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The Black Keys Release Their Ninth Studio Album, “Let’s Rock,”

The Black Keys Release Their Ninth Studio Album, “Let’s Rock,”
The Black Keys release their ninth studio album, “Let’s Rock,” via Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch Records. The record is a return to the straightforward rock of the singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney’s early days as a band. Auerbach says, “When we’re together we are The Black Keys, that’s where that real magic is, and always has been since we... Read More

Pure Country Provides A Fresh Coat Of Paint To Canadian Country Music

Pure Country Provides A Fresh Coat Of Paint To Canadian Country Music
Canada’s Radio landscape just got more countrified with the partnership of 13 regional Country Music radio stations under the iheart logo. Pure Country is the banner that links a network of key regional stations together with a new syndicated programme hosted by Shannon Ella airing four hours a day on each station. Each segment will feature all the latest country... Read More

Chevy Music Indie Fridays Returns to Yonge-Dundas Square with Kandle, Neon Dreams, Devin Cuddy Band + plus!

Chevy Music Indie Fridays Returns to Yonge-Dundas Square with Kandle, Neon Dreams, Devin Cuddy Band + plus!
CHEVY MUSIC INDIE FRIDAYS June 28 – August 30, 2019 AT YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE This summer Indie Fridays returns to Yonge-Dundas Square (YDS) for the 9th year in a row! With the launch of Chevrolet’s new music discovery program, Chevy Music, this will be the biggest and best Indie Fridays since Chevrolet began their partnership with YDS three years ago. Throughout... Read More

Cardi B Releases Much Anticipated Video For “Press”

Cardi B Releases Much Anticipated Video For “Press”
 WATCH “PRESS” HERE! Fresh off her two wins at the 2019 BET Awards – Album of the Year for Invasion of Privacy and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist – Cardi has released the much-anticipated music video to her newest hit single “Press,” directed by longtime collaborator Jora Frantzis. In addition to taking home two awards, Cardi also opened the show at... Read More

Cuddy Turns On Creativity With New Album Recorded In Just Three Days

Cuddy Turns On Creativity With New Album Recorded In Just Three Days
Jim Cuddy is a creative songwriting tour-de-force. He is so overloaded with song ideas that he needs two bands; Blue Rodeo and his own Jim Cuddy Band to contain this outflow of creativity. And even then, he has achieved additional co-writing and performing outlets with the likes of Corey Hart and Barney Bentall. If you don’t believe me, take a... Read More

Avril Lavigne Announces North American “Head Above Water” Tour Including Toronto Date (Oct. 6)

Avril Lavigne Announces North American “Head Above Water” Tour Including Toronto Date (Oct. 6)
Today, Grammy-nominated, pop rock icon Avril Lavigne announces her first tour in 5 years. The 15-date North American “Head Above Water” tour will kick off on September 14 in Seattle, WA and will hit cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston and Toronto before concluding in Philadelphia, PA on October 11. The tour is in support of Avril’s critically acclaimed sixth studio... Read More

Neon Dreams Release ‘We Were Kings’ – Their Most Personal Song Yet

Neon Dreams Release ‘We Were Kings’ – Their Most Personal Song Yet
“We Were Kings” – the next song to be released by Halifax duo Neon Dreams – is a heartfelt thank you to those that have helped lead singer Frank Kadillac get through his difficult teenage years. (Download/Stream: https://lnk.to/WeWereKingsPR) “I want to be honest about who I am,” Frank says. “I was raised by a single mother who had me when... Read More

Mercury’s Timeless Gem Released After 4 Decade Search

Mercury’s Timeless Gem Released After 4 Decade Search
The global success of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody (which generated more than $903 million in ticket sales) has revitalized interest in Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury who died from AIDS November 24th, 1991. Rami Malek won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Mercury and even though the movie received mixed critical reviews, Queen faithful and a generation of new... Read More

The Glorious Sons Present: “Our Little Piece Of Work” Headlining Hometown Show At Richardson Stadium, September 21

The Glorious Sons Present: “Our Little Piece Of Work” Headlining Hometown Show At Richardson Stadium, September 21
TORONTO, ON (June 19, 2019) – On the heels of the release of their explosive new single “Panic Attack”, JUNO Award winners The Glorious Sons in partnership with Concerts West/AEG Presents today announced they’re bringing a full-sized stadium show home to Kingston on September 21.  The Richardson Stadium headlining concert aptly titled “Our Little Piece Of Work” marks the band’s first hometown show since... Read More

The Winners of the Country Music Association of Ontario Announced

The Winners of the Country Music Association of Ontario Announced
The Country Music Association of Ontario Announces Winners of the 7th Annual CMAOntario Awards The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) tonight celebrated the talent and achievements of Ontario’s country music industry across 19 categories at the 7th Annual CMAOntario Awards in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Meghan Patrick from Bowmanville, Ontario lead with five wins,... Read More

Corey Hart’s Never Surrender Tour A Family Affair

Corey Hart’s Never Surrender Tour A Family Affair
Corey Hart cut a visibly emotional figure as he stood on the Toronto Budweiser Stage, June 14th, a single spotlight detecting tears welling in his eyes. He and his proficient eight-piece band had just completed their final encore, “Never Surrender”, leaving him alone to receive thunderous plaudits from a near sell-out (14,000) audience. “You know there was a time not... Read More

Madonna’s 14th Studio Album, Madame X, Debuts at #1 in 58 Countries!

Madonna’s 14th Studio Album, Madame X, Debuts at #1 in 58 Countries!
14 JUNE 2019 (TORONTO, ON) – Today, Madonna released her highly-anticipated 14th studio album  Madame X  from Live Nation/Interscope Records/Maverick/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Madame X  is now available across Apple, Spotify, Amazon and all DSPs. Listen to Madame X HERE Influenced creatively by living in Lisbon, Portugal over the past several years, Madame X is a collection of 15 new songs that celebrate Madonna’s career-long affair with Latin music and culture coupled with other global influences. On the album, Madonna brings this... Read More

Big Wreck to Honour Brian Doherty with Performance at Blue Water Border Festival in Sarnia

Big Wreck to Honour Brian Doherty with Performance at Blue Water Border Festival in Sarnia
In honour of the passing of guitarist and founding member Brian Doherty, Big Wreck has announced that they will perform a special show in Brian’s hometown of Sarnia, Ontario.  Scheduled for Friday, August 9, $2.00 from every ticket sold will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.   Find more information about Sarnia concert HERE  Find more information about the Canadian... Read More

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Bruce Cockburn Showcases his Guitar Technique on New Instrumental Album, Crowing Ignites

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Bruce Cockburn Showcases his Guitar Technique on New Instrumental Album, Crowing Ignites
WATERDOWN, ON – True North Records announces a September 20 worldwide release date for Crowing Ignites, the new all-instrumental CD from legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. Cockburn also announced his North American tour (dates below) with more shows to be confirmed. Crowing Ignites was produced, recorded and mixed by Colin Linden, and recorded at the Firehouse in San Francisco. It... Read More

Peterborough Musicfest Targets Younger Demographic

Peterborough Musicfest Targets Younger Demographic
At the end of each successful season, Peterborough Musicfest general manager, Tracey Randall analyses crowd attendance and assesses whether the talent she books for the Wednesday/Saturday, twice weekly free concerts at the picturesque Del Crary Park actually matches the people attending those events. “In the past, our average age attendance has been around 60 but more recently we are getting... Read More