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May 19, 2015
by David Farrell
Ed Sheeran's sophomore x album — released in June 2014 — has been certified triple platinum (240,000 sales) by industry trade org Music Canada.
May 19, 2015
by David Farrell
Justin Bieber won the Top Social Artist trophy at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards
May 19, 2015
by David Farrell
After dumping in-store CD sales earlier this year, Starbucks will be heavily promoting Spotify in its barista bars starting this fall.
May 19, 2015
by David Farrell
BEATS MUSIC, the much talked about Apple music streaming service, is expected to be officially announced at the tech firm's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 8th.
May 14, 2015
by David Farrell
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (CARAS) is working on a double strategy: to become more responsive to its constituency; and to reach out to the music community at large.
May 11, 2015
by David Farrell
SLAIGHT MUSIC’s annual CMW luncheon was an event to be invited to on Saturday at the event hotel, mixing great music with networking opportunities and a couple of newsworthy announcements.
May 11, 2015
by David Farrell
MAGIC! rudely stole the thunder at CMW’s 18th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards, winning in all 5 nominated categories and wowing the gala luncheon crowd with a performance of their other 2014 global crossover hit, “No Way No.”
May 10, 2015
by David Farrell
Following John Tory’s opening remarks at CMW’s Global Forum: International Networking Breakfast on Friday, Canadian Music Week President Neill Dixon presented the Toronto Mayor with the inaugural International Festival City of the Year award.
May 10, 2015
by David Farrell
Alvvays, Caribou, The Weeknd, and Death From Above 1979 were among the nominees who took home top honours Friday night at the 15th annual Independent Music Awards. Winners were recognized across 37 categories at the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Hotel last night.
May 5, 2015
by David Farrell
Sticky Fingers, the Rolling Stones' classic 1971 album, is to be reissued, finally, with its famous zipper cover.
May 5, 2015
by David Farrell
JONI MITCHELL's medical crisis is still a mystery, and a court hearing Monday in LA did not clear up the matter.