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Jun 10, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Pablo Gonzalez Legendre |Rosie Long Decter
Billboard hosted a panel on Pitching to Media at Canadian Music Week 2024. The panel was moderated by Billboard’s Editorial Director Hannah Karp and featured members of multiple sides of the industry coin, including Red Umbrella P.R.’s Owner and President Charlotte Thompson, Pure Country Radio’s National Music Director Dayna Bourgoin and Billboard Canada editor Richard Trapunski.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Rosie Long Decter |Pablo Gonzalez Legendre |Hannah Dailey
Industry leaders supporting the rapid growth of Punjabi music in North America and beyond are looking ahead to what’s next, and what’s needed to make the moment last. They're taking a lead from the similar growth of African music in the Canadian market. Both took the spotlight at Canadian Music Week (CMW) 2024.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Pablo Gonzalez Legendre |Kerry Doole
The artist born Joel Zimmerman’s credentials for induction into the CMW Hall of Fame are solid. As Trapunski noted in an earlier Billboard Canada feature, the three-time Juno award winner "arose at a time when electronic dance music was becoming one of the most popular genres in North America.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Kerry Doole |Pablo Gonzalez Legendre
Earlier that day, he was the subject of a keynote Fireside Chat at the CMW Music Summit Conference, one hosted by Billboard. It featured Billboard Canada editor Richard Trapunski engaging deadmau5 in a conversation that dove deep into the now 25-year-long career that has taken the Niagara Falls native from humble beginnings to memorable performances on some of music’s biggest stages across the globe.
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May 30, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Pablo Gonzalez Legendre |Rosie Long Decter
CountryA panel of judges will select two finalists to perform on the high-profile Main Stage on August 11, to determine the winner. The showcase winner will get to return to the festival for a slot at the 2025 Kick-Off Party, as well as receiving the opportunity to release a single through Universal Music Canada.
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May 30, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Pablo Gonzalez Legendre
SubscribeCASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL LLPThrough Canadian copyright law, Casey Chisick works behind the scenes to protect artists’ interests across the country. A partner at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and the president of the Copyright Society, Chisick is a go-to for many in the music industry, including some of the country’s highest profile artists like Shawn Mendes, Avril Lavigne and more.
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May 30, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Pablo Gonzalez Legendre |Kerry Doole
Music See the full calendar below, after our Album of the Week feature. Album of the Week: Ruby Waters, What's The Point Ontario rock singer-songwriter Ruby Waters may have only just released her debut album, What’s The Point (on May 31), but she’s already been making waves. She has toured with City and Colour, been nominated for a Juno as Best Alternative Artist, earned impressive streaming numbers, and just headlined a hometown show at The Danforth Music Hall.
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May 16, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Pablo Gonzalez Legendre |Leila Cobo
Rodríguez immediately took it to Omer Pardillo Cid, the executor and trustee of Cruz’s estate, and Nelson Albareda, the CEO of Loud and Live (and Billboard‘s Latin executive of the year in 2023), which represents the Celia Cruz estate. Albareda purchased a machine to digitize the reel recording, and then, the three men sat down to listen.
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May 14, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Pablo Gonzalez Legendre
FYIThe Russian-born iconic Canadian country music impresario first made her mark at the Downs (Motor Hotel) in Winnipeg and, later, at The North 40 in Brandon, MB, both of which she owned. A fierce-looking and hard-nosed businesswoman, she took no nonsense from the crowds that would pack her beer rooms to hear local and imported Canadian country acts, and she was also known to help those in need of a meal or a place to stay for the night.
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May 13, 2024 | 
ca.billboard.com | Amelie Revert |Rosie Long Decter |Kerry Doole |Pablo Gonzalez Legendre
FeaturesIn Fresh Sounds Canada, Billboard Canada puts you on to the must-hear songs of the week by artists on the rise and those about to break. Here's what's out this week. Ruby Waters - “Sour Patch”Shelburne, Ontario’s Ruby Waters has amassed 50 million streams, toured internationally, and garnered a 2022 Juno nomination — all before the release of her debut album, What’s The Point, arriving later this month.
