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. The 2021 edition of BreakOutWest (pictured) has been postponed to Feb. 2022, with showcase submissions now open.
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April 18, 2021
by Kerry Doole
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April 14, 2021
by David Farrell
Updated at 8:45 a.m.: Pictured from 1991, Feldman Agency in Vancouver. Pictured above: Sam Feldman (front) then clockwise: Michael Boyle, Len Goda
April 14, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables include Norah Jones, Julia Stone, Bocephus King, Greta Van Fleet, Paul McCartney, and Jethro Tull. Canadian releases include albums by Born Ruffians, Alex Henry Foster (pictured) , Greg Keelor, Rob Lutes, Sunlust, Meisha and The Spanks, and G.R. Gritt.
April 11, 2021
by Kerry Doole
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. The International Indigenous Music Summit (pictured) will proceed as a virtual event in June.
April 8, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables include Nick Waterhouse, The Orb, Peter Murphy, Peggy Lee, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Lil Tjay, and The Fratellis. Canadian releases include albums by Brett Kissel, Justin Bieber, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, François Bourassa, Jordan Rakei, Dan Pitt, Loig Morin (pictured), and Maude Audet.
April 5, 2021
by External Source
Justin Bieber’s Justice spends its second straight week at No 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, earning the highest on-demand stre
April 4, 2021
by Kerry Doole
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. Submissions to perform at Womex (pictured) are open.
April 1, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace, though the Easter holiday has slowed that down a little this week. Notables include Shakey Graves Demi Lovato, MØAA, Dry Cleaning, The Natvral, and YaSi. Canadian entries include albums by The Holly Cole Trio (pictured), Nate Haller, Alex Little & The Suspicious Minds, and Andrzej Pietrewicz.
March 29, 2021
by Kerry Doole
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. The deadline for Round 6 of the MVP Project (pictured) is April 1.