Western Canadian Music Awards Announce The 2019 Nominees

April 30, 2019 Music Express

The Western Canadian Music Alliance is excited to announce the incredible artists and members of the music industry that have been nominated for the 2019 Western Canadian Music Awards. The winners will be announced this fall at BreakOut West in Whitehorse, YT, taking place from October 2-6. The list of nominees can be found below, with the Heritage Award, Kevin... Read More

For Streetheart The Legacy Continues

April 30, 2019May 4, 2019 Keith Sharp

After spending a year mourning the loss of lead vocalist Kenny Shields who passed away July 21st 2017 due to a long-term heart ailment, Streetheart guitarist Jeff Neill re-grouped with fellow members, keyboardist Daryl Gutheil and bassist Ken (Spider) Sinnaeve and they determined that while the loss of Shields ended an important stage of the band’s legacy, there was still... Read More

Big Wreck Guitarist Stricken With Terminal Cancer

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 Music Express

We are aware that there has been a lot of speculation among Big Wreck fans as to the status of our brother-in-arms and band guitarist, Brian Doherty. We feel that the time is right to be upfront and tell you that Brian is fighting cancer. We have been in his corner as he went through treatment but regret to have... Read More

Joe Keithley For PM – Go Figure!

April 29, 2019May 3, 2019 Music Express

In his hometown of Burnaby, BC, Canada, Joe Keithley ran a campaign based on affordable housings for all, help for the disadvantaged, sustainability and grassroots democracy. Facing well-financed and vicious opponents, Keithley took a shoestring budget and his punk rock attitude and was elected as a city councillor. Burnaby is BC’s third biggest city and Canada’s most culturally diverse, 150 languages can... Read More

Jim Cuddy Announces May 31 Release Date For Countrywide Soul

April 29, 2019April 30, 2019 Music Express

After an extensive tour in support of their album, Constellation, The Jim Cuddy Band reconvened at Jim’s family farm in Southern Ontario. Inspired by the band’s live show, Jim wanted to capture this energy on record and showcase each member’s skill, allowing them to stretch out and shine. Produced by Tim Vesely, Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps, Countrywide Soul was recorded... Read More

A Tribe Called Red Release NDN Kars (Remix)

April 29, 2019April 30, 2019 Music Express

Award-winning DJ collective, A Tribe Called Red, returns with a new track – NDN Kars (Remix). The track is a reimagining of Keith Secola’s 1990s classic rock song, Indian Cars, and sees Tribe blending the singalong hooks of the community classic, with elements of traditional Pow Wow drums and variations of dance music. Once again, Tribe is delivering the kind... Read More

Open Spaces: Dean Brody – A Fresh Dose of Country

April 27, 2019May 3, 2019 Roman Mitz

“I don’t try to stand out. I just do because I’m a little weird or unorthodox in the way I approach music.” Dean Brody is explaining why his music is not like most of the stuff you hear on country radio as his numbers seem to come from a very different place. The singer definitely marches to the beat of... Read More

Gord Downie announced as the 2019 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award Recipient

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 Music Express

Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce Gord Downie as the 2019 recipient of the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. Outside of his career as a musician, poet and front-man for The Tragically Hip, Gord committed his time to causes close to his heart. He dedicated the last few years of his life educating the country on its past, moving toward reconciliation and also spent... Read More

Behind the Vinyl: Diamond Sun with Glass Tiger

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Music Express

Alan Frew and Sam Reid from Glass Tiger came back to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Diamond Sun” on vinyl! They talk about how they recorded the album and how the song came about! Watch as Glass Tiger goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Diamond Sun” on iTunes here or check out your local Vinyl Record Store and pick up... Read More

Country Music Fest Is Part Of CCMA’s Farm System

April 22, 2019April 25, 2019 Keith Sharp

Kelly Timmermans looks at the calendar and prepares to host the 13th annual Manitoulin County Music Fest. This three-day festival staged this year August 8-10 in Little Current has continued to grow and thrive even in the face of other major music festivals staged at the same time around Ontario. “When I started this festival back in 2007, my goal was... Read More

New Music: The Rolling Stones – Honk

April 22, 2019April 25, 2019 Music Express

The Rolling Stones today release their brand-new Best Of compilation album, Honk. Featuring the biggest hits and classic cuts from every Rolling Stones studio album from 1971 to 2016’s Blue & Lonesome, Honk is out now via Polydor/Interscope/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. The 3CD deluxe version and digital equivalent collect 36 essential Stones tracks including eight Top 10 singles: “Brown Sugar”, “Tumbling Dice”, “Angie”, “It’s Only... Read More

Roxodus Music Fest Single Day Tickets On Sale Now

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Music Express

Roxodus Music Fest is pleased to announce single day general admission and VIP tickets are on sale now for the four-day concert series running July 11-14, 2019 in Edenvale, ON. For a limited time, single day general admission tickets priced at $99+ taxes and fees and single day VIP tickets priced at $199+ taxes and fees will be available for each day of the... Read More

Snotty Nose Rez Kids Claim I Can’t Remember My Name

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Music Express

Today, Snotty Nose Rez Kids share a new track and video from their forthcoming new full-length album, Trapline (out May 10th). Inspired by Canada’s dark, and often untold, history with the Indigenous people, I Can’t Remember My Name serves as an anthem for the “7th Generation” rising. Listen to the track and watch the video – created with JUNO-nominated director,... Read More

High Valley Sings For The “Single Man”: Brand New Single Out Now

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Music Express

Between them, brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel of Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville duo High Valley share more than two decades of marriage with their wives – but in their brand new song, available now (listen HERE), they’re singing about a “Single Man.” Brad co-wrote the foot-stomping new track, loaded with their signature bluegrass-tinted country sound, alongside Derick Southerland... Read More

Cheers, Beers & Hallelujah: The Cadillac Three Are “Crackin’ Cold Ones With The Boys

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Music Express

TORONTO, ON (April 12, 2019) – Country music’s most amped and raucous trio bring their cheers, beers and hallelujah motto from the road to the airwaves with today’s release of “Crackin’ Cold Ones With The Boys.” THE CADILLAC THREE is back on the top of playlists with their aptly-titled new single and live music video, out now on Big Machine... Read More

Rush: Live In Cleveland To Be Released on Vinyl June 7

April 10, 2019 Music Express

TORONTO, ON – In 2010, Rush took a break from recording what would become the band’s final studio album – Clockwork Angels – to launch its Time Machine Tour. During that tour, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s recorded their April 15, 2011 performance in Cleveland. It was a fitting tribute to the city, which was the first to play... Read More

Integrity Is The Key To Aldo Nova’s Comeback

April 8, 2019April 9, 2019 Keith Sharp

Aldo Nova may appear to have a chip on his shoulder but from listening to his new single, “I’m A Survivor”, it’s easy to understand why he endured a prolonged absence from the global music industry before returning with `Aldo 2.0’, a six-song reworked of the top tracks off of his 1981 multi-platinum selling self-titled debut along with the new... Read More

Marshmello to Headline iHeartRadio FanFest 2019 During Canadian Music Week in Toronto, May 8

April 8, 2019 Music Express

TORONTO (April 5, 2019) – iHeartRadio Canada announced today that electronic music producer and DJ Marshmello headlines its unparalleled live concert iHeartRadio FanFest, Wednesday, May 8 at REBEL Nightclub in Toronto. One of the biggest highlights during Canadian Music Week, the third installment of iHeartRadio FanFest also features a stellar line-up of hit-makers including Famba, Lu Kala, Neon Dreams, and... Read More

Roxodus Music Fest Announces Rock Legends Aerosmith To Headline Newly Added Fourth Day

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Music Express

TORONTO, ON – Today, Roxodus Music Fest announced rock music royalty, Aerosmith, will headline a newly added festival date of Sunday, July 14, 2019, making it the band’s only Canadian performance this year. The four-day concert series spectacular will run from July 11-14, 2019 in Edenvale, ON. Aerosmith have made their mark on rock music for almost five decades, having sold over 150 million albums worldwide and been... Read More

Maestro Fresh Wes’s Champagne Campaign Is A Three Decade Celebration

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 Keith Sharp

As Maestro Fresh Wes plans to celebrate his 30th anniversary by releasing a new album `Champagne Campaign’ the Toronto native is humbled by how much progress Canadian Rap/Hip-Hop artists have achieved over the past three decades. Known as `The Godfather of Canadian Rap’, it was Maestro Fresh Wes who got the domestic scene rolling back in 1989, when “Let Your... Read More

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