It looks like 2025 will be Live Nation’s best year ever
Live Nation announced Q3 results this week and more records were broken. Why the huge bump? An increase in the number of stadium shows. (We’re looking at you Oasis, Coldplay,
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This Nashville music auction called Played, Worn & Torn looks amazing
If I had money, my home would be filled with valuable rock memorabilia. I’d constantly be traveling to auctions to pick up all manner of physical pieces of rock history.
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We have a winner in the first-ever AI Future Sound Awards
Yes, there is now a competition to see who can generate the best AI music. The Future Sound Awards, a new event this year by a company called Fanvue (also
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Lineup announced for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Legends event
Another tranche of artists will be honoured with the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at the Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto on October 17. The honourees are Gino Vanelli, Triumph,
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Is this the future of electronic music?
There was a festival in Montreal called Mutek that covered (among other things) the future of electronic music. Yes, there was a lot of AI. (Via Sean)
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The winner of the 2025 Polaris Music Prize is Yves Jarvis
After a year of nominations, debate, and kvetching among about 200 music industry boffins, the Grand Jury appointed for the Polaris Music Prize made its decision last night on the
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Photos and a review of Dropkick Murphys and The Pogues at Ottawa CityFolk Festival
[More coverage from Ross MacDonald and Zachary Resnick. – AC] It was a little cloudier, the skies a bit greyer for day 4 of City Folk 2025, but the crowds
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Photos and a review of Ottawa’s City Folk Day 3: Mint Simon, James, and Morrissey (No, he didn’t cancel. Shocking, I know.)
[More from Ross MacDonald and Zackary Resnick. – AC] The midpoint of Ottawa’s City Folk festival was marked by three mammoth performances on the TD Stage, delighting all in attendance.
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Here are the nominees for the 2025 Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, the UK’s version of (and inspiration for) our Polaris Music Prize, has announced the nominees for 2025. As always, these are the finalists for the best British
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Is Radiohead about to mount a comeback? [UPDATE: Yes.]
Radiohead hasn’t released a studio album since the spring of 2016. They haven’t toured since 2018. But is the inactivity about to come to an end? Maybe. The first clue
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The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Unveils 2025 Induction Series in two cities
Over the last dozen years or so, there has been a flurry of events that (finally!) recognize the contributions of Canadian musicians over the decades. The next is LEGENDS, produced
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