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New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition! (Mar. 12, 2019): The Drew Thomson Foundation, The Strumbellas, Upsahl, & More!

March 12, 2019 Nerhys Lion's Share, New Music, New Music From The Inbox, The Drew Thomson Foundation, The Strumbellas, Twinnie, Upsahl, Wargirl

Artist: The Drew Thomson FoundationSong: “Break”Album: SingleBand location: Toronto Why I like it: Upbeat alt rock. Listen: Artist: The StrumbellasSong: “Running Scared (Desert Song)”Album: RattlesnakeBand location: Lindsay, Ontario Why I

Music Industry

Doubt the JUNOs? Here’s Some Statistics That Show How Much They Mean To Artists in Terms of Potential $$$

April 6, 2017 Mathew Kahansky Alessia Cara, Billy Talent, Bryan Adams, Dallas Smith, July Talk, Junos, Leonard Cohen, Nielsen Music, Ruth B, Shawn Mendes, Statistics, The Strumbellas

Cute little Canada with its adorable award shows, right? How could it ever stack up to the States and their Grammys and Oscars and whatnot? Well, despite the smaller size

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

March 20, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 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 wanted a more educated prediction, looking up some digital trends

Music News

Canadian Artists Who Have Won Gold and Platinum Awards So Far This Year

July 11, 2016 Nerhys 2 Freres, Alessia Cara, Belly, Coleman Hell, Dany Fernandes, Deadmau5, Diana Krall, Drake, Half Moon Run, High Valley, Justin Bieber, Louis Jean-Cormier, Marianas Trench, Mia Martina, Ruth B, Shawn Mendes, The Strumbellas, The Weeknd, Virginia to Vegas, Walk Off The Earth

We’re halfway through 2016 and already several Canadian musicians have won gold and platinum awards. FYI Music News compiled a list of artists who have reached gold and/or platinum status

Music News

Super crawl Releases 2016 Festival Lineup.

June 28, 2016 Nerhys F***ed Up, Four Tet, Hollerado, Junior Boys, Matt Anderson & the Bona Fide, Sharon and Bram, Supercrawl, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Strumbellas, The Trews

Yesterday, Supercrawl announced their 2016 music lineup. The Hamilton free festival runs from September 9 to 11, but just like last year there will be two ticketed Supercrawl Presents events

Music News

Here Are the SOCAN Songwriting Prize Finalists

June 11, 2016 Nerhys Alexe Gaudreault, Andy Shauf, Charlotte Cardin, Claude Bégin, Daniel Ceasar, Dilly Dally, Fast Romantics, Félix Dyotte, Jazz Cartier, Laurence Nerbonne, Les sœurs Boulay, Modern Space, Philippe Brach, Rosie Valland, Safia Nolin, Saratoga, SOCAN, SOCAN Songwriting Prize, Spek Won, Terra Lightfoot, The Strumbellas, Tobias Jesso Jr.

The finalists for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize have finally been announced. Each of the 10 English and 10 French finalists were determined from independent panels of 15 music industry experts.