MUSIC INSPIRED BY “THE BLACK PRINCE” OUT NOW “THE BLACK PRINCE” FILM OPENS WORLDWIDE JULY 21

MUSIC INSPIRED BY “THE BLACK PRINCE” OUT NOW  “THE BLACK PRINCE” FILM OPENS WORLDWIDE JULY 21
Sammy Chand’s Los Angeles based label, Rukus Avenue, has released The Black Prince, Music Inspired By The Motion Picture. Executive produced by Chand and the film’s producer Jasjeet Singh and produced by Chand and Canada’s Raoul Juneja, The Black Prince – Music Inspired by the Motion Picture will feature the film’s star Satinder Sartaaj, Talib Kweli, Emmanuel Jal & Nelly Furtado, Tisha Campbell Martin, Sammy Chand,... Read More

Securing 100% Canadian Content A Major Challenge For Festival Organizers

Securing 100% Canadian Content A Major Challenge For Festival Organizers
                            By Keith Sharp     Danielle Bourre When Canadian National Exhibition’s Program Entertainment manager, Danielle Bourre began planning the 2017 Band Shell talent lineup, her obvious focus was assembling an all-Canadian lineup to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Problem is though that every other major festival in... Read More

Canadian Singer-Songwriter Barney Bentall’s ‘The Drifter & The Preacher’ Set for Release on October 13

Canadian Singer-Songwriter Barney Bentall’s ‘The Drifter & The Preacher’ Set for Release on October 13
fter a five year recording hiatus, JUNO Award winner Barney Bentall returns with what is arguably his ost personal record to date, The Drifter & The Preacher. The Drifter & The Preacher is the great paradox of a nomadic homebody, and a musical tour de force that could prove to be truly defining for a musician, a songwriter, a friend, a father,... Read More

Blues Festivals Still Thriving

Blues Festivals Still Thriving
By Keith Sharp If you want any proof that Blues music is still thriving in Canada, all you have to do is glance at the 2017 festival schedule printed in the Toronto Blues Society’s monthly Maple Blues magazine. From April till October, a total of 41 festivals are set to be staged nationally – and this total doesn’t even include... Read More

Chad Brownlee Releases New Single “Out Of The Blue”

Chad Brownlee Releases New Single “Out Of The Blue”
Country music fans are in for a treat as Chad Brownlee announces his new single, “Out Of The Blue,” which officially impacts Country radio airwaves today. The fifth release from his JUNO Award nominated “Hearts On Fire” album on MDM Recordings/Universal Music Canada, follows the GOLD-certified “I Hate You For It” and back-to-back Top 10 hits “Hearts On Fire”, “Somethin’ We Shouldn’t Do”... Read More

Lights Dives Into Her Comic Book Pages With “Skydiving” Video

Lights Dives Into Her Comic Book Pages With “Skydiving” Video
Alt-pop phenomenon Lights has unveiled the video for “Skydiving”, a new song from her upcoming album Skin&Earth.  The song follows her recently released single “Giants”, and corresponds directly with Issue 1 of the album’s companion comic book series – Skin&Earth #1 – which is on sale now via Dynamite Entertainment. Just like the video for “Giants”, “Skydiving” brings to life the dystopian world featured in... Read More

CCMA announce their 2017 candidates

CCMA announce their 2017 candidates
Newcomers James Barker Band share the distinction of garnering five Canadian Country Music Association awards with Dean Brody and Brett Kissel as the CCMA announced their 2017 candidates to be awarded September 10th at Sask-Tel Centre in Saskatoon.  Television coverage on CBC. The Ontario-based quartet comprising of James Barker, Taylor Abraham, Connor Simpson and Bobby Martin are up for awards... Read More

Tètè Feaver Strikes TO

Tètè Feaver Strikes TO
    TETE/DARCY FEAVER ADELAIDE HALL TORONTO WEDNESDAY JULY 12TH 2017 By Keith Sharp There are times when an audience is appreciative of a performance and is rewarded with an encore or two – and there are those rare times when a performance is so captivating that the audience absolutely refuses to let the artist leave the stage. Such was... Read More

MATTHEW GOOD RELEASES NEW SINGLE “DECADES”

MATTHEW GOOD RELEASES NEW SINGLE “DECADES”
Warner Music Canada recording artist Matthew Good has released a brand new single today.  “Decades” comes from his forthcoming album, which will be released this fall.  Though this is the official release for “Decades,” Good has been previewing it for audiences on his 28 date, cross country 2017 Beautiful Midnight Revisited tour.  In addition to the single, Good has also premiered the video... Read More

Coldplay Release 5-Track Kaleidoscope EP-Tour Scheduled

Coldplay Release 5-Track Kaleidoscope EP-Tour Scheduled
Coldplay’s new five-track Kaleidoscope EP is out to download and stream worldwide today (the CD and vinyl versions of the EP will follow on August 4). The band have also just premiered a new lyric video for Miracles (Someone Special), a collaboration with Detroit rapper Big Sean, which you can watch now at youtube.com/coldplay. The EP was produced by the band’s long-term collaborators Rik Simpson and Daniel Green,... Read More

Bruce Cockburn Announces Release Of Bone On Bone, First Studio Album In Seven Years.

Bruce Cockburn Announces Release Of Bone On Bone, First Studio Album In Seven Years.
Bruce Cockburn has announced the September 15, 2017 release of his first full-length album in seven years, Bone On Bone(True North Records). The release coincides with his induction into the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame, and the launch of his longest touring schedule in decades.   Few recording artists are as creative and prolific as Bruce Cockburn. Since his self-titled debut in 1970,... Read More

Teenage Head’s `Fun Comes Fast’ Release Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Teenage Head’s `Fun Comes Fast’ Release Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Warner Music Canada has announced a licensing deal with Canadian punk rock pioneers Teenage Head to release Fun Comes Fast, a double album collection of songs spanning the group’s 40 year career.  The album is scheduled for release later this Fall. Warner Music Canada President Steve Kane commented on the agreement saying “C’mon, it’s Teenage Head! Their contribution to the Canadian... Read More

Sass Jordan’s Acclaimed “Racine” Album To Be Re-Imagined As “Racine Revisited” Released September 15

Sass Jordan’s Acclaimed “Racine” Album To Be Re-Imagined As “Racine Revisited” Released September 15
Sass Jordan’s breakout major-label masterpiece, Racine, is being re-imagined and released as Racine Revisited, a brilliant record with updated versions of each song on September 15 via Linus Entertainment.   This classic album signified an evolution for Jordan and a critical turning point in her career, reaching #2 on the Billboard US Heat Album Chart, the highest position so far in her esteemed career.   Racine was released March... Read More

In Defence Of Nickelback

In Defence Of Nickelback
  By Keith Sharp The pride of Hanna Alberta has just embarked on a 45-date North American tour (including seven Canadian dates) in support of their ninth studio recording album, `Feed The Machine’ yet it’s almost like this release is one of the record industry’s best kept secrets. `Feed The Machine’ was released in mid June with very little promotional... Read More

Lowest Of The Low: Festival Date Debuts New Record

Lowest Of The Low: Festival Date Debuts New Record
One of Canada’s most lauded independent bands, Lowest of the Low, announced earlier this year a string of live dates this summer including an appearance at Hillside Festival this Friday and a headlining show at The Danforth Music Hall on September 9th. Today, the band are excited to announce that their fourth studio album Do The Right Now is set for release on September 8th via Pheromone Recordings. In anticipation of the... Read More

Zedd Releases New Single “Get Low” With Liam Payne

Zedd Releases New Single “Get Low” With Liam Payne
Follow-up Single to His #1 Smash Hit “Stay” with Alessia Cara Multi-platinum, GRAMMY award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zeddhas released “Get Low”, his new single with Liam Payne on Interscope / Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. “Get Low” marks a more urban sound for Zedd that he also described as one of his catchiest songs and recently told BuzzFeed, “just had to live in the... Read More

Shania Twain Reveals Track Listing For Sep. 29 Album – NOW

Shania Twain Reveals Track Listing For Sep. 29 Album – NOW
New Single “Life’s About To Get Good” Playing Now On Country Radio Urged by fans eager for more music and news, today, Shania Twain unveils the track listing of her upcoming album, NOW.  To be released September 29 via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, and offered as both a 16-track deluxe and a 12-track standard album, both feature Shania’s current... Read More