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Feb 06, 2018
2018 JUNO Award nominees announced at press conference in Toronto
The 2018 JUNO Award nominees were revealed earlier today during a press conference at Toronto’s Great Hall. Arcade Fire and Jessie Reyez lead this year’s nominees with four nominations, followed by Arkells, Gord Downie, Hedley, and Ruth B with three nominations. Reyez, along with two-time nominee Daniel Caesar and Vancouver natives Hedley, were also revealed as […]
Feb 06, 2018
Music Canada proud to return as sponsor of Album of the Year category at the 2018 JUNO Awards
Earlier today the nominees for the 2018 JUNO Awards were revealed at a press conference at Toronto’s Great Hall. Music Canada is proud to return as sponsor of the Album of the Year category for the 47th annual JUNO Awards. The 2018 Album of the Year nominees are: Everything Now – Arcade Fire (Sony) Revival […]
Jan 30, 2018
Webequie First Nation youth share their dreams and hopes in ‘Anishinaabe Dreams’ music video
The ‘Anishinaabe Dreams’ music video by Webequie First Nations youth was officially released by DAREarts on January 25. The video begins with young people sharing their dreams to become a hockey player, a doctor and a baseball player. The youth then begin to sing “We know ourselves through our dreams. We know ourselves through this […]
Jan 29, 2018
CARAS announces that London, Ontario, will host the 2019 JUNO Awards
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today that London will host the 2019 JUNO Awards, as well as all the JUNO Week events, from March 11 through March 19, 2019. JUNO Week 2019 is supported by the Province of Ontario, the City of London, Tourism London, and the 2019 Host Committee. […]
Jan 23, 2018
New research from SOCAN provides more evidence for the value of Music Cities strategies
The results of a new survey commissioned by SOCAN provide new evidence to support the development of Music City strategies, like those detailed in Music Canada’s landmark study, The Mastering of a Music City. The SOCAN study titled Live Music & Urban Canadians confirms that most Canadians living in urban centres think it is important […]
Jan 19, 2018
Leading Canadian copyright lawyer says “support for Canada’s content creators is imperative” in Globe and Mail op-ed
Barry Sookman, one of Canada’s leading copyright lawyers, wrote an op-ed published in The Globe and Mail on January 18, addressing two of the major challenges facing the cultural industries in Canada: pirate streaming and the Value Gap. The piece was later posted in its full, unedited length on Sookman’s personal website. Sookman says that […]
Jan 18, 2018
A series of recommendations from Toronto Music Advisory Council are one step closer to policy after Economic Development Committee approval
Members of Toronto’s Economic Development Committee passed a suite of Toronto Music Advisory Council (TMAC) recommendations today aimed at providing better support for the city’s live music venues, and facilitating the collection of data for an international study on night time economies. Toronto’s Economic Development Committee is composed of councillors Fragedakis, Grimes, Hart, Holland, Kelly […]
Jan 18, 2018
Barenaked Ladies & Steven Page announced as 2018 Canadian Music Hall Of Fame Inductees
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and CBC have announced world-renowned rock band Barenaked Ladies as the 2018 inductees into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame. The induction, which will take place during the 47th Annual JUNO Awards, will find Ed Robertson, Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, and Tyler Stewart come together for a […]
Jan 10, 2018
Canadian venues to support music therapy programs with A Night Out For Music Heals 2018
Music therapy charity Music Heals has revealed details for the 2018 edition of their annual A Night Out For Music Heals event, which invites bars, venues, nightclubs, pubs, and breweries across Canada to come together on one night (March 3, 2018) to support the organization’s initiatives. Now in its sixth year, A Night Out For […]