2022’s Calgary Stampede is almost ready to take over! We love everything about the Stampede, but the music is our highlight! This year there are over 100 acts across 3 stages. Check out the Stampede music page for more details. Since it’s National Country Music Day, we’re going to start with some amazing country acts. […]
The 2022 Boots & Hearts Music Festival got a whole lot bigger on Friday with the reveal of a full 32-artist lineup across four days in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. We already knew some of the artists that were headed to the fields to play their sets this summer. But now we have a more complete picture, […]
SHANIA TWAIN!!! As Boots & Hearts prepares for its return in full form next August at Burls Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, ON, the one and only Shania Twain leads the weekend country music festivals headliners. The Canadian Queen of Country Music will take the stage on Sunday night, with Florida Georgia Line headlining on […]
On Sunday night at the Ancaster Fairgrounds in Hamilton, ON the 2021 Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) presented their 9th annual awards. The drive-in show, hosted by Jason McCoy and Beverly Mahood, featured performances by Robyn Ottolini, Aaron Allen, Kelly Prescott, Tim Hicks, Sacha, Elyse Saunders, Buck Twenty, Susan Aglukark and more. And, it […]
More live country music is coming to Burl’s Creek as summer fades into fall, but doesn’t quite end. The Endless Summer Series will land on Labour Day weekend with three days of music featuring a heap of Canadian country talent. In presentation with Boots & Hearts, this three-day festival (with camping) is going to be […]
New Music from Arkells, DIRECT HIT!, Mammoth WVH, Meghan Patrick, and The Offspring In this edition of the New Music Spotlight, our entries are listed in alphabetical order. We’ve got lots of rock with a touch of country for your listening and viewing pleasure. Let’s do this! Artist: Arkells / K. Flay Hometown: Hamilton, ON […]
Welcome to the 2020 Holiday Season! It’s been a helluva year, but we’re almost through it, and having something to celebrate is a nice way to do it. To get you in the spirit, we’ve combed through emails, social media feeds, streaming services, and personal recommendations and put together our 2020 Country Music Holiday Playlist! […]
In this Saturday edition of the New Music Spotlight, I’ve got music from Ayron Jones, Zebra and the Bandit, Hawksley Workman, Meghan Patrick, and Bleeker. It’s a lot of rock with a hit of indie and a sprinkling of country. Let’s do this! Artist: Ayron Jones Hometown: Seattle, Washington Genre: Rock Related: Pop Evil, Corey […]
Round two! I told you there was a lot of great music this week. To round out the weekend I’m delivering an all country New Music Spotlight for your listening and viewing pleasure. Artist: Meghan Patrick Hometown: Bowmanville, ON Genre: Country Related: Miranda Lambert, Madeline Merlo, Jess Moskaluke Song: Girls Like Me Notes: Our girl Meghan […]
The CNE has become a mainstay in our festival list. This year, while we wait for the pandemic to pass, we look back over past years. We’re bringing you fan videos from the CNE Bandshell from Arkells, LIGHTS, Burton Cummings with Randy Bachman, Meghan Patrick, Dallas Smith, Tim Hicks, USS, The Trews, Monster Truck, The […]
We’re back with another set of country covers that we think you’re going to get into. There are pop songs and rock songs covered and we’re here sharing them because we love covers that show off how great a song is with a new take on what it is and how it sounds. This list […]
Missing Canadian Music Week 2020 because of COVID-19 was a giant bummer. We’ve been fortunate to be at a lot of shows and do interviews and take photos and make memories over the last six years or so, and we’re thankful for that. So, in this edition of my live music memories, I’ve got three […]
NOTE: We love the passion and support that fans are showing for their favourite artists and industry members in these fan polls. But in light of some discussion online, we want to remind everyone that these are just that – fan polls and they do not count as votes for the official Country Music Association […]
The Boots & Hearts lineup was released on Friday morning via the official 2020 app and eagle-eyed observers noticed right away that there were colour-coded bars on the performers images. From there we found that clicking the performers showed us the day of the festival that each of them would be playing, and things really […]
After a prolonged period of predictions, anticipation, and attempted patience, Boots & Hearts has released the 2020 lineup for the biggest weekend country music festival in Canada. The list includes big-name headliners, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Jon Pardi, Granger Smith, Dustin Lynch, Brothers Osborne, and Alessia Cara. And will also bring Canadian talents including […]