Month: March 2018

Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ), one of Canada’s largest and most widely attended music festivals, once again announces a long list of internationally acclaimed acts as well as national, local and emerging artists all performing July 5-15. The stellar roster of for the 51st edition includes Toronto R&B pop sensation The Weeknd, national folk-rock treasure, activist, singer-songwriter Neil Young (his only Canadian play this... Read More

Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce Arcade Fire – Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, William Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara – as the 2018 recipient of the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. The multi-platinum, Grammy winning band will be honoured for their achievements and longstanding career in the music industry, social activism and support of humanitarian causes at the annual Canadian Music &... Read More

Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville duo HIGH VALLEY have enjoyed an incredible 18 months since the release of their major label debut album, Dear Life.  In early February, the band received their third JUNO Award nomination for Country Album of the Year and then last week came word that they have been nominated for their first ACM Award for New Vocal... Read More

BILLY TALENT As Recipients of The Legends Of Live Special Achievement Award At The Industry Award – Canadian Music Week (CMW) and Music Canada Live are excited to announce Billy Talent – Ben Kowalewicz, Ian D’Sa, Jonathan Gallant, Aaron Solowoniuk and Jordan Hastings – as the 2018 recipients of the Legends of Live Special Achievement Award. The multi-platinum, generation-defining rock... Read More

CCMA Award winning duo The Lovelocks are celebrating the release of the remix of their latest single “Staycation”, available digitally and at radio today via MDM Recordings Inc./Universal Music Canada. “Staycation (Michael IU Remix)” is the dance-pop version of the original fun-filled track, which has garnered over 400,000 streams to date and serves as the lead single from the Toronto-based twosomes forthcoming... Read More

Canadian Music Week announces the 18th Canadian Independent Music Awards – presented by Jim Beam with Indie88 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in downtown Toronto on May 12.  The annual event will feature performances by two time Juno award nominees The Rural Alberta Advantage, Vancouver based indie-folk rock trioSaid the Whale, Toronto’s power pop rock band Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs and the winner of... Read More