Month: September 2020
2020 Canadian Country Music Association Awards Wrap & Review
September 28th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayOn Sunday night the Canadian Country Music Association presented their annual awards on Global TV and streaming on YouTube. The program was different than we’re used to, with performances and award acceptances pre-recorded in Nashville and Ontario at Burl’s Creek because of the COVID-19 pandemic. First and foremost, congratulations to the CCMA team and all […]
Boots & Hearts Unveils 2021 Festival Lineup!
September 28th, 2020 by Joshua Murrayand 📸 Trish Casslingand 📸 Sydney Buttersand 📸 Whitney South and 📸 Ray WilliamsOn Sunday night during the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, Boots & Hearts announced that Sam Hunt would be coming to Burl’s Creek in 2021 as a headliner at the country music festival. And then, on Monday morning, the complete 2021 lineup was released on the BH website. As expected, many of the artists that […]
2020 Canadian Country Music Association Awards Winners
September 27th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThings looked a little different in 2020, but Canadian country music talent shined and was celebrated at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards! Across two nights, in cities all over Canada and the United States, winners accepted the industry’s biggest awards with Brett Kissel, Tenille Townes, and Dallas Smith each ending up with three brand […]
SiriusXM Top of the Country 2020 Semi-Finalist Showcase Review
September 26th, 2020 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingThere’s a lot of emerging country music talent in Canada, which makes the SiriusXM Top of the Country contest an impressive campaign in a couple of ways. 1) It’s impressive that the committee in charge of making the decisions from the initial submissions is able to whittle the list down to eight semi-finalists. 2) None […]
A Dozen Questions with Dad – Dallas Smith
September 26th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayOriginally posted at thisdaddylife.com Maybe you know Dallas Smith as an award-winning, chart-topping Canadian country artist or maybe you remember him as the lead singer of the Juno-winning rock group Default. Today though, we’re here to introduce him as a dad. The B.C. native is dad to two (a teen son and a young daughter) […]
New Music Spotlight with Chris Stapleton, MacKenzie Porter, Danielle Bradbery, Donovan Woods ft. Katie Pruitt, and Don Amero
September 25th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from Chris Stapleton, MacKenzie Porter, Danielle Bradbery, Donovan Woods ft. Katie Pruitt, and Don Amero The New Music Spotlight is here with another new edition, and this time around we’ve got a country and roots feel from start to finish. With artists from both sides of the border, there are big stars and […]
TWRP, Over The Top Album Review
September 25th, 2020 by James MacDonaldI’ve been a fan of TWRP since a customer came into my day job years ago and told me I would regret it if I didn’t make time to see this band who had been playing a residency at his work. So it was a huge deal for me when I was asked if I’d like to […]
SAAKB – Move Until You’re Numb, 5 Quick Questions, and Q&A
September 24th, 2020 by Trish CasslingIn mid-August New Jersey-based artist, SAAKB, released his new single Move Until You’re Numb. It’s pretty hot. They’ve has worked with Toronto-based artists like Yassin and Rizzla on the tracks Shame and Summer the remix, boosting the artist’s Spotify streams to close a million. Move Until You’re Numb is a decidedly more pop/R&B mix than previous […]
The Canadian Country Music Association Awards Quiz!
September 23rd, 2020 by Joshua MurraySince 1982, the Canadian Country Music Association has handed out awards to the best in the business, rewarding their accomplishments and art. As we prepare for the 2020 awards, which will look and feel different because of the COVID-19 pandemic but will still mean just as much for artists and fans, we want to see […]
Faith Hill Top 20
September 21st, 2020 by Joshua MurrayFaith Hill had one of the most impressive careers in country music from her debut with Take Me As I Am in 1993 through the release of Fireflies in 2005. To celebrate Faith’s birthday (September 21), we’ve put together a list of 20 songs that show how amazing her career (including our favourite collaborations with […]
Dallas Smith, The Fall 2020 Feature
September 20th, 2020 by Joshua Murrayand 📸 Trish Cassling and 📸 Sydney ButtersAt the end of August, Dallas Smith dropped his fourth full-length country album, Timeless, and continued a run of unprecedented success in the genre for Canadian artists. Since his move from rock to country, Smith has been at or near the top all the time. Each of his 23 singles has landed at #7 or […]
New Music Spotlight with Sam Roberts Band, Andrew Hyatt, Virginia to Vegas, Sons of Daughters, and David James ft. Genevieve Fisher
September 18th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from Sam Roberts Band, Andrew Hyatt, Virginia to Vegas, Sons of Daughters, and David James ft. Genevieve Fisher The New Music Spotlight is here for your weekend enjoyment, and it’s all Canadian for ya! We’ve got country, pop, and rock from north of the border, and he can’t wait for you to hear […]
Amanda Marshall Top 10
September 18th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayAmanda Marshall was one of my favourite Canadian singers for about a seven year period starting in 1995. Her talent shone so bright and caught the attention of many. And then, she was gone. However, great music never disappears, and recently I got caught in a rabbit hole, listening back to some of my favourite […]
The Canadian Country Music Map
September 16th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayCanadian country music fans know that there’s a ton of talent from coast-to-coast across this beautiful country. But, have you ever looked at the map and pictured where your favourite stars and emerging artists come from and call home? We decided to make that happen and created the Canadian Country Music Map so that fans […]
The Canadian Rock and Roll Map
September 13th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThere’s a lot of great rock and roll from coast-to-coast in Canada – so we decided it was time to put it all on one map for fans to check out and track for themselves! Version one of the map has 100 Canadian rock and roll acts included, representing nine provinces. We used Google, social […]
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