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Music News 

Duran Duran wins the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Duran Duran, Fan Voting, Nominees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Every year, fans get a chance to vote on which of the nominees should get into the Rock and Roll

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Music News 

Nominations for the 2022 Juno Awards are out

March 1, 2022March 2, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2022, Juno QAwards, Nominees

After being cancelled in 2020 and restricted to a virtual event last, the Juno Awards aim to return in person

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Music News 

And the nominees for the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are…

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2022, Nominees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released the nominees for consideration for induction for 2022. Thoughts? The Hall lost

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Music News 

And now, the post in which I subjectively and occasionally viciously critique this year’s nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Alan Cross 4 Comments 20/20, Nominees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

*Sigh* It’s that time of year again when people are compelled to discuss which artists should be inducted into the

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Music News 

And the 2019 JUNO Nominees are…

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 1 Comment Juno Awards, Junos, London, Nominees, Sarah McLachlan

Not even Toronto’s heaviest snowfall in 50 years could stop the JUNO Awards from announcing which Canadian artists will be

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Music News 

2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Revealed

October 10, 2018October 9, 2018 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Class of 2019, Cleveland, Long Live Rock, Nominees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vote

Let the debating begin as to who belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019, and

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Music News 

BreakOut West Announces 2017 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees

April 27, 2017April 26, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 2017, BreakOut West, Edmonton, Nominees, Western Canadian Music Awards

Canada’s a pretty big country, and getting music across the provinces – like, from one physical location to the other

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Music News 

Here are the Rock Nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2017, Grammy Awards, Nominees

The nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards were announced this morning (lots of Canucks on the list!). Here’s what’s happening

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Music History Music News 

Here is the List of Nominees for the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

October 18, 2016October 19, 2016 Alan Cross 8 Comments 2017, Nominees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

I have mixed feelings about the need for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame–seems pretty establishment for music that’s

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Music News 

Toronto Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced

September 2, 2016September 1, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Nominees, TIMA, Toronto Independent Music Awards

The 2016 Toronto Independent Music Awards nominees and performances have been announced. The awards gala takes place on September 30

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Music News 

Here Are Your Nominees for the 2015 Indies

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2015, Canadian Music Week, CMW, Indie Awards, Indies, Nominees

The Indie Awards are one of the highlights of Canadian Music Week. Here’s who’s up for what on May 9.

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