John Mann, the iconic singer-songwriter who fronted the beloved band Spirit of the West, has passed away at the age of 57. His family says he passed away peacefully in Vancouver as the inevitable result of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, with which he was diagnosed several years ago. "
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The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has announced its 2019-2020 Board of Directors. With five new members, the 2019-2020 Board consists of eight Elected Directors (Rob Cyrynowski, Jenn Dalen, Cliff Dumas, Paul Ferguson, Chris Henderson, Joel Jelinski, Amanda Kingsland, KT Timmermans) and eight Appointed Directors (Kristen Burke, Warren Copnick, Jackie
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SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival is set to host its 9th annual School Workshop Day for high-school and middle-school students on Friday, May 22nd, 2020 from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Young People's Theatre (165 Front St. East, Toronto). The event will be part of SING!
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Music Canada has announced the creation of a new business unit known as Strategic Initiatives. This new division includes a portfolio of initiatives that it says are designed to better support the music ecosystem. The move follows a strategic restructuring of Music Canada's organization "designed to increase the positive
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As previously reported this summer, SOCAN and Re:Sound partnered on the launch of a new company, Entandem, which brings the music licensing previously managed separately by each organization into one jointly-operated business. With Entandem, businesses like retailers, restaurants, nightclubs, fitness clubs, and the myriad of other organizations that use
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