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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Music from The Reklaws, Olivia Lunny, Shawn Austin, The Used, Ruby Waters, and a bonus from Luke Combs The New Music Spotlight is here with five new singles and a bonus track for you all to finish your week with and kick off your weekend. We’ve got country, alt rock, and indie tracks from […]
New Music from Dallas Smith, July Talk, The Elwins, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, and The Bayside Tigers We’re back with a new edition of The New Music Spotlight to kick off your weekend, and we hope you’re ready! In this list of five songs we’ve got country, rock/alternative, and a little something special […]
Shooting photos is my favourite part of my work. I didn’t get out as much this year, but it was still hard to narrow down my choices to just ten. There are lots of portraits shots in year’s group. Here are my ten favourite photos for 2019. *Photos listed chronologically CMAO Songwriters in the Round […]
Canadian country music continues to grow with big stars, big hits, and a lot of love from fans from coast to coast. And now, we know which of the country’s artists will be vying for hardware at the 2019 CCMA Awards in Calgary on September 8. There are a lot of great and talented people […]
Shawn Austin‘s career in country music has already had some great moments and early successes, and now he looks to continue that pattern with the release of his latest single, What Do I Know, and its new lyric video. We caught up with the BC singer in Toronto to talk about his busy summer festival […]
New Music from Maren Morris, Little Big Town, The Beaches, The Cadillac Three, The Dead Love, Jann Arden with Zoie Palmer, Shawn Austin, Bon Villan, Damhnait Doyle, and Kenzie Cates There’s a lot of great new music floating around right now, and we’ve got a double shot of the New Music Spotlight to try and […]
Lucknow’s Music in the Fields has released its first list of artists for the 2019 festival, and things are looking really good for the three-day country music fest. Canadian and American country music talent is set to take the stage August 22, 23, and 24 with headliners Billy Currington, Blue Rodeo joined by James Barker […]
The Boots & Hearts Music Festival has added a heap of new names to the 2019 lineup, bringing all kinds of country music talent to the table for the August 8-11 weekend of entertainment. Six artists had already been announced as headliners (Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Cole Swindell, Kane Brown, and Kip Moore) for […]
The Cavendish Beach Music Festival is filling out with talent and entertainment value as the 2019 roster reaches 15. Previously announced artists Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Cam, and Russell Dickerson were already creating excitement for the three-day festival, and now there’s even more buzz. The new additions to the festival weekend include five-time Grammy nominee […]
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 […]
We caught up with Shawn Austin at the SiriusXM Canada offices in Toronto on a busy media day for the Vancouver singer and sat down to talk about his career and his music. With his debut EP released at the end of September, and the lead single, You Belong, making its way to radio and picking […]