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The 2020 Polaris Music Prize Ceremony is TONIGHT. Here’s what you need to know.

In the Before Times, the Polaris Music Prize came to its annual conclusion with a big gala in Toronto on

This year has been nothing short of wretched. And while I’ve posted plenty on Nickelback over the last couple of

Yep. That’s about right. Get yours here.

There are many things about Australia that are different from us in the Northern Hemisphere. The inverted seasons. The plethora

SOCAN, Canada’s performance rights collection, has announced the finalists for its 2020 songwriting prize. The winner will end up with

When this whole process began, music wonks such as myself nominated over 200 albums for consideration by the Polaris Music

Record Store Day has always been on the third Saturday of April, but that was killed this year by the

Had COVID-19 stayed in bats, the 2020 Juno Awards would have been old news by now, celebrated with an event

The 2020 Junos were supposed to have been held in Saskatoon back in March, but COVID-19 spoiled the party. CARAS,

Ben Folds kinda sums things up nicely, doesn’t he? (Via Laughing Squid)

Had this been a non-plague year, the Juno Awards would have been handed out in Saskatoon back in March, but

The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver