FYI Music for Mar 16th, 2023 - The Junos, Slaight Foundation, Rufus

| Out And About At The Junos With Karen Bliss

Karen hung with the crowd, relentlessly pushing her way to the front wherever possible to grab a quote, share a story and win over whomever in her ever-personable way. What follows is a detailed account of some of what transpired, including capturing an hilarious quote from the ever-quotable Bruce Allen.

| Media Beat: March 16, 2023

In the headlines today are stories and video about AI, ChatGPT, the online news act, Rachel Notley, the CBC, Canada's wealthiest, CHFM/Calgary, Bob Woodward, YouTube, Fox News, Trump, Taco Bell, the Redstone family, Lyor Cohen, Mark Zuckerberg, and Randy Rainbow. With video.

| MusiCounts Gifted With $2M From Slaight Foundation

Prior to the Slaight Foundation gift, MusiCounts could only support one in every six programs that sought support through the MusiCounts Band Aid Program; thanks to this investment, the ratio of support will be one in four.

| The Juno Awards, Saturday Night In Edmonton

Following his four major wins Saturday night at the 2023 Juno opening night Awards Presented by Music Canada, The Weeknd becomes the second most-awarded winner in the event’s history. With video.

| Watch Monday Night's Juno Awards Here

Hosted for the second year by Canadian actor Simu Liu, watch as the biggest names in music came together live from Rogers Place in Edmonton Monday night for the 52nd annual Juno Awards.

| Luminate Data Market Watch Facts & Figures: March 9th, 2023

Here is this week's Luminate Data Market Watch report which features Canadian music stats for the current week and YTD with comparisons to last year. This chart is published every Tuesday. The...

| Feel Out Loud Earns A 2nd Week As Radio's Top Add

The 51-strong voice ensemble calling itself Feel Out Loud and singing What I Wouldn't Do/North Star calling have created a smash hit that has taken commercial radio by storm and generated tens of millions of media impressions. Way to go to all involved and, in particular, the executive producer team of Bob Ezrin and Randy Lennox.

| Bill's Night At The Oscars

Come 2022, the return of the blockbusters. And there were a few. The buzz Sunday night was about how Tom Cruise saved Hollywood with Top Gun: Maverick, yet Hollywood wasn't prepared to give the prestige award to a guy three sizes larger than Hollywood. The first prize went to an oddball film, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Here are our reflections on the night.

| The FYI Bulletin: March 16, 2023

CARAS, the CBC, Allan Reid, Trooper, Terri Clarke, Diane Dufresne, Oliver Jones, Ontario Creates, Propel Studios, IFPI, Celine Dion, Mike Boon, and Richard Flohil make headlines in today's column.

| Obituaries, March 16, 2023

This week we acknowledge the passing of concert promoter Rob Bennett, songwriter Jerry Samuels, and musicians Robin Lumley and Michael Rhodes.

| FYI Schedule of Upcoming Releases, March 16, 2023

Artists with new albums out this week include GA-20, U2, Eels, Skylar Rogers, Billy Childs, Sister Lucille, and Emiliana Torrini & The Colorist. Canadian releases include Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy (pictured), Lynn Miles, Michael Kaeshammer, Yves Tumor, Doug Paisley, David July, Andy Curran, and Harem Scarem.  

| Careers: March 16, 2023

This week the section hosts 169 job opportunities after 7 deletions, an increase of 7 new openings.

| Music News Digest, March 16, 2023

The East Pointers (pictured) score at the 2023 Music PEI Awards, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival is revived, and TV Freaks blitz The Corktown. Also in the news are The Junos, Drake, Tall Pines, DTK Live, the CLMA, Population 11, Rawle James, NSMW,  AM to FM Promotions, Lulo, Jenn Grant, Del Barber, The Sisters Euclid, and Opera Atelier.

| Music Biz Headlines, March 16, 2023

US guitar ace Bill Frisell (pictured) plays Kingston pen, a MuchMusic documentary earns kudos, and the importance of merch for bands. Also in the headlines are Molly Johnson, Cam Kahin, Lorence Hud, Mirvish Prods, TikTok, The Junos, Silver Dollar Room, Loreena McKennitt, Shaw fest, Side Door, Theatre Aquarius, Ticketmaster, HYBE, SESAC, Spotify, Lisa Marie Presley, Gary Glitter, and Richard Lloyd.