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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
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 […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Mark Silver