Musicians, industry pros, and music fans came together at the Opera House in Toronto on February 8th, 2020 to celebrate the life of the late Jon Box. Widely respected and beloved throughout the Canadian music community, Jon was the VP of label partnerships and business development at Universal Music Canada.

Submissions are currently being accepted for a pair of international songwriting competitions based in Canada. The Women's Freedom Song Contest is looking for the next “female anthem.” The contest, open to all genders, launched on Dec. 19, 2019 and runs until March 1, 2020. The winners will be announced on

CBC Music's annual Searchlight contest has returned for 2020. Frorm now until January 28th, Canadians can enter an original song for a chance to win the title of Searchlight 2020, decided through a combination of public votes, a Canadian music industry panel, and CBC's celebrity judges. The winner will be

Congratulations to Andrea Hunter, the grand prize winner of Canadian Musician's 40th Photo Contest for her stellar shot of Ryan Marshall of Walk Off the Earth taken at a show in Atlanta in 2018. Andrea has been a freelance and contract photographer for over 10 years. Beginning as a black-and-white