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, […]
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 […]
We went all-in on the holidays this year and reached out to teams and artists and everyone we love working with to gather up some fun holiday stuff to share with all of you. And one of the things we wanted to do was bring a Holiday Edition twist to 5 Quick Questions. And did […]
There’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 […]
New 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 […]
The SiriusXM Top of the Country contest is back for 2020, in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association, and with a big break available to one of eight very talented semi-finalists. The winner of the 2020 Top of the Country contest will join Matt Lang (2019) and Andrew Hyatt (2018) on the winners list […]
Voting is now open in the 2019 SiriusXM Top of the Country contest, and there are eight very excited Canadian country artists looking for your support. We’ve got solo artists, a duo, and a band in the running for the grand prize that includes $25,000. The top three will become finalists, having the chance to […]
The SiriusXM Top of the Country contest is back, and eight semi-finalist country artists have been announced for the 2019 competition! Some of these names are going to be familiar to country fans across Canada, some are hometown favourites getting a chance to shine on a big stage, and all of them have earned their […]
Big Valley Jamboree Adds 15 Artists to 2019 Festival Lineup! The 2019 Big Valley Jamboree just got a whole lot bigger with the addition of 15 more country artists for this summer’s festival. These names add to the 10 that were announced in November, including Brooks & Dunn, Old Dominion, Brett Kissel, Lindsay Ell and […]
Music is at it’s most powerful when it makes a difference. In its biggest moments, music can change lives. And with the 35th Anniversary edition of Parachute Club’s Rise Up, The Common Cause Collective (3XC) is aiming to do just that. All proceeds from sales, streaming, etc. of Rise Up Redux (35th Anniversary Edition) will go […]
The power of stripped down, raw, emotional, live music is immeasurable. And, the chance to sit in a special room and listen to songwriters tell their stories and sing their songs is one of the most fantastic experiences a music fan can find. In Toronto, Four Chords and the Truth has been offering that experience […]