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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Happy Father's Day! Videos by Fred Eaglesmith, Alec Fraser Jr and Jimmy Bowskill, Shae Dupuy
Links: Fred Eaglesmith, More Fred Eaglesmith Stories, Video above courtesy of Fred Eaglesmith - Topic
Links: Alec Fraser Jr, More Alec Fraser Stories, Jimmy Bowskill, More Jimmy Bowskill Stories, Video above courtesy of Alec Fraser Jr
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Friday, June 18, 2021
GOOD LUCK! 2021 Polaris Music Prize Long List (incl local artists)
From the Polaris Music Prize website:
In total, 204 albums were considered for the Long List by the 199 member jury.
This year’s Long List was unveiled in a video broadcast via the Polaris Facebook page and YouTube channels.
The 10 album Short List will be unveiled live on July 15 as part of a two-hour special during Drive on CBC Music. An encore broadcast of the special will be available on CBC Music, Sunday, July 18 at 10 p.m. The 2021 Polaris Music Prize-winning album will be revealed in the fall via CBC Music. More details on this will be announced in the coming weeks. Leading up to the reveal of the Short List, CBC Music will have a retrospective special on Sunday, July 11 at 10 p.m.
The Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year, judged solely on artistic merit, without consideration for genre or record sales. Additionally, the nine other nominated acts whose albums make the 2021 Short List will receive $3,000 each courtesy of Slaight Music.
Below is the Long List Reveal video
Links: Polaris Music Prize, More Polaris Stories, Video above courtesy of polarismusicprize
Complete list (local artists are bolded)
- Kathleen Edwards (Hamilton) – Total Freedom
Links: Kathleen Edwards, More Kathleen Edwards Stories, Video above courtesy of Kathleen Edwards - Daniel Lanois (Hamilton) – Heavy Sun
Links: Daniel Lanois, More Daniel Lanois Stories, Video above courtesy of Daniel Lanois - Topic - Zoon (Hamilton) – Bleached Wavves
Links: Zoon, Video above courtesy of Paper Bag Records - Art Bergmann – Late Stage Empire Dementia
- Bernice – Eau De Bonjourno
- The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
- Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Theory of Ice
- BIG|BRAVE – Vital
- Cadence Weapon – Parallel World
- Charlotte Cardin – Phoenix
- CFCF – memoryland
- Clairmont The Second – IT’S NOT HOW IT SOUNDS
- Helena Deland – Someone New
- DijahSB – Head Above The Waters
- Dominique Fils-Aimé – Three Little Words
- Fiver with the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition – Fiver with the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition
- Thanya Iyer – KIND
- Yves Jarvis – Sundry Rock Song Stock
- Rochelle Jordan – Play With the Changes
- LAL – Meteors Could Come Down
- Thierry Larose – Cantalou
- Russell Louder – Humor
- Elliot Maginot – Easy Morning
- Mustafa – When Smoke Rises
- Laura Niquay – Waska Matisiwin
- Nyssa – Girls Like Me
- The OBGMs – The Ends
- Dorothea Paas – Anything Can’t Happen
- Klô Pelgag – Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
- Savannah Ré – Opia
- Allison Russell – Outside Child
- Julien Sagot – Sagot
- Sargeant X Comrade – Magic Radio
- Shabason, Krgovich & Harris – Philadelphia
- Yu Su – Yellow River Blue
- Julian Taylor – The Ridge
- TEKE::TEKE – Shirushi
- TOBi – ELEMENTS Vol. 1
- Vagina Witchcraft – Vagina Witchcraft
- The Weather Station – Ignorance
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
CONGRATS! 1st Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Award Winners (incl local artists)
On June 12, 2021, the inaugural Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards were handed out at an online ceremony (shown below).
Links: SSIMA, More SSIMA Stories, Video above courtesy of Summer Solstice
Below is a complete list of winners. Local acts are bolded.
- Live Musical Performance: Joshua Arden Miller (Oshweken): Rez Bluez 25th Anniversary Concert
Links: More Joshua Arden Miller Stories, Video above courtesy of Toronto Blues Society - Recording Artist(s): DJ Shub (Six Nations)
Links: More DJ Shub Stories, Video above courtesy of DJ Shub - Artistic Video: Mother Roots by Silla and Rise
- Country Album: Don’t Mind If I Do by Jerry Sereda
- Hand Drum-Fiddle-Instrumental Album: Singing Is Healing by Joel Wood
- International Indigenous Artist-Group Recording: Cihkkojuvvon / Hidden by Gájanas
- Inuit Artist-Group: Silla and Rise
- Metis Artist-Group: Sandra Sutter
- Music In The Arts: Twin Flames: Grace Too
- Pop-Alternative-Rock Album: Omen by Twin Flames
- Pow Wow Traditional-Contemporary Album: Honouring Our Languages by Wabanaki Confederacy
- Radio Song Single: Battlefields by Twin Flames
- Rap-Hip Hop-Electronica Album: 20/20 by Mattmac
- Rising Star: Mary Bryton
- Roots Album: North Star Calling by Leela Gilday
- Social Voice: Burnstick
- Youth Leadership In Music: Warrior Women
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Monday, June 14, 2021
CONGRATS! Hamilton Arts Award Winners
From the Hamilton Arts Awards website:
The City Hamilton is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 City of Hamilton Arts Awards, presented in a series of eleven online podcast-style episodes that aired from June 3 to 12 as part of 2021 Hamilton Arts Week.
Here's the complete list of winners. Music-related ones are bolded.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Tom Wilson
Arts Champion
- Erica Commisso (CFMU)
- Judy Marsales (Brott Music Festival, Hamilton All Star Jazz Band, Hamilton Music Collective, Hamilton Music Advisory Team)
More Judy Marsales Stories - Nancy McKibbin Gray (Carnegie Gallery)
- Bradlee Henry
- Daniel Edmonds (musician)
More Dan Edmonds Stories - Andrew McPhail (visual art)
- Jim Ruxton (media artist)
- Jennifer Gilles (GritLit Festival)
- Jordi Alfaro (sculpture)
- Karen Ancheta (Porch Light Theatre)
- Leon ‘Eklipz’ Robinson (multi-dimensional artist)
- Olivia Brouwer (artist, sculptor)
- stylo starr (visual art)
Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories, Videos above courtesy of City of Hamilton
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Happy Portugal Day! Videos by Tony Gouveia, Banda Portuguesa de Hamilton, Amália Rodrigues
Please join us in celebrating our founder/blogger Lou's ethnic background!
Tony Gouveia is from Kitchener
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Below is a video featuring the late Amália Rodrigues, one of the biggest names in Portuguese music.
Links: Amália Rodrigues, More Amália Rodrigues Stories, Jorge Fernando, Video above courtesy of Amália Rodrigues - Official
Monday, June 7, 2021
CONGRATS! More 2021 Juno Winners
The televised 50th Juno Awards were broadcast on June 6, 2021. During the streamed opening night gala, a number of local artists brought home awards. Click here for our report on that.
You can view the show below.
Video above courtesy of CBC Music
Below is a complete list of winners from the broadcast.
- Juno Fan Choice: Shawn Mendes
- Album: After Hours by The Weeknd
- Artist: The Weeknd
- Breakthrough Artist: JP Saxe
- Breakthrough Group: Crown Lands
- Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Jann Arden
- Humanitarian Award: Tragically Hip
- Pop Album: Changes by Justin Bieber
- Special Achievement Award: Pegi Cecconi
- Traditional R&B/Soul Recording: Solid by Savannah Re
Video Highlights
The Band's Robbie Robertson from Six Nations wished the Junos a happy 50th
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Feist and the surviving members of the Tragically Hip perform.
Links: Tragically Hip, More Tragically Hip Stories, Feist, More Feist Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music
Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories
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Saturday, June 5, 2021
CONGRATS! 2021 Juno Opening Night Winners (incl local artists)
Here is the full opening gala:
Video above courtesy of CBC Music
Below is a complete list of winners. Local acts are bolded.
- Electronic Album: Suddenly by CARIBOU (Dundas)
Links: Caribou, More Caribou Stories, Video above courtesy of nostalgic music - Group: Arkells (Hamilton)
Links: Arkells, More Arkells Stories, Video above courtesy of Arkells Music, Video of the Arkells Accepting - Rock Album: Ruthless by JJ Wilde (Kitchener)
Links: JJ Wilde, More JJ Wilde Stories, Video above courtesy of JJ Wilde, Video of JJ Accepting - Vocal Jazz Album: With You by Sammy Jackson (St. Catharines)
Links: Sammy Jackson, More Sammy Jackson Stories, Video above courtesy of Sammy Jackson, Video of Sammy accepting the award
- Blues Album: Church House Blues by CRYSTAL SHAWANDA (released by Waterdown's True North Records) ft Hamilton's Jesse O'Brien on keys)
Links: Crystal Shawanda, More Crystal Shawanda Stories, Video above courtesy of Folk Roots and Blues, Crystal accepting the award - Adult Alternative Album: Sad Hunk by BAHAMAS
- Adult Contemporary Album: Such Pretty Forks in the Road by ALANIS MORISSETTE
- Album Artwork: NOTRE-DAME-DES-SEPT-DOULEURS – Klô Pelgag
- Alternative Album: Pray For It by July Talk
- Breakthrough Group: Crown Lands
- Children's Album: Heart Parade by Splash’N Boots
- Classical Album (Large Ensemble): Ginastera – Bernstein – Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre / Works for Violin and Orchestra by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano, feat. Andrew Wan
- Classical Album (Solo/Chamber): MOSAÏQUE by Ensemble Made In Canada
- Classical Album: Vocal or Choral: Massenet: Thaïs by Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir with Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
- Classical Composition: Violin Concerto “Adrano” by Samy Moussa
- Comedy Album: Horse Power by JACOB SAMUEL
- Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album: THE WAY by SHAWNA CAIN
- Contemporary R&B Recording: After Hours by The Weeknd
- Contemporary Roots Album: Bravado by ROSE COUSINS
- Country Album: The Lemonade Stand by Tenille Townes
- Dance Recording: BUBBA by KAYTRANADA
- Francophone Album: Quand la nuit tombe by Louis-Jean Cormier
- Indigenous Artist or Group: Leela Gilday
- Instrumental Album: Movements III by Blitz//Berlin
- International Album: Fine Line by Harry Styles
- Jazz Album (Group): The reMission by Andy Milne and Unison
- Jazz Album (Solo): Elegant Traveler by Jocelyn Gould
- Metal/Hard Music Album: Abyss by UNLEASH THE ARCHERS
- Music Video: NO ONE'S IN THE ROOM - Jessie Reyez
- Producer: WondaGurl
- Rap Recording: ELEMENTS Vol. 1 by TOBi
- Recording Engineer: Serban Ghenea
- Reggae Recording: I Pray by TOME x Sean Kingston
- Songwriter: The Weeknd
- Traditional Roots Album: Bet On Love by PHARIS & JASON ROMERO
- World Music Album: Espiral by OKAN
Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories
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