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HIGHS ANNOUNCE FALL CANADIAN TOUR

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HIGHS ANNOUNCE FALL CANADIAN TOUR
Toronto alt-pop group, HIGHS, have had a stellar year already! The four-piece, which Best New Bands called “one of the best-hidden gems of 2016”, celebrated the release of their vibrant debut full-length album, Dazzle Camouflage, in April, and have toured tirelessly, hitting the summer festival circuit and traveling from coast-to-coast across North America. The songs on Dazzle Camouflage have racked... Read More

GORD DOWNIE Secret Path

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GORD DOWNIE Secret Path
  (Universal Music Canada) How brave is Gord Downie. Battling terminal brain cancer, having completed an exhausing national tour to promote The Tragically Hip’s `Man Machine Poem’ and barely able to remember his own name. Yet Downie has summoned the courage and strength to release `Secret Path’ a solo conceptual record which recounts the sad death of Chanie Wenjack, a... Read More

Hawksley Workman’s Christmas Album: It’s That Time Of Year Again

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Hawksley Workman’s Christmas Album: It’s That Time Of Year Again
Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Hawksley Workman has announced a limited edition vinyl pressing of his classic Christmas LP Almost a Full Moon will be available in Canada for Record Store Day Black Friday, November 25, 2016. The vinyl includes a special 11”x11” Lyrics And Chords Songbook of the original album tracks, as well as a free download card for the... Read More

Country Stars Chad Brownlee and Tim Hicks Team Up For 2017 Co-Headlining Tour In Western Canada

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Country Stars Chad Brownlee and Tim Hicks Team Up For 2017 Co-Headlining Tour In Western Canada
JUNO Award nominees and CCMA Award winners Chad Brownlee and Tim Hicks announced today that they will team up for 8 co-headlining dates across Western Canada in 2017. The run of dates mixes Brownlee’s “Hearts On Fire Tour” with Hicks’ newly announced “Shake These Walls Tour”.  The star duo will kick off the western run on January 6 in Kelowna and... Read More

Kardinal’s ‘Kardi Party’ Play Toy

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Kardinal’s ‘Kardi Party’ Play Toy
By Keith Sharp In his quest to promote hip-hop music in Canada, Kardinal Offishall has a new toy to play with. Commencing this month, Offishall will host a two-hour Kardi’s Party on Virgin Radio each weekend on stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, London, Kitchener, Montreal and Halifax with availability on the full iHeart Radio Network to follow shortly.... Read More

Blue Rodeo: Back In Harmony With New Record/National Tour

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Blue Rodeo: Back In Harmony With New Record/National Tour
  (Press Release) Amidst a media scrum gathered at the band’s Woodshed Studios in mid-town Toronto Thursday, Blue Rodeo’s kingpin duo Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor debuted the band’s 14th studio album, the 12-track `1000 Arms’ release, premiered a tongue-in-cheek the video clip for their first single titled “Superstar and reveiled the details  of a 30-concert, 23-city national tour to... Read More

Jann Arden to be Inducted into the 2017 Music Industry Hall of Fame

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Jann Arden to be Inducted into the 2017 Music Industry Hall of Fame
Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce Jann Ardenas the 2017 inductee to the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Jann will be honoured for her achievements and longstanding career in the music industry at the annual Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards Gala Dinner in the Grand Ballroom at the Sheraton Centre on Thursday April 20, 2017.   “Jann... Read More

Jaimie Vernon: Reviving Golden Oldies

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Jaimie Vernon: Reviving Golden Oldies
  By Keith Sharp Jaimie Vernon’s Bullseye Records may have fallen victim to the Canadian Music Industy’s retail collapse in 2007-2008 but his determination to revive his re-issue business has been rewarded with the label’s relaunch in October 2015. Now with a three-year distribution deal with Universal Music associated label, Conveyor Records, Vernon’s Bullseye Records is back in business having... Read More

iHeartRadio Now Available in Canada

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iHeartRadio Now Available in Canada
Free Streaming Service Brings Canadians Biggest and Best Music Experience   Bell Media announced today that North America’s fastest growing digital audio service iHeartRadio is now available in Canada during a special preview period, before it’s official launch onMonday, Oct. 10. Featuring streaming channels and sought-after music events, the digital radio service is absolutely free to Canadians via iOS andAndroid... Read More

Space Station Six – Paul Hyde

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Space Station Six – Paul Hyde
A native of Yorkshire, England, Paul Hyde emigrated to North America in his teens, a tough northern lad who burst on the scene in 1979 as the voice of the Payola$, a band he formed with guitarist/co-writer Bob Rock (now best known as a hit producer). The Payola$ tallied six albums, gold and platinum records, considerable airplay and four Juno... Read More

Jonathan Roy Launches Debut EP with Burton Cummings Dates

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Jonathan Roy Launches Debut EP with Burton Cummings Dates
    Siena Recording artist Jonathan Roy has today announced exciting news regarding the release of his eight track major label debut EP, Mr. Optimist Blues.   The record, featuring the Top 10 hit “Daniella Denmark”, which became a staple on Canadian radio this past spring and “You’re My Ace” which was a Top 5 smash in Quebec over the summer... Read More

Mega Stars Dominate The 2016 IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Mega Stars Dominate The 2016 IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL
In advance of the official launch of  iHeartRadio in Canada, CTV announced today it will deliver front row access to the 2016 IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL with a two-night four-hour event broadcast,Thursday, Oct. 6 and Friday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two. Filmed in Las Vegas in September and hosted by Ryan Seacrest, both nights of the festival... Read More