Random music news for Friday, April 4, 2025
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Music conference drama! Departure Festival (successor to CMW) has been sued (by CMW!) UPDATED
Well, this is awkward. In the tight-knit community on top of the Canadian music industry, there’s a fight between Neill Dixon, the founder and operator of the original Canadian Music Week, and Loft
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Canadian Music Week is being reimagined as an event called Departure
After more than 40 years (est. 1982), Neill Dixson, the founder of Canadian Music Week, has sold the conference to a two-company consortium. From now on, CMW will be run by Loft Entertainment
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Here are the winners of the 2024 Indies Awards at Canadian Music Week
One of the highlights of Canadian Week is The Indies, a celebration of independent music in this country. The awards were handed out last night (June 6) at the Danforth Music Hall in
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Here are the winners from last night’s Live Music Industry Awards at Canadian Music Week
There was another big Canadian Music Week event last night as the Canadian Live Music Association had its annual awards ceremony for the live music industry. This year’s winners at CMW were: Best
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Just in time for Canadian Music Week, here’s the story of the most notorious music convention EVER!
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Radio, record people, podcasters, performers, and everyone who works behind the scenes are in Toronto for the 42nd annual Canadian Music Week, June 2-8. It’s
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As Canadian Music Week gets underway, we hear that the conference has been sold to new owners
For the last 42 years, Canadian Music Week has been the property of Neill Dixon who shepherded it through many different incarnations. Now, though, he’s ready to retire. That means he was ready
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CMW is here! Finger Eleven will be inducted into the Indies Hall of Fame
The Indies, an annual event at Canadian Music Week for two dozen years, will reconvene this week at the Danforth Music Hall on Thursday (June 6). A ton of awards will be handed
Read MoreHere are the finalists for the Canadian Live Music Awards at Canadian Music Week
Loads of awards are scheduled to be handed out at Canadian Music Week in Toronto next month. Here’s who’s up for what with the Canadian Live Music Awards. Best Teamwork in a Major
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Here are the big award recipients at Radiodays North America and Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week and Radiodays (a conference within a conference) begin on Sunday at the Harbour Castle in Toronto. Among all the panels, presentations, and performances, are five prestigious awards. Here’s who’s getting
Read MoreHere’s the final lineup for the 2024 CMW Festival
Canadian Music Week (CMW) is set to start in Toronto on June and continue until the 8th. The lineup for the accompanying music festival has been announced. Here’s the poster. Let’s make a
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