20 h. ago Finally, a mental health survey of the Canadian music industry. The situation is dire

Preliminary results of a mental health survey of people working in Canada's music industry show high rates of anxiety, fatigue and financial stress among the initial respondents.

Sport

4 d. ago Former Albertan country star to lead Stampede Grandstand show

Carolyn Dawn Johnson is returning to her Alberta roots as the headliner at this summer’s Stampede Grandstand Show. Born in Grande Prairie, Johnson has won 17 Canadian Country Music Awards and toured with stars like Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney. She moved to Nashville in the early 1990s. “Returning home to […]

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4 d. ago Female genital mutilation still happening in Canada, new research finds

A recent report suggests female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is still happening in Canada. The research, conducted by Islamic Relief Canada through interviews and an online national survey of health-care practitioners, also found girls are taken overseas to have the procedure done — a practice known as vacation cutting. The report, which received funding from the […]

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6 d. ago Terri Clark and Paul Brandt coming to Calgary for Homecoming Tour 2.0

Canadian country music legends Terri Clark and Paul Brandt are coming to Calgary as part of an encore run of their successful 2023 Homecoming Tour. Homecoming Tour 2.0 will be an intimate, stripped-down concert experience spanning generations of hits, Live Nation said in the concert announcement. In addition to music, Clark and Brandt will blend […]

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1 week ago New exhibit at NMC honours hitmakers being inducted into music hall of fame

Countless artists have covered the iconic 1977 ballad Sometimes When We Touch, which earned Dan Hill entry into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2021. He now joins three other Canadian musicians/groups being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The National Music Centre in Calgary, where the music hall of fame is […]

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1 week ago Border Insecurity: Canadian musicians face volatile tour life under Trump

New rules that the U.S. will only recognize two sexes, plus tariff backlash and talk of annexation, has performers thinking twice about going

Events

1 week ago National Music Centre to Launch New Exhibition Honouring Canadian Hitmakers Dan Hill, Ginette Reno, Glass Tiger, and Loreena McKennitt on May 7

2025 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees celebrated through new exhibition at Studio Bell CALGARY, Alberta, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National Music Centre (NMC), in partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), will unveil a new exhibition at Studio Bell on May 7, celebrating the latest Canadian Music Hall […]

Society

1 week ago Canadian rockers Nickelback headlining U.S. ‘patriot’ music festival tour

'There’s something special about connecting with fans in these communities, and we’re ready to bring our best and truly rock the country,' Nickelback bassist Michael Kroeger said.

Culture

3 w. ago How Arkells' Max Kerman spends his perfect Sunday in Toronto

Arkells frontman, Max Kerman, is a total try-hard. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it's the entire crux of his new book, 'Try Hard: Creative Work in Progress,' which is dropping in book stores across Canada on April 22.A fixture on the Canadian music scene for the better part of the last two decades, it's safe to say that Max knows a thing or two about making it as a creative, an issue that he tackles through a series of essays and advice in the new book.Standing on the cusp of the book's release, Max finds himself in a particularly triumphant position because, while plenty of people over the years have suggested that he should try his hand at writing a book, it didn't always feel like a real possibility."I never thought I'd have the patience or the willpower to finish a book because so a lot of my life is a short spurt of creative ideas," Max tells me."It's like, I get an idea for melody, I'm going in...

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3 w. ago Dinner with Rush’s Lee and Lifeson, autographed guitar on auction block

Music fans can bid on Canadian music memorabilia — including a one-of-a-kind guitar autographed by Rush bandmates Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and the late Neil Peart — as part of the fifth annual Grapes for Humanity wine auction. The auction is Canada’s most successful charity wine auction and has raised more than $1.8 million for […]

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