Attention, Tragically Hip fans: Secret Path Live set for October 19 at Roy Thomson Hall
July 17th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
In 2016, two months after the final Tragically Hip show, Gord Downie returned to the stage for a very limited
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Free SlamFest admission for Roxodus ticket holders
July 5th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
The good people over at On the Grand feel for those who spent their hard-earned money on Roxodus tickets now
Country Day: Honouring the Hip and Indigenous People
July 5th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Now that Canada Day is over, it’s time to look forward to the another big blockbuster summer event: Country Day.
Nominees now accepted for Emerging Musician Program
June 20th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Know an emerging musician who could use a $100,000 boost to their career? Submit them for the RBC Emerging Musician
Collecting Massey Hall stories
June 17th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Every seat in Massey Hall has been filled, for more than 120 years, by someone who has a memory of
Massey Hall’s big birthday
June 14th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Her doors are locked and her grand theatre closed for the time being, but it’s Massey Hall’s 125th birthday. In
Which candidate has the best walk-up music?
June 12th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Can you believe it’s already time to start judging presidential hopefuls based on their entry or exit music? It’s nearly
Time to vote for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize!
June 4th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
The 10 finalists for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize reflect the best of Canadian music: A variety of genres, artists
Whistling to the courthouse: Songwriters’ families sues over Andy Griffith Show theme
May 31st, 2019 | by Amber Healy
The Andy Griffith Show went off the air more than 50 years ago, leaving behind Andy, Opie, Aunt Bea, Barney
New copyright report wants to bring CanCon regs to streaming
May 27th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but new copyright policy in Canada wants to make sure streaming platforms are adequately
Listen Up! to Mark Howard’s tale on 30 years of producing great records
May 20th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
What do The Tragically Hip’s Day for Night, Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy, The Neville Brother’s Yellow Moon and REM’s Automatic
Monsters, Movies and Metallica’s Hammett
May 17th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Kirk Hammett, Metallica’s lead guitarist since the dawn of time, is a world-class collector of horror and sci-fi movie memorabilia.
RE:SOUND, SOCAN now working Entandem
May 15th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Promising to make music licensing easier and more streamlined, RE:SOUND and SOCAN have joined forces to create a single entity,
UPDATE: Last Gord Downie fundraiser sells out
May 13th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Good news, everyone! Well, unless you were interested in buying a white or brown leather keychain made from a remnant
Hollerado, Hawksley Workman to headline Sound of Music Festival
April 24th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Just in: Hollerado will be one of this year’s headliners at the Sound of Music Festival in Burlington. The band
Vote now for CMW’s Independent Music Awards
April 24th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
We’re just weeks away from Canadian Music Week and, with that, the 19th Annual Independent Music Awards. Who will win?
Women to the front: Deborah Dugan to become first female Grammy president
April 21st, 2019 | by Amber Healy
A woman will lead the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the first time. The move comes a
Nile Rodgers calls out Spotify on songwriter treatment
April 13th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Nile Rodgers is one of the coolest people imaginable. It’s that endless style, the carefree stature and the killer playing,
Songwriters continue fighting Spotify
April 12th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
This is a turbulent spring for songwriters. First, Spotify files an appeal to prevent musicians from getting a 44% increase
The music industry made a ton of money in 2018 – but not artists
April 3rd, 2019 | by Amber Healy
A new report showed the music industry raked in an astonishing $19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 9.7% from
Zuck: Facebook needs government oversight
April 2nd, 2019 | by Amber Healy
It wasn’t an April Fool’s joke: Mark Zuckerberg claims to want more government oversight and regulation of platforms like Facebook.
Nickelback, Jepsen to be honoured at SOCAN Awards
March 31st, 2019 | by Amber Healy
No foolin’: Nickelback and Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” are among the honourees at the 30th anniversary SOCAN awards
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