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Canadian Music Icon Corey Hart Joins MusiCounts to Surprise Torbay Students

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Canadian Music Icon Corey Hart Joins MusiCounts to Surprise Torbay Students
TORONTO, ON – Today, Canadian music icon Corey Hart joined MusiCounts, Canada’s leading music education charity, to surprise the students of Juniper Ridge Intermediate in Torbay, NL with a special performance, and $10,000 in new instruments from the MusiCounts Band Aid Program. Juniper Ridge Intermediate is one of 20 schools who received instruments this year, thanks to the generous support of Canada’s Great Kitchen Party.... Read More

The Beaches Add Rolling Stones Gig To Impressive Resume

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The Beaches Add Rolling Stones Gig To Impressive Resume
The Beaches guitarist Jordan Miller is in an ecstatic mood as she and bandmates (sister) Kylie Miller (vocalist), Eliza Enman-McDaniel (drums) and Leandra Earl (guitar/keyboards) wind down a U.S tour supporting Passion Pit by heading to a date in Michigan prior to a brief Ontario stop at Peterborough’s Venue theatre. The Toronto-based quartet had just learned they would be appearing... Read More

Carly Rae Jepsen Announces Dedicated Canadian Tour Dates

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Carly Rae Jepsen Announces Dedicated Canadian Tour Dates
Today, Multi-platinum GRAMMY, JUNO Award and Polaris Prize-nominated singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen announces her Dedicated Canadian tour dates. Kicking off August 28, 2019 in Vancouver, BC the tour will hit 12 cities wrapping September 19, 2019 in London, ON. The Canadian tour announcement comes on the heels of the release of Jepsen’s fourth album Dedicated (604 Records) which includes the singles “Party For One”, “Now... Read More

Country Thunder Format Provides Boost For Canadian Talent

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Country Thunder Format Provides Boost For Canadian Talent
Gerry Krochak and his CEO partner Troy Vollhoffer maybe good ole Saskatchewan boys but even though they have created a series Country Thunder music festivals which feature some of Country Music’s biggest names, they still get a big kick out of presenting Canadian talent to U.S audiences. With a network of festivals which spans Twin Lakes Wisconsin, Florence Arizona, Craven... Read More

Cloutier Aims To Keep Kitchener Blues Festival Lineup Fresh

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Cloutier Aims To Keep Kitchener Blues Festival Lineup Fresh
For the past 18 years, Claude Cloutier has culminated a year-long search to present the best-established performers and new artists to the Kitchener Blues Festival, in Kitchener, Ontario, which hits year 19th this year from August 8-11 at four major downtown locations. It doesn’t get any easier as old guard blues performers pass away but Cloutier is diligent enough in his on-going... Read More

The Rolling Stones Announce Re-Scheduled North American Tour Start Me Up In June to August 2019

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The Rolling Stones Announce Re-Scheduled North American Tour Start Me Up In June to August 2019
The Rolling Stones are delighted to announce the rescheduling of their 2019 ‘No Filter’ North American tour in full. All the cities from the previously postponed shows are locked in with full details of 17 concerts announced today. The only Canadian date at Burl’s Creek in Ontario remains scheduled for Saturday, June 29, 2019. Additionally, Canada Rocks with The Rolling... Read More

Carly Rae Jepsen ~ Releases New Album “Dedicated” Today, May 17

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Carly Rae Jepsen ~ Releases New Album “Dedicated” Today, May 17
TORONTO, ON – Multi-platinum Grammy, Juno and Polaris Prize nominated singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen releases her new fourth album, Dedicated,  May 17th on 604 Records. Jepsen worked with a crew of trusted songwriters and producers, among them John Hill, Jack Antonoff, Captain Cuts, Patrik Berger, and her longtime collaborator Tavish Crowe, on Dedicated. Jepsen released “Party For One,” the first... Read More

Brand-New Song “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” From The Forthcoming Album, Rocketman: Music From The Motion Picture, Is Out Today

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Brand-New Song “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” From The Forthcoming Album, Rocketman: Music From The Motion Picture, Is Out Today
15 May 2019 (Toronto, ON) – “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”, a brand-new song written especially for ROCKETMAN by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and performed by Elton and Taron Egerton, was premiered this morning on BBC Radio 2. Listen HERE. The song is taken from the eagerly anticipated album Rocketman: Music From The Motion Picture out May 24 via Virgin EMI/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, which sees celebrated producer... Read More

Lights Announces Skin&Earth Acoustic Album & Tour

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Lights Announces Skin&Earth Acoustic Album & Tour
MAY 14TH – Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company is pleased to announce Lights’ new album Skin&Earth Acoustic, which is available for preorder now. Skin&Earth Acoustic is heralded by “Lost Girls,” one of three new tracks appearing on the album alongside seven acoustic versions of tracks taken from 2017’s Skin&Earth album (see attached tracklisting). “Lost Girls” is accompanied by an official video which is streaming now... Read More

Delhi 2 Dublin Hits A Multi-Cultural Groove

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Delhi 2 Dublin Hits A Multi-Cultural Groove
Sanjay Seran sounds a little frustrated as he reports on the Canadian Music Week showcase performance of Vancouver’s Delhi 2 Dublin Wednesday, May 8th at Toronto’s Rivoli Nightclub. Apparently, sound glitches had disrupted the quartet’s debut of their latest `We Got This’ CD release and their unique blend of Bhangra, reggae, dub, electropop influences. “It’s a bit frustrating, you want to... Read More

Enter to Win a Signed CD – New Album 2.0 by Aldo Nova

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Enter to Win a Signed CD – New Album 2.0 by Aldo Nova
Win One Of 10 Personally Autographed Aldo Nova 2.0 CDs ~ Ten lucky Music Express readers will win one of 10 personally autographed CDs by Montreal superstar Aldo Nova~ To submit go to the Music Express online contest form and simply answer the skill-testing question – submit the contest form no later than Friday, June 7th 5 pm for your chance to... Read More

The Northern Pikes Return With First New Album In 16 Years, Forest Of Love, Out June 7

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The Northern Pikes Return With First New Album In 16 Years, Forest Of Love, Out June 7
14 MAY 2019 (TORONTO, ON) – The legacy of Canadian rockers The Northern Pikes continues in 2019 with the release of their brand-new ninth studio album, Forest of Love. Slated for release on June 7 via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, Forest of Love is available for preorder now on digital, CD and limited-edition opaque white coloured vinyl LP. To coincide with today’s... Read More

Facing Alan Frew’s Mortality Put Glass Tiger Back In The Game

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Facing Alan Frew’s Mortality Put Glass Tiger Back In The Game
Ask Glass Tiger lead vocalist Alan Frew if his recovery from a near-fatal stroke, suffered August 20th,2015, has played any role in the band’s accelerated level of activity over the past couple of years (two album releases, two major national tours) and he will shrug off the mishap as just a major inconvenience. But probe a little deeper and the... Read More

Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, and Nickelback to headline inaugural ROXODUS Festival

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Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, and Nickelback to headline inaugural ROXODUS Festival
Thousands of music fans will gather this summer in Edenvale, Ontario, with views of the stunning Blue Mountain hills, 90 minutes north of Toronto and 10 minutes from Wasaga Beach for the first annual ROXODUS Festival – an epic four-day event running July 11-14, 2019. A once in a lifetime experience with a stellar line up of iconic artists, ROXODUS is... Read More

The Beaches Announce The Professional EP Set For Release On May 16

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The Beaches Announce The Professional EP Set For Release On May 16
May 06 2019 (Toronto, ON) – JUNO Award-winning female rock band The Beaches today announce The Professional EP, due May 16 via Universal Music Canada. Produced by the band’s long-time collaborator Jacknife Lee (The Killers, U2, Weezer), the collection features the group’s current single “Snake Tongue” and shattering fan favourite “Fascination.” WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “SNAKE TONGUE” HERE https://thebeaches.lnk.to/ASTP Strapped... Read More