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Toronto’s 18th Annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival Sets the Stage for 2020

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Toronto’s 18th Annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival Sets the Stage for 2020
Winterfolk XVIII is Set for February 21st, 22nd & 23rd in Toronto’s ANNEX  More than 100+ Artists on 5 Stages for 3 Days of Music With Winterfolk XVIII around the corner, time is running short for local live music fans to nab ‘early bird’ wristbands at $15 each — a 40% savings; the special pre-2020 offer is available until December... Read More

Betty Moon Releases New Music Video For “Crazy (What You Make Me)”

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Betty Moon Releases New Music Video For “Crazy (What You Make Me)”
The Los Angeles based producer and recording artist releases the pulsing new music video for the single included on her latest album ‘Hellucination’   Betty Moon, the Toronto-born Southern California based songwriter, producer and director has released a new music video for her song “Crazy (What You Make Me)”. The clip premiered this week via Guitar Girl and can be seen on Youtube.   “Crazy (What... Read More

Platinum Selling Recording Artist Marie Mai Joins MusiCounts To Celebrate Music Education At Longueuil School

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Platinum Selling Recording Artist Marie Mai Joins MusiCounts To Celebrate Music Education At Longueuil School
Monday, December 16, 2019 — Toronto, ON – Today, MusiCounts, Canada’s leading music education charity, was joined by Quebec’s queen of pop Marie Mai, musical director, David Laflèche and Stingray for a celebration at St. Mary’s Elementary School in Longueuil, QC. MusiCounts provides instrument grants to schools in-need all across Canada, and to-date the MusiCounts Band Aid Program has supported over 100 Quebec schools and community... Read More

The Glorious Sons Close Out 2019 With Most Played Song At U.S. Rock Radio

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The Glorious Sons Close Out 2019 With Most Played Song At U.S. Rock Radio
 With “S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)” Officially Named Most Played Song At U.S. Rock Radio And Most Played Cancon Song At Canadian Rock Radio The Glorious Sons – Photo Credit Gavin Smith “Canada’s best export.” – Washington Times “The Canadian rockers continue to question the alleged impending doom of rock and roll over turbulent guitar licks and frantic drums and key. Maybe the... Read More

Rising Canadian Electro Pop Duo FEATURETTE to Release Sophomore Album Dream Riot on January 17

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Rising Canadian Electro Pop Duo FEATURETTE to Release Sophomore Album Dream Riot on January 17
Electro-pop duo FEATURETTE are bringing honesty and grit into pop music with the release of their sophomore album Dream Riot on January 17th via all streaming platforms. Following a whirlwind year sharing stages with Alessia Cara, Scott Helman, and Walk Off The Earth, FEATURETTE have emerged from the studio with a polished, dark pop sound that is uniquely their own on Dream Riot. Teaming up with... Read More

Billy Talent Launch Episodic Film – Forgiveness

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Billy Talent Launch Episodic Film – Forgiveness
December 10, 2019 – Canadian rock legends Billy Talent have released the first episode of a multi-part short film today.  Directed by award-winning Canadian director, Michael Maxxis, the film stars UFC fighters Rose Namajunas and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone who star in the story set in a bleak dystopian desert.  This first episode, Forgiveness I, features music from “Forgiveness I +... Read More

Roxette’s Marie Fredriksson Succumbs To A Brain Tumour

Keith Sharp
Roxette’s Marie Fredriksson Succumbs To A Brain Tumour
Photo: Mattias Edwall roxette.se By Keith Sharp With the inevitable passing of major rock stars, it’s not surprising that the December 9th death of Roxette’s Marie Fredriksson would slide under the radar. Yet any fan of 90’s pop will readily remember hit songs like “The Look”, “Listen To Your Heart” “It Must Have Been Love” and “Joyride” made famous by Fredriksson and... Read More

Madison Kozak: The Next Big Thing

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Madison Kozak: The Next Big Thing
Madison Kozak has had a terrific year. The budding country star signed a deal with U.S. record label Songs & Daughters (a subsidiary of Big Loud Records), made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry, recently released three radio-friendly singles and was selected by Nashville’s Country Music Network to be a member of CMT’s Next Wave of Country, Class of... Read More