especially when you happen to be just 12 years old at the time! Winnipeg’s Braedon Basseo can attest to those trials and tribulations. Now a nine-year veteran of guiding his Panicland band to prominence in the midwest, Basseo, still only 21 years old, his... Read More

Dallas Smith: Check One More Off His Bucket List!

September 9, 2016September 10, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp You could call it an item ticked off Dallas Smith’s bucket list when the Langley B.C native launches his new record, `Side Effects’ Saturday when he hits Vancouver’s Rogers Place stage to open for his primary musical influence, Keith Urban. Smith, who will be opening for Urban on the six-date Western Canadian leg of Urban’s global ... Read More

The Strumbellas: New Video Launches Major Tour

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 Music Express

Toronto, ON – September 8, 2016 – Having just returned from a jam-packed trip overseas that included sold out shows in London and Cologne, and filled-to-the-rafters festival plays in Zurich, Milan and Paris, The Strumbellas are ready to give the world a glimpse of what happens once that green room door closes. The video for their second single, We Don’t... Read More

Tim Hicks – Shake These Walls, Y’all

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Roman Mitz

by Roman Mitz for Open Spaces Tim Hicks is chuffed. After his solid debut album ‘Throw Down’ in 2013, he beat the sophomore jinx into submission with his outstanding follow-up, ‘5:01’. Now the stakes have been raised and his fan base has big expectations for his brand new record Shake These Walls. While he was certainly... Read More

Shiplett Signing Launches Johnny Reid’s New Music Venture

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Music Express

Toronto, ON (September 8, 2016) – HALO Entertainment Group and Warner Music Canada are excited to announce a Canadian distribution partnership whereby WMC will be the exclusive distributer for HALO Entertainment Group. HALO Entertainment Group is a Canadian entertainment and music company offering artist management, label and publishing services with offices in both Toronto and Nashville. Spearheaded by multi-platinum entertainerJohnny... Read More

THE CCMA Awards: So Much Talent, So Little Time!

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp As president of the Canadian Country Music Association, the toughest job Don Green faces each year is to decide who gets to perform on the annual CCMA Awards concert set to be staged Sunday September 11th at the Budweiser Gardens in London Ontario. Entering it’s 40th year and with such a wealth of domestic talent... Read More

BRETT KISSEL BATTLES THE ELEMENTS ON WINTER TOUR

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016 Music Express

JUNO and CCMA-Award winning country singer Brett Kissel will embark on his “Ice, Snow & 30 Below” Canadian tour, visiting 18 cities this coming January and February. The tour begins January 12 in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, and will make its way through Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick before it wraps up in Georgetown, PEI, on... Read More

Motorleague Keeps On Truckin

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp Being a band from the Maritimes, Moncton New Brunswick to be exact, Motorleague is totally aware that the only way to get noticed in these social media times is to get the word out on their touring activities and to hit the road constantly. About to launch an exhaustive 24-date hike in Ontario and across Canada... Read More

The Wild GET AIRBOURNE WITH MAJOR TOUR DATES

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 Music Express

Kelowna, British Columbia Rock’n’Rollers, The Wild!, are pleased to confirm their direct support for AIRBOURNE on their upcoming North American tour. The tour begins in San Diego, California on September 12th, taking them through North America’s biggest cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and New York. The band will also embark on a Canadian run, starting in their... Read More

Month: September 2016