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Feb 09, 2015
UK’s Ben Howard Presented With Gold Award Plaque In Toronto
UK singer-songwriter Ben Howard was presented with Canadian Gold album award plaques in Toronto, ON last week for his 2011 Mercury Prize nominated LP Every Kingdom, which was officially certified earlier this year. Howard (pictured right) along with with his manager Owain Davies (pictured left) were presented with the awards by Universal Music Canada publicist Mima Agozzino […]
Jan 28, 2015
2015 JUNO Award Nominees Announced
Congratulations to the 2015 JUNO Award nominees, which were announced by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) yesterday at a press conference at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. The full list of nominees is now available on the JUNOs website. Of the 179 nominees across 41 categories, 89 are receiving the […]
Jan 27, 2015
Music Canada Proud to Support 44th Annual JUNO Awards
Music Canada is proud to return as the sponsor of the Album of the Year Award at the 44th Annual JUNO Awards. “One constant among all the changes in the ways that we listen to music is the concept of an album, which remains the definitive statement of an artist’s creativity. An album is more […]
Jan 23, 2015
2014 Gold/Platinum Year End Review
In 2014, Music Canada’s Gold/Platinum Certification Program recognized a number of Canadian and International releases achieving milestone success. The full list of albums and tracks certified in 2014 in Canada can be viewed here. In December 2014, Michael Buble’s 2011 album Christmas received the highest certification of the year, earning Diamond certification status in Canada. It is the […]
Jan 22, 2015
UK Singer Sam Smith Presented With Canadian Multi-Platinum Award Plaque
Moments before taking the stage for a sold-out show Tuesday night at Toronto, ON’s Air Canada Centre, UK singer and 2014 breakthrough artist Sam Smith was presented with a Multi-Platinum award plaque by Universal Music Canada. The custom award plaque commemorates the recent Double Platinum certification of his debut album In The Lonely Hour as well as it’s […]
Jan 13, 2015
DJ Robin Schulz Presented With Platinum Plaque For Song “Prayer In C”
German house DJ Robin Schulz was in Toronto over the weekend for a series of performances including a Saturday night gig at electro-hub The Hoxton and a Monday evening meet-and-greet at HMV’s new downtown Underground performance venue. During the stop at HMV, Warner Music Canada presented Schulz with a Platinum plaque for his remix of “Prayer in […]
Jan 09, 2015
Big Music Fest Has $7 Million Economic Impact In Kitchener, ON
On the weekend of July 11-13, 2014, Big Music Fest took place at Kitchener, ON’s McLennan Park headlined by rock superstars Aerosmith and Bryan Adams. As reported by the Waterloo Region Record, Big Music Fest 2014 provided a significant $7 million impact to the local economy, more than doubling the projected economic impact of $3 million prior to […]
Jan 06, 2015
Republic Live announces new Music and Arts Camping Festival in Barrie, ON area
Republic Live, producers of the Boots and Hearts country music festival, have announced a new annual music and arts camping festival, taking place at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, ON, from July 24th to 26th, 2015. The festival is a collaboration between the Peterborough, ON-based Republic Live, and US promoter AC Entertainment, co-founders of […]
Dec 19, 2014
Hamilton Music Strategy moves forward with new Music & Film Office
The City of Hamilton moved forward with a major step in the Hamilton Music Strategy this week, as the City’s Music and Film Office moved into their new space in the Lister Building (28 James St. N). The office provides resources and information to members of Hamilton’s music and film industry. #HamOnt's Music & Film […]