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Dec 13, 2018
Jessie Reyez celebrates Double Platinum plaque at hometown show
Following a sold out two-night run last week at the Danforth Music Hall in her hometown of Toronto, rising singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez was presented with a Double Platinum plaque by Universal Music Canada staff for her breakthrough hit “Figures.” The 2018 JUNO Breakthrough Artist winner initially released the song in 2016, and included it on […]
Nov 20, 2018
Gordon Lightfoot presented with Gold plaque ahead of 80th birthday
Ahead of his 80th birthday, iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot was presented with a Gold plaque for his 2000 DVD Live In Reno. The plaque was presented at Lightfoot’s concert at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, ON. Linus Entertainment’s Geoff Kulawick, who distributed the concert video, presented Lightfoot with the award, along with Brooke Kulawick and […]
Nov 15, 2018
Passenger presented with Diamond plaque in Vancouver
Prior to his sold-out show at Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre, English singer-songwriter Passenger was surprised with a custom Canadian Diamond award plaque by Nettwerk Music Group for his 2012 hit single “Let Her Go.” The hit song can be found on Passenger’s debut studio album All The Little Lights, which reached Platinum status in Canada in 2014. […]
Nov 05, 2018
George Canyon receives Platinum plaques at tour kick-off concert in Nova Scotia
Canadian country singer George Canyon began his Made In Canada Tour last Thursday at the deCoste Performing Arts Centre in Pictou, Nova Scotia. During the show, Louis O’Reilly of Invictus Entertainment Group, George Canyon’s Management & Booking Agency, and George’s son Kale presented the band and crew with Platinum Award plaques for his 2004 JUNO Award winning album, One […]
Oct 18, 2018
Behind The Scenes: The Making of a Canadian Gold Record Plaque
Since the launch of our Gold/Platinum program in 1975, record labels across Canada have celebrated the success of their artists’ hit single or album with the presentation of an official Gold, Platinum, or Diamond certification plaque. These highly coveted plaques, which are also presented to the teams behind the certified release, are created by Music […]
Sep 10, 2018
Gowan presented with Canadian Platinum award on stage in Windsor
At his Caesar’s Palace Coliseum concert on Friday, Sept 7, Larry Gowan was presented with a Canadian Platinum Single Award plaque for a combined 80,000 physical, digital and stream equivalent units of his song “A Criminal Mind.” Gowan was surprised on stage by his label Linus Entertainment with the award, just as his band left the stage leaving him […]
Sep 10, 2018
Aaron Goodvin receives first Canadian Platinum plaque on stage during CCMA Country Music Week 2018 in Hamilton
Country singer Aaron Goodvin was surprised with a Platinum award plaque on stage Saturday in Hamilton, ON for his hit single “Lonely Drum.” The plaque was presented to Goodvin by Warner Music Canada during his CCMA Fan Village performance, which was part of the Canadian Country Music Association’s Country Music Week festivities leading up to […]
Sep 06, 2018
Ed Sheeran presented with Canadian Diamond and Multi-Platinum plaques in Toronto
During a two-night sold-out run at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, UK singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran was presented with several plaques by Warner Music Canada commemorating the success of his 2017 album Divide. Sheeran can be seen in the photo above holding plaques for the 7x Platinum album, along with Single Award plaques for: “Perfect” – Diamond “Castle […]
Sep 06, 2018
Win a Vinyl or CD prize pack in our ‘Gold In Canada’ Back to School Contest!
Music Canada wants you to return to class with some fresh new vinyl in your collection from some of Canada’s favourite Gold-certified artists! One lucky winner will receive our Grand Vinyl Bundle Prize, courtesy of Universal Music Canada, Sony Music Canada, and Warner Music Canada, which includes vinyl copies of: Harry Styles Harry Styles G Eazy The Beautiful […]