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Awards

Music News 

Vote for the Indie Music Video Awards

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Awards, Dropout Entertainment, Music VIdeos, Tokyo Police Club, Yukon Blonde

Canada has plenty of indie music awards spanning many genres, but are you ready to cast your vote for an

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Music Industry 

And your winners of the 2018 SOCAN Awards are…

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, Awards, SOCAN

SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights organziation, held its 29th annual awards event Monday night (June 18) in Toronto. The purpose is

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Music News 

Here’s who will be honoured at the 2018 SOCAN Awards June 18

June 9, 2018June 8, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Awards, SOCAN

SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights organization (i.e. the company that collects royalties and distributes them to artists) has its annual awards

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Music News 

CMW to honour Billy Talent

March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Anniversary, Awards, Billy Talent, CMW

The buzz around Canadian Music Week is starting to approach a fever pitch — Billy Talent will receive the Legends

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Music News 

I Was Sent to Cover the Country Music Awards in Nashville. What’s Wrong with THAT Picture?

November 11, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Awards, Country Music, Nashville

[NASHVILLE -] I had no bloody business being here. None. But somehow I ended up on the red carpet at the

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Music News 

Want to Get in on the Toronto Independent Music Awards? There’s Still Time.

September 7, 2017September 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Awards, Independent Music, Indie Music, Toronto

It must be close to autumn because the Toronto Independent Music Awards are around the corner. As organizers prepare for

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Cool! 

The 2017 JUNO Awards: Trends Uncovered by Google Canada to Predict Winners?

March 20, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Alessia Cara, Arkells, Awards, Billy Talent, Celine Dion, Drake, Google, Junos, Kaytranada, Leonard Cohen, Ruth B, Search, Shawn Mendes, Spirits, Starboy, The Strumbellas, The Weeknd, Tory Lanez, Trends, Views

With the JUNOs approaching in just a few short weeks, guessing the award winners becomes a hot topic. If you

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Music News 

Toronto Independent Music Awards Now Accepting Applications For 2017 Event

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Awards, Independent Awards, TIMA

The 13th annual Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMA) returns to celebrate independent music in Canada and worldwide. The application period

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Music Industry 

Winners at the 2015 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards

May 7, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Awards, Canadian Music Week, CMW

It’s the biggest industry schmoozefest of the year. And thanks to Jim Beam, there were open bottles of bourbon on

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Music News 

Here Are Your YouTube Music Award Winners for 2015

March 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2015, Awards, Music VIdeos, YouTube, YTMA

Huh. Totally forgot about this set of awards.

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Music Industry 

Winners from Last Night’s Canadian Music Industry Awards

May 9, 2014 Alan Cross 4 Comments 2014, Awards, Canadian Music Week

The entire Canadian music industry was in one room last night for the annual CMW awards dinner. Here’s who won

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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Recent Comments

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RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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