Month: March 2021

Photo supplied by the artist By Keith Sharp In being nominated for two 2021 Juno Awards as Breakthrough Artists Of The Year and Top Rock Album for their self-titled summer 2020 release  (on Universal Music), Oshawa’s Crown Lands have been compared favourably with Rock legends Rush. The only difference being is that while Rush was comprised of three musicians: bassist/vocalist... Read More

 Juno Award-winning Country music superstar Meghan Patrick is celebrating her birthday by treating fans to new music.  “Never Giving Up on You” is the brand-new single from the two-time CCMA Female Artist of the Year, which follows hot on the heels of the recent official video release for “My First Car,” which takes fans on a biographical ride through Meghan’s... Read More

After weeks of anticipation among his 25 million+ fans around the world, singer-songwriter and international pop star Johnny Orlando released his latest single “I Don’t (with DVBBS)” via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, and Island Records. For the track, Orlando teamed up with multi-platinum Canadian production/DJ duo, DVBBS (brothers Chris Chronicles and Alex Andre), who count artists... Read More

The Canadian Classic Rockers Are Celebrating with Release of Swingin’ New Video for “I Know So” — Available Now! Watch “I Know So” via YouTube Here A hallmark in Canadian rock history since its 1980 release, The Kings’ debut album, The Kings Are Here — and breakthrough single “This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ To Glide” — have finally been crowned certified... Read More

Body Acceptance Anthem Draws Support From Ryan Tedder and Ashley Graham After turning a short TikTok video filmed in her car into an empowering body acceptance anthem with over 70 million streams, Vancouver – based pop singer and songwriter JESSIA shares the music video for her breakthrough anthem “I’m not Pretty” today via Artist Driven Records/Republic Records/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company.... Read More

Corb Lund has released the deluxe edition of his critically-acclaimed studio album Agricultural Tragic  Originally released with 12-songs, Agricultural Tragic (Deluxe Edition) features four bonus tracks recorded during the original recording sessions, including a revisited, horns and organ-heavy version of “90 Seconds of Your Time.” Also today, Corb has premiered the acoustic video for “Horse Poor,” a previously unreleased fan favourite... Read More

Original artwork by Daniel Lanois. Cover art by Marthe A. Vannebo. New Album Acclaimed By Spin, No Depression, NPR’s World Café and Featured on WTF with Marc Maron Grammy and JUNO Award-winning songwriter and producer, Daniel Lanois, releases his new album, Heavy Sun, through eOne, the first release under his new “Maker Series” brand. Stream and download Heavy Sun here.... Read More

Scott Helman has shared the official video for the new “Good Problems” (Remix) by GRAMMY-winning producer Miles Walker. To create the heartfelt video, Scott enlisted his girlfriend, Katya Cybulsky, and longtime collaborator Ben Knechtel – who also directed the “Wait No More” video, which just earned Scott his sixth JUNO Award nomination for “Music Video of the Year.” The original... Read More

Triumph Seal – Record Store Day Canada Ambassadors 2021 Record Store Day (RSD) Exclusive 40th Anniversary Box Set Of Allied Forces To Be Released June 12, 2021, Via Round Hill Records One of the greatest and most successful Canadian rock bands of all-time, Triumph first rose to prominence back in the golden era when vinyl was king – and the... Read More

Six-time Juno Award winner and renowned mental health advocate Serena Ryder has released her anticipated album The Art of Falling Apart today. The new music has an immediacy to it, both due to its driving pop sound which is bursting with irresistible rhythms, pulsing bass lines, and the full range of Serena’s powerful and expressive voice, as well as the... Read More

Watch “Prayer For A Sparrow” (Official Video) At Canadian Beats With their highly anticipated full-length debut album Go By Feel officially set to arrive on June 11, 2021, The Hello Darlins are offering another preview with the single “Prayer For A Sparrow,” out today on all digital platforms. A gorgeous ballad sung by Darlins’ co-founder Candace Lacina, the song follows on the heels of the band’s previous acclaimed singles “Aberdeen... Read More

For Canadian singer-songwriter Paul DeRosa, there’s no shortage of inspiration when it comes to writing songs for Canada’s Paralympic athletes.  In 2019, DeRosa paired up with the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the CBC to record “Shine”, an emotionally driven song set to become the soundtrack for the Paralympic Games broadcast set for the summer of 2020. With the Games postponed... Read More

Greg Keelor the revered musician and songwriter and co-founding member of the iconic Blue Rodeo – has announced that his sixth solo album, “Share the Love,” will be released on April 16. “Share the Love” is preceded today by the release of the first single “Wonder” (LISTEN HERE). The official music video for “Wonder” has also been released today (WATCH HERE).... Read More