Melissa Etheridge is an icon. A rockstar. A badass. And she belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! To celebrate Melissa Etheridge and Pride and everything that she means and has meant to LGBTQ+ fans and artists and everyone out there – we present to you today, her Top 10 songs, by the […]
Brett Kissel has been in the music game since 2003. In 2013 the country singer joined Warner Music Canada, and he’s been releasing hits and fan favourites since. Brett Kissel will be hitting the Nashville North stage at the 2021 Calgary Stampede on Monday, July 12, 2021, at 9:00 pm. The Flat Lake, Alberta artist […]
Live music is coming to Calgary at the 2021 Stampede in a big way. After announcing the Nashville North schedule, the festival has now added the Stampede Summer Stage lineup and schedule with some great names hitting the stage between July 8 and 18, 2021. For 11 days in a row, there will be real […]
If you don’t know Shawnee Kish, you’re missing out – and this is the perfect time to join the club and get yourself up to date. With the release of her self-titled EP, Shawnee has delivered six songs with feeling, power, pop, and her life’s experience including as a two-spirit Indigenous person. Shawnee Kish has […]
It’s hard to describe the trajectory of Robyn Ottolini‘s career in the last year or so other than to say she’s had a rocket strapped to her back and she’s headed straight up. The smalltown Ontario singer-songwriter has watched her breakout hit F-150 cross the 14 million stream mark on Spotify, with more than 5.5 […]
This Pride Month we are celebrating music, musicians, fans, and the overwhelmingly talented and positive impact that LGBTQ+ community members have had on country music. Make no mistake about it, queer people sing country music, they write country music, they sell it, they listen to it, they live it and they love it. And if […]
The Calgary Stampede won’t look exactly like everyone remembers it, but the rodeo, fair, and music festival is back in 2021 with a lot of entertainment on the schedule. And that includes the famous Nashville North stage, packed with country music talent. Over 11 days, country music fans will be treated to wonderful Canadian talent […]
In August 2015, James Barker Band landed on our radar when they won the Emerging Artist Showcase at Boots & Hearts. In 2016, the band made waves when their first single, Lawn Chair Lazy hit the radio, climbed to #3 on the charts – and started the ride they’ve been on ever since. James Barker […]
Indigenous artists in Canada are making fantastic music in pop, rock, country, blues, roots, hip-hop, dance, traditional music, and more. Audiences that have discovered Indigenous artists in these genres already know that they deserve to be heard as often and as loud as non-Indigenous artists, and we agree. As we recognize and celebrate Indigenous Month […]
George Michael was a pop sensation, a trailblazer, a hit-maker, and it is an understatement to say that we miss him. To celebrate George Michael’s career we’ve done the dive and the math and we’re here today with his Top 10 solo career hits (Wham! not included) by the numbers. As always, we started with […]
The Concert for Love & Acceptance returns in 2021 with a fantastic lineup of performers and special appearances scheduled for June 30, 2021, at 8 PM. The show will be streaming live on CMT’s social channels (Facebook and YouTube) and will close Pride Month with a fantastic showing of celebration, support, and love for the […]
The 50th JUNO Awards have been handed out, the show went on, streaming to the world from locations all over Canada. It celebrated the current and the influential past, and once again we are reminded of the talent and excellence we have right here in the north. More than 200 artists were nominated for 2021 […]
Almost 11 full years after the release of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, fans have been gifted with something they’ve been waiting for, for more than a decade! Yes, in case you missed it, the Brie Larson vocal version of Black Sheep is now available – and people are listening to it non-stop! The track […]
Smalltown rockers cleopatrick are here with their debut album, BUMMER. And it’s ready to go hard if you’re ready to go hard with it. Across ten tracks and 28+ minutes, the Cobourg, Ontario duo continue to put themselves in the conversation when we’re talking about new rock acts, Canadian bands ready to make bigger worldwide […]
2021 INDIES – the 20th annual Independent Music Awards – presented by Jim Beam The INDIES are a staple of Canadian Music Week, and while we couldn’t all be in sweaty clubs this year watching late-night showcases and headlining performances, we can still celebrate excellence in music. This year, the 20th annual awards were presented […]