Christmas music, underground bands, the Grammys, Shania Twain, tribute groups, Meligrove Band, Arlo Guthrie, Justin Bieber, Barbra Streisand, The Dream Syndicate, and a Halifax requiem are among those making headlines in today's edition.
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Shania Twain
November 27, 2017
by FYI Staff
Shania Twain shone in the snow with her half-time show at a memorable Grey Cup in Ottawa last night. Also in the news is a US startup, United Masters, out to take on the major labels, and we farewell Patrick Bourgeois, John Francis Coates Jr, and Tommy Keene.
November 20, 2017
by FYI Staff
Shania Twain teams up with Nick Jonas on a festive Christmas song, and Alvvays returns with another silken pop confection driven by Molly Rankin's layered vocal track. Also popular in the week is Billy Talent's cover of a Neil Young song.
November 12, 2017
by David Farrell
With only partial reports from retailers on Friday, Reputation, Taylor Swift’s new album, has chalked up 50,000 Canadian sales and it promises to become the top-selling record of the year.
October 10, 2017
by FYI Staff
Shania Twain is back on top with her first studio album in 15 years, Tom Petty's death sent his music soaring back onto the same chart and perennial favourite Canadian band Hedley has itself another smash hit.
September 29, 2017
by FYI Staff
Amongst the headlines in today's edition are Drake, Britta Johnson, annoying concertgoers, Shania Twain, Mark Zuckerberg, Toronto festivals, Montreal orchestras, Miley Cyrus, Linda Ronstadt, Pierre Kwenders, Gabrielle Shonk and '70s soul.
September 20, 2017
by FYI Staff
The country superstar joins record executive Scott Borchetta, Black Eyed Peas hitmaker Fergie and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder on CTV's upcoming music discovery series.
September 18, 2017
by FYI Staff
Those making our headlines today include Taylor Swift, the Polaris Prize, Alex Larsen, the TSO, David Bowie, Whitney Houston, TIFF, Shania Twain, Eddie Vedder, Amy Helm and Tafelmusik.
July 31, 2017
by FYI Staff
A collection of news and views about musicians and the music biz.
July 31, 2017
by FYI Staff
News, views and gossip about musicians and the music biz.
July 21, 2017
by FYI Staff
A smorgasbord of news about the music biz and musicians is served up for you this morning, with videos on the side.
July 19, 2017
by FYI Staff
A jukebox of hits and news about the music biz and musicians with a goodly measure of new music videos for your listening pleasure.