2020 presented a lot of challenges for many artists across the world. No genre was exempt from the toll of the pandemic. No more songwriting rooms, no weeks spent on the road on a tour bus, and no concerts.
2020 has been a bumpy year …
BUT, with all the cancellations taking place in the world of music, it was so nice to have the CMAOntario Awards take place this year!
Want to spend some time with Canadian country artist Tebey?
We’re all missing live music … and country band River Town Saints is looking to bring live music to your back yard.
The nominees for the 2020 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards are in! With the pandemic, we weren’t sure we were going to get this announcement this year. So this came as a welcome surprise.
Owen Barney has released a new music video for “Thank Her For That” that we can all relate to right now during Quarantine …
We are so proud to be able to be part of the weekly Blu Cru Happy Hour presented by Manny Blu. This week, Manny Blu brought his virtual happy hour to Montreal with Britany Kennell and Tatum Quinn.
The announcement we’ve all be expecting (but hoped wouldn’t) has officially come.
The 2020 Boots & Hearts Music Festival has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
The world feels like it’s upside down. We are all finding ourselves at home with a little extra time. Because of this, many artists are looking to help keep people entertained. Steph Morin has started a daily feature called the “Quarantine Sessions” on YouTube.
Canadian country artist Jess Moskaluke has earned her first number one single at country radio with her latest single “Country Girls”. Congrats to Jess Moskaluke and her team!
In the wake of the ever-evolving threat of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced that the JUNO awards have been cancelled.
Canadian country duo Leaving Thomas have announced that they are ending their musical journey together. On January 24th, the duo played their last show in Calgary.
Merry Christmas to all! The Rock n’ Horse Saloon in Toronto has announced a last-minute Christmas concert featuring Canadian country artists Kris Barclay and Jess & Tay for Thursday Dec 19, 2019 at 9pm.
Canadian country artist Tebey has announced that he will be heading out on tour for his first headlining tour across the country. Travelling with him for parts of the tour are Quebec artist Matt Lang, and BC artist Kristin Carter.
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards were this past weekend, and they sure didn’t disappoint! The 2019 CCMA Awards presented by TD were broadcast live from Calgary, Alberta hosted by Dallas Smith and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Canada’s latest emerging artist has officially been crowned! Canadian country artist David Boyd Janes was one of the competitors at the popular Emerging Artist Showcase at this year’s Boots & Hearts Music Festival, and was awarded the title of the official emerging artist.
It’s a big week for Canadian country singer-songwriter Jessica Mitchell. Her incredible single “Workin’ on Whiskey” has been recorded by country music legend Trisha Yearwood, and released to country radio.
On July 27th, 2019 Meghan Patrick had the opportunity to headline a music festival called Hagersville Rocks in a small town called Hagersville, ON not too far from Brantford. During her set, someone from the crowd yelled sexist remarks which resulted in Meghan stopping her performance to call this man out.
This past weekend marked the 2019 CMA Ontario awards in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre. The night, hosted by Jason McCoy, was filled with celebrations of great country music from Ontario.
The Emerging Artist Showcase at Boots & Hearts Music Festival is one of the highlights of the festival every year. Every year, the showcase features a group of artists who compete for the grand prize – and it’s a good one! The festival is now accepting applications for this year’s showcase.
Friday May 31st, 2019 marked the 3rd Annual Tebey Golf Classic at Black Diamond Golf Club in Pontypool Ontario. It was all for the GPHS Foundation in support of GPHS Foundation and the YES Shelter.
Canadian country duo Leaving Thomas is leading us on by teasing new music and we can’t 👏 even 👏 handle 👏 it. May 29th, 2019 can’t come soon enough for the release of their album Nothing Comes For Free.
7 years ago today, Canadian country artist Dean Brody released his third studio album Dirt. Then this week on April 23th 2019, it was announced that this album was officially certified platinum.
The 2019 CMAO Awards are fast approaching, and the list of nominees for this year’s awards have officially been announced! These nominees, paired with the previously announced performers at this year’s awards ceremony, will make this a memorable night for everyone.
It’s almost that time of year again! The 2019 CMAO Awards are Sunday June 16th, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. They’ve just begun to announce performers for this year’s award show in Ottawa – and as always, it’s going to be a great night.
The message on Linday Ell’s Instagram account started with “I don’t have cancer, but…”. She announced Thursday morning (Feb 28, 2019) that she was headed into surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells that the doctor discovered.
Today, on February 21, 2019, we lost a dear member of the Canadian country music family. Bass player Dan Di Giacomo of River Town Saints passed away suddenly. He was 31 years old.
On Friday October 19, 2018, Canadian country artist Madeline Merlo released an acoustic version of her hit song “War Paint”, with proceeds going towards the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation to raise funds & awareness for mental health.
It’s that time of year again – the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) have announced that they are now accepting submissions for the 2019 JUNO Awards. Submissions will be considered between October 1, 2018 – November 9, 2018.
The 2018 CCMA Awards are this weekend in Hamilton, Ontario. This is the biggest night in Canadian country music. It’s a chance to recognize and celebrate all the great talented artists in this country. This year’s awards will be featuring a ton of Canadian women, and it’s about time!
Watching an artist’s reaction to hearing their music on the radio never gets old. That’s definitely true with this video that Eric Ethridge posted to social media yesterday.
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has just announced the nominees for the 2018 CCMA Awards. The awards this year are in Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday September 9th, 2018 and hosted by Shania Twain. This is a list of the nominees.
The 2018 CMAO Awards were this past weekend and it was a great time for country music in Ontario. The whole weekend included all your favourite artists, industry professionals, and the ever popular baseball tournament!
Ottawa radio station Country 101.1 was broadcasting live all day from the cafeteria in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) for their annual Country Cares Radiothon for CHEO.
Canadian country artist Jess Moskaluke is up to something… and it’s BIG. She has given out her phone number and asking fans to text her for a surprise.
Canadian national treasure Shania Twain has found herself in a bit of hot water with fans because of a comment she made in a recent interview with the Guardian about American President Donald Trump.
By now we’ve all heard the horrifying news of the fatal accident in Saskatchewan involving a truck and the Humboldt Broncos’ bus. At the time of publication, this tragedy has taken the lives of 16 people, and the Canadian country music community has been sharing their love and support.
Carrie Underwood has just released a new single called “Cry Pretty”. This is the first single from her upcoming (untitled) album. According to Carrie, it’s a song that “refers to when emotions take over you and just can’t hold them back.”
Today, Lindsay Ell has made history! Mark April 9th, 2018 on your calendars because Lindsay’s latest single “Criminal” has just hit the number one spot at Canadian country radio.
In country music, the Front Porch has long been a place of reflection. A place where you can look at the life you have inside that front door. A place where time almost seems to stand still, where you can get away. It’s also a place where you can go to observe the world as it passes by you. To think about your place out there beyond the driveway.
It’s that time of year again! The time of year where high school seniors across the country start to think about how they’re going to have the greatest Prom-posal of all times. Canadian country artist Meghan Patrick is the latest celebrity to be asked out to prom by one of us mere common folk.
It looks like Kira Isabella is going to be releasing some new music that was co-written with fellow Canadian country singer Tebey. There’s no real details as to when her new music will be released, but Tebey made the announcement on Instagram.
The top songs in Canadian country music this week are SO refreshing… for the most part. We have a couple of returning singles, but a few new additions to the list of top played singles including the latest from Lindsay Ell.
This has been another exciting week in Canadian country music! Yes – Aaron Goodvin still has two songs in the list of top songs for the week, but there are two other new additions, one of them being a bit of a throwback.
Seriously. The top Canadian country music songs for this week are exactly the same as last week’s. We may as well just copy and paste the exact same post from last week. Aaron Goodvin continues to dominate the world!
On March 4th, 2018 Kimberly Perry (of The Band Perry) announced that she has filed for divorce from her husband J.P. Arencibia. This announcement comes nearly 4 years after the two tied the knot.
This week in Canadian country music was another big one for Aaron Goodvin. He continues to dominate the charts with his singles Lonely Drum and Miss Me Yet. Other than that, It’s exciting to see some new faces this week.
It’s a new week, which means a new list of top songs in Canadian country music! We’re very excited to share this week’s list with you – it features 2 brand new singles to enter the charts by artists we haven’t seen here in a while.
What a week! The top country songs in Canada this week includes a new one from Brett Kissel (and it’s an amazing song, by the way). But the big winner this week is Aaron Goodvin with two songs in the top spot for music sales.
Finally… we have a week where the top Canadian country singles doesn’t include Brett Kissel’s We Were That Song. It’s a great song, but it’s SO exciting to see some new artists in the top spots for music sales, including Tenille Arts Moment of Weakness.
Well would ya look at that… another great week of Canadian country music! This is a very exciting week for one of Canada’s newest bands to hit the scene. James Barker Band had two of the top 5 songs for January 23-29th.
Well this was an interesting week in Canadian country music – we finally have a new single hitting the top of the charts! The spot for top single of the week at country radio went to Dallas Smith for his great song Sleepin’ Around.
We have HUGE news for Canadian country music. Lennon Stella, who plays Maddie on the TV show Nashville, has just signed her first record deal. This is a big freaking deal!
This has been another great week in Canadian country music! On this week’s top selling songs, we see a couple of returning tracks, and a newer song from Endless Summer When You Say Nothing At All.
What a great week for Canadian country music (but aren’t they all?). One of the top songs of the week is a bit of a blast from the past. Shania is on the charts with the third top selling song Man! I Feel Like a Woman.
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