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Crown Lands

Prog-rock duo crown lands are on the edge of stardom and poised to bring politics, passion and really big hair back to rock and roll.

Into the Light

After a very promising beginning, the Montreal singer/songwriter explodes from a 4-year self-imposed musical exile with an electrifying new album, Phoenix.

Four Questions: Tate McRae

Just 17 years old, Calgary’s rising global superstar Tate McRae has already cycled through a couple of her nine lives.

Notifi’s New EP Mad Man Busts Loose with Plenty of Soul and Hook-Rich Tracks

His Jane and Finch neighbourhood in Toronto might be rough-and-tumble, but the songs he writes and records there are smooth and stirring, and rising R&B [...]
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Osé

She’s still under the radar, but rising teenaged R&B soul sensation Osé has gone from dreaming of writing songs as good as her musical inspiration, Grammy-winning soul stylist H.E.R., to recently working with that singer’s management to help launch her barely one-year-old career.

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Four Questions: Tate McRae

Just 17 years old, Calgary’s rising global superstar Tate McRae has already cycled through a couple of her nine lives.

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Crown Lands

Prog-rock duo crown lands are on the edge of stardom and poised to bring politics, passion and really big hair back to rock and roll.

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Q&A with Ashley Kutcher

When The Darkroom wanted to sign Ashley Kutcher, she knew that working with the forward-thinking record label would take her music to the next level. Fast forward and Kutcher has now graduated from nursing school, has over 20 million streams on her breakthrough hit “Love You From a Distance”, and has seen fans resonate with her songwriting by creating their own expressive videos to “LYFAD” on TikTok. Originally from Baltimore, Kutcher has now made Canada her second largest streaming market as fans continue to connect with her acoustic-pop driven love songs.

The Shortlist

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No. 1

Lightfoot Lights Up Livestream Return
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No. 2

Chad VanGaalen Livestream
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No. 3

Blue Rodeo Livestream
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No. 4

Cancon Music Showdown
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No. 5

Mt. Joy Livestream
Cherry Blossoms blooming

No. 6

Think Pink

Album Reviews

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Thirteen Years Later, Taylor Swift is Fearless

After spending years battling for ownership over her music, the [...]

By: Rayne Fisher-Quann

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Notifi’s New EP Mad Man Busts Loose with Plenty of Soul and Hook-Rich Tracks

His Jane and Finch neighbourhood in Toronto might be rough-and-tumble, but [...]

By: Michael Hollett

30-Second Reviews

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Civilisation II
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Taylor Swift

Fearless: Taylor’s Version
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Manchester Orchestra

The Million Masks of God
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Grouplove

This Is This
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Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz

jooj two
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Yaya Bey

The Things I Can’t Take With Me (EP)
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Serena Ryder

The Art of Falling Apart
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Julia Stone

Sixty Summers

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