Year: 2018

LOVERBOY guitarist PAUL DEAN was a veteran Canadian rock musician in a dozen bands before breaking through in 1980 with the multi-platinum group. His newest single/video, “Hell Yeah,” pays tribute to those years with a shout-out to many of his contemporaries with an accompanying video that literally takes us on a tour of those “downtowns” and “cow towns.” Performing the song live with original Streetheart (and current LOVERBOY) bandmates drummer Matt Frenette and Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve on... Read More

Last week, The Trews released their sixth full-length studio album Civilianaires and today they’re excited to announce they will be bringing these brand new songs out on the road at the top of 2019. The tour will take them across the country kicking off in Vancouver with stops through Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and more, see below for full list of tour dates. Their New... Read More

Appropriately, for the 25th anniversary of what was once the Ottawa Folk Festival, CityFolk opened the festivities with Steve Earle, a 30-year veteran of the Americana, folk & rock scene. Paying homage to 25 years of great music, CityFolk also featured many other veteran performers, including Michael McDonald of Dobbie Brothers fame, former Talking Heads front-man David Byrne, Dave Alvin &... Read More

n 2016, League of Wolves – a band originally comprised of four childhood friends – performed at The Capitol, a venue in Saskatoon owned by four-time JUNO award-winner and former lead guitarist of The Sheepdogs, Leot Hanson. After seeing the show, Hanson was blown away and knew it was something he needed to be a part of. With Leot now... Read More

RELEASES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “WALLS COME DOWN” Watch Official Video Below Get “Walls Come Down” – https://MeghanPatrick.lnk.to/WallsComeDownPR   September 10, 2018 – Last night at the CCMA Awards, Warner Music recording artist Meghan Patrick was selected as the 2018 Female Artist of the Year.  The win marks the second consecutive year Meghan has received this honour.  In addition to... Read More

Global superstar and Canadian icon Shania Twain made her first red carpet appearance in over a decade this evening in Hamilton, ON where she hosted the 36th annual  Canadian Country Music Association® Awards (CCMA). The five-time Grammy and 24-time CCMA Award winner dazzled the crowd wearing four designs created by Toronto-based fashion designers Greta Constantine. Canadian fashion expert Jessica Mulroney collaborated with the design duo to... Read More

September 7, 2018 – Lorraine Segato, lead singer and co-founder of The Parachute Club first recorded “Rise Up” in Hamilton’s Grant Avenue Studio 35 years ago with producer Daniel Lanois for the Parachute Club’s debut LP. Segato is returning to her hometown of Hamilton this weekend to debut the first of two new versions of this song at the 2018... Read More

46-DATE TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 19 IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY August 28, 2018 – Hot on the heels of his appearance at the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs, Francesco Yates has announced that he will be returning to the road with Justin Timberlake on the third leg of his “Man of the Woods” North American tour.  The 46-date tour will see Yates bringing his... Read More

Canadian country music superstar Paul Brandt and multi-CCMA Group or Duo of the Year winners High Valley are thrilled to announce the launch of The Journey Tour 2019.  The tour brings together an epic lineup that includes special guest Jess Moskaluke and features the Hunter Brothers.  All four acts will come together on stage at this year’s Canadian Country Music... Read More

Always one to push the envelope, k-os returns to the scene with the brand new visual for his latest single, No Bucks. The unique video premiered today with Complex, following the August 17th release of the track – which is an ode to staying true to his craft and doing the work for the love, not the money. Directed by Dan Lemoyne (The Weeknd, 88... Read More

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Headstones’ critically-acclaimed debut album Picture of Health and to celebrate, they will be re-issuing the album onOctober 26 via Cadence Recordings. Headstones will also be heading on the road this fall for the official Picture of Health Tour, playing this seminal album from front to back live, as well as your favourite hits! They will be bringing along The Matchstick... Read More

Multi-award winning, Platinum-certified Canadian rock band, DEFAULT announced today that they will reunite and return to the road this fall, joining Stone Temple Pilots and Seether on their national Canadian co-headline tour.  Kicking off October 23rd in Penticton, BC, the tour will travel west to east with dates in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. After forming in Vancouver,... Read More

Jessie Reyez earned yet another career milestone moment this week with her debut performance at the 2018 MTV VMA’s, performing new single “Apple Juice”, and today celebrates that achievement with the release of a new remix version of her wildly popular single “Body Count“, featuring two other current female pop / R&B icons, Kehlani and Normani via FMLY/Island /Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Much like... Read More

So proud to give @Shawn Mendes the #ArtistOfTheYear award. So freaking deserved, and followed by an amazing performance.” – Scott Helman, THE 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVA presenter “I loved hanging out with #iHeartRadioMMVAs host @awkwafina (the first American Asian actress to host a North American awards show!!) and @Meghan_Trainor! Fierce, fine ladies!!” – Tyra Banks, THE 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVA presenter  – Rising superstar... Read More

Platinum-selling Sony Music Entertainment Canada recording artist Gord Bamford, announced he is returning to his performing roots to celebrate the release of his latest single “Dive Bar”, with the Honkytonks & Dive Bar Tour. Beginning in Calgary, AB on October 17 the tour will hit 29 Canadian cities from coast to coast, giving fans the chance to see one of Canada’s biggest Country music superstars in... Read More