Montreal is going to be quiet this weekend with local rockers like Mad June gone to Toronto for Canadian Music Week. The female 6-piece, that began rattling the city in 2010 after winning the Lilith Fair Local Talent Search, is playing the renowned music fest with oOoOO aka Chris Dexter, Lakes of Canada, Motel Raphael […]
The iHeart Radio MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs), formerly the MuchMusic Video Awards, is Canada’s hottest music award show and one of the biggest street-level block party events in the world. The MMVAs have been honoring the year’s top music videos since 1990 and have welcomed music’s biggest stars including The Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears, […]
Juno Award winner Serena Ryder is being celebrated once again for her songwriting skills and brilliance. Serena’s certified gold single “Stompa” is up for Single of the Year and the album that spawned the hit tune, Harmony, is nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards. “It’s a gigantic honor,” Serena […]
Adam Cohen has finally stopped running from what he refers to as the family business. He’s marked this change of heart with his most honest album to date, Like a Man, and that acceptance, that awakening has garnered him his first Juno nomination. A chip off the old block, Adam is the eldest offspring of the legendary […]
Jully Black’s single, “Fugitive,” is up for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards. With Kreesha Turner, Shawn Desman, The Weeknd and Grammy Award-winner Melanie Fiona in the same category, the competition is fierce. “We have awesome acts and Canada has really flooded the airwaves in America,” Jully says of her peers. “The […]
Carly Rae Jepsen took no prisoners when she conquered the world with “Call Me Maybe.” “I always hoped that I could spread my music worldwide, Carly says. “I realized every step of the way just how difficult that was. It didn’t stop me from trying though.” Carly’s tune has sold 10 million copies around the world. […]
2013 Juno Award nominee, Victoria Duffield, isn’t just another industry puppet. Victoria is in charge of her career, at least as much as an 18-year-old can be. “I’ve co-written all of my songs,” Victoria says. “So I’m very much connected with my songs.” The same goes for the production of her videos, like the certified platinum single “Shut […]
In 1995 Morcheeba seduced the world with their sexy fusion of trip hop, rock, funk, and R&B. Like fate, brothers Ross and Paul Godfrey were casually introduced to vocalist Skye Edwards at a party and the stars aligned. They’ve since been making tunes like the hits “The Sea,” “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day,” and […]
Ten years ago, Brit house gods Dirty Vegas won a Grammy for their stellar international hit single “Days Go By.” “When we won back in 2003 for Best Dance Recording, it was the first year the award existed,” vocalist Steve Smith remembers. Before Dirty Vegas, Best Dance Recording didn’t merit its own category, it was […]
The iHeart Radio MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs), formerly the MuchMusic Video Awards, is Canada’s hottest music award show and one of the biggest street-level block party events in the world. The MMVAs have been honoring the year’s top music videos since 1990 and have welcomed music’s biggest stars including Miley Cyrus, The Black Eyed Peas, […]
