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Music News 

Time to vote for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize!

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Anemone, Bad Child, Clairmont the Second, Dilly Dally, Grandson, Just John + Dom Dias, Kaytranada, MorMor, Scott Helman, Shay Lia, So Loki, SOCAN, SOCAN Songwriting Prize

The 10 finalists for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize reflect the best of Canadian music: A variety of genres, artists

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Music News 

Kaytranada’s “Lite Spots” Wins the 2017 Prism Prize as Canada’s Best Music Video

May 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Kaytranada, Prism Prize

The fifth annual Prism Prize, Canada’s quest to find the best music video of the past year, was awarded to

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Music News 

Love Music Videos? Here’s the Short List for the 2017 Prism Prize

April 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Red, Andy Shauf, BADBADNOTGOOD, Grimes, Harrison, July Talk, Kaytranada, Prism Prize, PUP, Wintersleep

No, the music video is not dead. The Prism Prize seeks to recognize the best Canada has to offer, complete

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Music Industry Music News 

Here are the 2017 Juno Winners from Saturday Night’s Gala

April 1, 2017April 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Coldplay, Drake, Gord Downie, Grimes, Jazz Cartier, July Talk, Juno Awards, Kaytranada, Leonard Cohen, Mandroid Echoes, Sarah McLachlan, Strumbellas, The Dirty Nil, Tragically Hip, Winners

Last time I looked, there are 2,419 different categories for the Junos. Okay, I exaggerate. There are around 40, only

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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 

Donald Trump Doesn’t Like the Video for Snoop Dogg’s Video for “Lavender.” And Neither Does the Secret Service. (Lyrics are NSFW)

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BADBADNOTGOOD, Donald Trump, Kaytranada, Snoop Dog

Nope. Trump doesn’t like it one bit. The official title of the song is “Lavender (Nightfall Remix) ft. Kaytranada and

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Music News 

The Prism Prize is Back! Here are the Nominations for the Top 20 Canadian Videos

February 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Red, Aidan Knight, BADBADNOTGOOD, Braids, Brais, Dilly Dally, Grimes, Harrison, Jazz Cartier, July Talk, Kaytranada, Lisa Leblanc, Prism Prize, PUP, Ronley Teper's Lipliners, Somewhere Else, SonReal, Tanya Tagaq, Wintersleep

The Prism Prize has returned, setting in motion a process to name the best Canadian music video of the last

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Music News 

Kaytranada’s 99.9% Album Wins the 2016 Polaris Music Prize

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2016, Kaytranada, Polaris Music Prize

One of the coolest thing about the Polaris Music Prize is that once the 11-person Grand Jury gets sealed in

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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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