Sarah Harmer (pictured) begins extensive touring in early 2022, a notable Garth Hudson album gets a deluxe reissue, and a new album and tour from Jesse Cook. Also in the news are Thirteen Strings, Kensington Sound, Canadian Guild of Music Supervisors, Music Publishers Canada, Jadea Kelly, Okavango African Orchestra, Davidson-Carn, and Music PEI.
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July 30, 2020
by Kerry Doole
Choir! Choir! Choir!, Rufus Wainwright and 1,500 singers create an epic video (pictured), Sarah Harmer boosts Care Not Profits campaign, and Drake sets a monumental new record. Also in the news are Barenaked Ladies, Rough Trade, CES, Wavelength 800, Scott Helman, Tory Lanez, SaskMusic, Jesse Wente, Selci, DJ Agile, Create Music Group, Sarah Slean, CityFolk, Shania Twain, Jenny Mitchell, OKAN, Justin Bieber, Duo Concertante, and farewell Denise Johnson.
June 15, 2020
by External Source
The 2019 Prism Prize for Best Canadian Music Video was awarded to Kevan Funk, for his clip for Belle Game’s Low. We will continue to profile noteworthy Canadian videos, including this one from a renowned and platinum-plated folk-rock songsmith.
March 27, 2020
by FYI Staff
Jessie Reyez (pictured) gets noticed by the New York Times, how to access the Unison Benevolent Fund, and the pandemic sparks creativity. Also in the headlines are Tencent, Spotify, Hipgnosis, Ssarah Harmer, Angel, Witch Prophet, TuneCore, eOne Heavy, Montreux Jazz Festival, Morrissey, and Amy Thomson.
March 20, 2020
by Kerry Doole
The pure and intimate voice of the folk-rock star is a tonic in troubled times.
March 4, 2020
by Kerry Doole
Ron Hynes (pictured) to be celebrated at the ECMAs, Michael Kaeshammer premieres a concert film, and another hometown show for The Weeknd. Others in the news include Ernesto Cervini, Sarah Harmer, IFPI stats, Cancer Bats, Public Enemy, Serena Ryder, The Dennis Kwok Jazz Orchestra, the Toronto Summer Music Festival, and farewell Rhéal Lanthier,
February 26, 2020
by Kerry Doole
Guitar wizard Domenic Troiano (pictured) is profiled, Sarah Harmer reflects upon spring, and the streaming boom continues. Also in the headlines are Grimes, Jagged Little Pill, Mark Cohon, VSO, Justin Haynes, Paul Rosenberg, Sega, Rihanna, TikTok, Miles Davis, Bushfire Relief, Plácido Domingo, and Kraftwerk.
February 19, 2020
by Kerry Doole
Sarah Harmer (pictured) returns to the fray, the Sheepdogs set to play the Juno kick-off concert, and the new Bieber album gets dissed. Others in the headlines include Jeremy Spurgeon, Festival Lingua Franca, Bedouin Soundclash, UMPG, freebie culture, James Taylor, The Grateful Dead, Primus, Ozzy, Tim McGraw, and Wiz Khalifa.
January 17, 2020
by Kerry Doole
The first song from an eagerly awaited album features virile electric guitar, a lacing of brass, and forceful vocals, making for a rousing call to arms.
December 4, 2019
by FYI Staff
Alanis Morissette set to tour Jagged Little Pill (pictured), Six Shooter shutters Interstellar Rodeo, and the return of Sarah Harmer. Also making news are the Apple Music Awards, Genius, LyricFind, Winterruption YEG, Walk Off the Earth, and farewells to Joe Smith and Greedy Smith.
March 2, 2018
by FYI Staff
Expect tears to flow at the broadcast from Vancouver on March 25 when the two stars pay tribute to their good friend Gord.
February 21, 2018
by Kerry Doole
Barenaked Ladies slam-dunk the national anthem, a new wave of African-Canadian pop music emerges, and Neil Young discusses Pono. Also in the headlines are Folk Alliance, women in country, Come From Away, Troker, Enter Sikari, Jon Erickson, Yoko Ono, Willie Nelson, John Lydon, and Sarah Harmer.