Month: April 2018

Today, JUNO award-winning Canadian band, Dear Rouge, announce their national headlining tour in support of their sophomore album, PHASES, released this March via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Kicking off in Saskatoon on September 27, the PHASES Tour will make 22 stops across Canada and the US. See below for full tour dates. To purchase tickets to the PHASES tour visit dearrouge.ontouraccess.com Dear Rouge... Read More

Cancer Bats have just released an animated video for their “relentless, raging and rocking” opening track “Gatekeeper”. Directed by Stevie Gee (steviegee.com) and written by Gee and Essy May, who both worked on Mastodon’s “Steambreather”, the super awesome 80s-inspired animated short, features motorbike-riding ghouls, a sorcerer and the motherf**king Cancer Bats performing in a crystal ball. “Gatekeeper is one of the... Read More

Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founding member of one of Canada’s most iconic bands, Blue Rodeo, Greg Keelor embarks on his 5th project as a solo artist with ‘Last Winter’ out today.  ‘Last Winter’ is available digitally as well as on CD and vinyl. ‘Last Winter’ offers the listener a deeply personal and introspective musical journey, in the form of a 34-minute, 4-song... Read More

Coleman Hell releases his new track “Killer”, the first single from his soon to be released sophomore album due this Summer via 604 Records. A sultry electro-R&B adrenaline rush, the song will sweep you away amidst a tidal wave of menacing bass and glitchy synths. Check out the premiere over at We Found New Music, HERE. Purchase + Stream track HERE. Coleman Hell’s rise to... Read More

Dreaming Out Loud  and Music Nova Scotia present Tiki Lounge 2018 on Saturday, May 12 at Rivoli. An annual highlight of CMW, the event features many of Nova Scotia’s leading artists, and will be capped off in compelling fashion by the three Dreaming Out Loud acts;  Neon Dreams, Jodi Guthro, and BRDGS. Fast-rising singer/songwriter Jodi Guthro is riding high on the dazzling success of her debut single, “Heights,”... Read More

Simple Minds are delighted to announce that they will tour North America in September and October 2018, playing two full sets featuring iconic songs spanning their whole career and including tracks from the new album Walk Between Worlds! Tickets go on general sale on Friday 27th April at 10.00am Venue Local Time. The list of dates with ticket links are below. NOTE: There will be... Read More

Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion, a musical collective of long-time music friends and peers including Mitch Merrett, Corbett Frasz, Erik Dylan, Greg Carroll, Mike Little, plus special guest Clayton Bellamy (The Road Hammers) and more, is pleased to announce the release of their debut single “Holy Smoke”, available digitally today via MDM Recordings Inc./Universal Music Canada. Banding together over their love of music,... Read More

Legends will collide late this summer when Deep Purple and Judas Priest embark on a co-headlining North American tour. Produced by Live Nation, the outing will kick off August 21 in Cincinnati, OH and visit 25 cities across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping September 30 in Wheatland, California. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, April 27 at 10am local... Read More

Today, celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter Tom Cochrane releases the reworked version of his original song, “Big League” (For Humboldt), in honour of the Saskatchewan-based hockey team, the Humboldt Broncos.  Cochrane altered the lyrics for a heartfelt performance on TSN broadcasted in front of a green and yellow backdrop to begin the network’s TSN Hockey: Playoff preview special last Tuesday (April 10). Watch the... Read More

On April 18, iconic rock label, anthem, is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive worldwide recording contract with Vaughan, ON alternative rock group, Stuck On Planet Earth. The deal, which marks the first new signing to anthem since 2011, includes exclusive publishing and recording rights and administration of all properties on YouTube. Stuck On Planet Earth is currently working on completing their debut full-length... Read More

Saddle up country fans! iHeartRadio Canadaannounced today that it has teamed up with Boots and Hearts to become the official radio partner of Canada’s largest country music festival. As part of this exclusive partnership, iHeartRadio has launched Boots and Hearts Radio, which features music from the hottest country artists playing at the 2018 Boots and Hearts Music Festival, including country heavyweights Florida Georgia Line, Alan... Read More

Today, Astral Swans premiere “Controls”, the second single and video from their sophomore albumStrange Prison, with Tiny Mix Tapes, while also announcing tour dates in Canada and Japan. Alongside the animated video created by electronic artist Tigerwing (a.k.a. Sarah Kelly), Astral Swans songwriterMatthew Swann describes “Controls” to Tiny Mix Tapes as the following:  “This song is something of a damaged pop single. It uses builds and a recurring chorus that is intentionally catchy (that’s not always... Read More

CMW is proud to announce the performers for the 21st Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) on Wednesday, May 9th at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.  The CRMA ceremony will feature performances by first time charting and nominated artists  New City, Felix Cartal, ROMES, River Town Saints, and The Reklaws. The ceremony will be hosted by Toronto born-and-raised comedian and actor K. Trevor Wilson as seen on Letterkenny.   The Canadian Radio Music Awards will spotlight first-time charting... Read More

Drake and Justin Bieber leads the Canadian contingent as – dick clark productions and NBC today announced nominees for the “2018 Billboard Music Awards,” which will honor the year’s most successful artists in 57 categories of music. Three other Canadian artists also received nominations with Weeknd (four) and single nominations from Alessia Cara and Shawn Mendes. Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and... Read More