Industry

Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. CIMA's first-ever Business Summit (pictured) runs June 22-23.

Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables include Sufjan Stevens, Squid, Amy Winehouse, Peter Murphy, Tony Joe White, Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny, and GoGo Penguin. A strong week for Canadian releases includes albums by The Damn Truth, Glenn Chatten, Sumo Cyco, Harpoonist & Axe Murderer, Jesse Maxwell, Slow Leaves (pictured), Fiver with the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition, Treephones, The Good Lovelies, and Jeffery Straker.

The top three albums this week belong to Canadian artists, led by Charlotte Cardin’s Phoenix, which debuts at No.

Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables include Nick Hudson, Kenny Rogers, Julia Michaels, Thomas Rhett, Marianne Faithfull and Warren Ellis, Manchester Orchestra, Royal Blood, and Pink Floyd. A strong week for Canadian releases includes albums by Cadence Weapon, Patrick Ballantyne, Coney Hatch, Graham Brown Band, Joseph Shabason, Dennis Ellsworth, Paul Jacobs, Charlie Houston, Korea Town Acid (pictured), Kristian North, Vissia, and The Saskatchewan All Star Big Band.