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Sep 18, 2015
Polaris Prize Reveals Short List For Slaight Family Heritage Prize
The 2015 Polaris Music Prize Gala is just around the corner and today Polaris has revealed the short lists for its first Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, which honours Canadian albums of the past from four distinct time periods: the ’60s & ’70s, the ’80s, the ’90s, and the ’00s (2000-05). Like the Polaris Music Prize, winners and […]
Sep 17, 2015
Tim Hicks Presented With Gold Plaque At CCMA Fanfest
During his performance last Saturday at the CCMA Awards‘s free Fanfest concert in Halifax, NS, Canadian country singer/songwriter Tim Hicks was presented his fourth Canadian Gold awards plaque for his hit track “Here Comes The Thunder”. Following the eventful weekend, Hicks took to his Twitter page to thank his fans and post a photo of the award […]
Jul 16, 2015
Polaris Prize Announces 2015 Short List
The Polaris Music Prize, an annual award which honours the year’s best Canadian album, has revealed the short list of nominees for the 2015 award at The Carlu in Toronto. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the prize gala, which will be hosted by beloved children’s entertainer Fred Penner on September 21, 2015 at The […]
Jul 13, 2015
Chart Changes For New Global Release Date
On Friday July 10, 2015, the new global release date for music went live, where all new albums and tracks will be released on the same Friday globally. This change is referred to as New Music Fridays. Beginning today, Music Canada’s top albums and tracks charts, which are based on Nielsen SoundScan’s sales reports, will […]
Jul 09, 2015
“New Music Fridays” Go Live as Albums and Singles Switch Over to Global Release Day
From Friday July 10th, new music releases will be made available for fans to enjoy on the same day across the world, as the switchover is made to “New Music Fridays”. Until now, tracks and albums have been released on different days of the week in different countries – from Mondays in markets such as […]
Jul 02, 2015
Skrillex Partners With Bridges For Music To Donate Equipment To Canadian Youth Centres
Platinum-certified recording artist Skrillex has announced a partnership with non-profit organization Bridges For Music for for his Full Flex Express cross-Canada train tour, which kicks off July 8 at Ottawa’s Bluesfest. On each stop of the tour, Skrillex will donate two CDJ 2000s and one DJM 900 mixer to a local youth organisation and provide a short […]
Jun 24, 2015
PHOTOS: Jesse Cook Performs In The Courtyard
Canadian nuevo flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook performed a rare unplugged set during a visit to the Music Canada office Tuesday. Cook’s new album One World displays the JUNO-award winning and Platinum-certified artist further connecting styles and themes of music from across the globe centered around his unique style of guitar playing. One World also finds Cook experimenting with new […]
Jun 24, 2015
It’s Official! Copyright in Canada Extended to 70 Years for Sound Recordings
Music Canada is pleased to announce that the Budget, the Economic Action Plan 2015, has received royal assent and is now law. We applaud the Government of Canada for the inclusion of copyright term extension. With the passing of this bill, the term of copyright for sound recordings has been extended from 50 to 70 years. This brings […]
Jun 11, 2015
“New Music Fridays” Are Coming: Global Release Day Launches July 10th
For music fans across the world, Fridays are set to become the day for newly-released music. July 10th, 2015, will see the introduction of “New Music Fridays”, an aligned global release day for new music. The move, implemented by labels, retailers and artists internationally, means that fans in many countries will no longer have to […]