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LyricFind Receives Government of Canada Funding to Promote and Export Canadian Content via Lyrics and Lyric Translations

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Translations matter, and just as lyrics boost engagement, translated lyrics boost engagement across language barriers.

Toronto-based lyric licensing pioneers, LyricFind, have received funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage Creative Export Canada program to focus on and globalize Canadian content, using the power of lyrics and translation. The two-year project supports the licensing, transcription and translation of Canadian artists and songwriters’ lyrics, and monetizes their lyrics through LyricFind’s extensive roster of clients.

LyricFind will also power lyric translation display at live events globally and translate popular lyrics by Canadian artists like Drake and Carly Rae Jepsen into widely spoken world languages. The grant also allows for the translation of the most important Indigenous language songs into English and French, and reciprocates by translating top Canadian song lyrics into Indigenous languages, all with the help of First Nations music and language consultants. Lyric translations promise to spark additional engagement with songs in languages like Inuktitut, Cree, and Anishinaabemowin, as well as support interest in lesser-spoken Indigenous languages like Maliseet.

All told, this program will enable LyricFind’s biggest Canadian-focused content and translation distribution effort to date. ā€œWe created the first real global licensing ecosystem for lyrics, but we feel we have yet to bring the full linguistic breadth and artistic range of our home country to the wider world. Thanks to this project, we’re aiming to expand our catalog of Canadian content by a factor of ten,ā€ Darryl Ballantyne, Founder and CEO of LyricFind notes. ā€œWe’re excited to start sharing translated Canadian content around the globe.ā€

One of the most innovative aspects of the project is its use of human translation, which offers a more accurate and nuanced take on song meanings. ā€œAutomated translation works well in particular instances and with common language pairs, like Spanish to English, but in most cases, it fails to capture the complexity and subtlety of song lyrics in translation,ā€ reflects Robert Singerman, SVP, International Publishing at LyricFind, who has dedicated the last 15 years of his career to giving music subtitles.

ā€œIt’s like we’ve been watching a stunning foreign film without subtitles all this time,ā€ Singerman muses. ā€œNow we get to move deeper into music, whether it’s being played live or heard digitally in languages we don’t know. It’s what the troubadours and all songwriters and artists who followed intended; communication with the audience.ā€

Paul Brandt’s #NotInMyCity Receives Canadian Country Music Association’s Slaight Music Humanitarian Award

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The Canadian Country Music AssociationĀ Board of Directors is honoured to present the 2019 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award toĀ Paul BrandtĀ for the leaps and bounds he has made in raising awareness and taking action to end child sexual exploitation and sex trafficking in Canada with hisĀ #NotInMyCityĀ movement. Given out annually, the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award celebrates a person or organization who has made an outstanding contribution of time and energy in support of humanitarian causes.

ā€œNot only is Paul Brandt one of the greatest entertainers in our format and our country, he is an extraordinary humanitarian.Ā  Using his platform, he has become a strong voice for those affected by the horrible crimes of child sexual exploitation and sex trafficking in Canada and we are in awe of the change he is creating,ā€ said Tracy Martin, CCMA President. ā€œThe CCMA is honoured to recognize #NotInMyCity and Paul’s remarkable efforts to bring attention to this urgent issue in our country.ā€

Founded by Brandt in July 2017,Ā #NotInMyCityĀ serves to educate the public about the realities of human trafficking while also uniting Canadians in the fight to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens. Brandt and collaborative stakeholders recognized that many Canadians were unaware of the staggering facts surrounding trafficking. For example, 93% of Canada’s trafficking victims come from Canada and more than 75% of people working in the Canadian sex trade began working as a child.Ā  More than a quarter of victims are under the age of 18 and, despite being only four per cent of Canada’s population, Indigenous Canadians represent half of all human trafficking victims. Today, #NotInMyCity is a strong, collaborative organization, working with established agencies and groups to raise awareness and take action to combat human trafficking.

ā€œHuman trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in Canada today,ā€ said Brandt. ā€œOn behalf of the millions of human trafficking victims in the world, I am moved to be receiving the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award recognizing the #NotInMyCity movement. Our Allies have courageously stepped up and chosen to be on the right side of history. We must end the sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of children for profit occurring in Canada and around the world.ā€

Partners and supporters of #NotInMyCity include a growing list of visionary businesses and organizations along with First Nations groups, representatives from Ministries within the Provincial Government, the City of Calgary and City of Edmonton as well as sectors of Police, Justice, Health, Children’s Services, Education and not-for-profit community agencies. The Calgary International Airport and Edmonton International Airport have also partnered with #NotInMyCity to help stop trafficking.

ā€œMy father Allan and the Slaight family believe strongly in helping the communities we live in and supporting grassroots initiatives that raise awareness of deserving issues,ā€ saysĀ Slaight Communications CEO, Gary Slaight. ā€œI congratulate Paul Brandt on both his #NotinMyCity initiative and his Buckspring Foundation that have helped to better lives. There’s no question that Paul is richly deserving of the honour that comes with receiving the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award.ā€

This CCMA Award of Achievement is named the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award in recognition of the generous donation made by the Slaight Music Foundation. The 2019 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award will be presented to Paul Brandt during a private industry event as part of Country Music Week 2019, taking place September 5-8 in Calgary, Alberta. For further details on the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award and other CCMA Awards of Achievement clickĀ here.

To learn more about #NotInMyCity visitĀ notinmycity.ca.

The Floppotron Is Back – This Time With A Cover Of Gary Numan’s “Cars”

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SPaweł Zadrożniak’s Floppotron hasn’t forgotten where it came from, this time with a version of the synth-heavy, robotic sounds of Gary Numan’s 1979 hit Cars.

Photo Gallery: Lionel Richie at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage

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All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com

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Elvis Presley Gets Two New Releases To Celebrate 1969

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A pair of Elvis Presley box sets are on their way celebrating the 50th anniversary of the music he made in Las Vegas and Memphis in 1969. Live 1969 and American Sound 1969 are due out Aug. 9 and Aug. 23, respectively.

First chronicled in part on the album Elvis In Person At The International Hotel 50 years ago, Live 1969 showcases this incredibly, important phase in Elvis’ career in definitive detail – his first live shows following his triumphant, 1968 comeback for NBC after an 8 year absence from playing live. This box set features 11 complete sets from the first of his many engagements at The International Hotel (several of which are released in full for the first time, with one show entirely unreleased), allowing fans a more definitive picture of The King’s glorious return to the concert stage. In addition to a 52-page book which includes rare photos, memorabilia and an oral history by Ken Sharp curated from historic interviews with Elvis, Colonel Tom Parker, Tom Jones, Jerry Schilling, James Burton, Cissy Houston, Terry Blackwood, George Klein, Fats Domino and more.

Also, being released August 9, 2019 is the Graceland exclusive colored vinyl Elvis Presley: Live At The International Hotel, Las Vegas NV-August 26, 1969 Vinyl LP Set. ā€œI was missing the contact with a live audience,ā€ Elvis says in this show, and at every show during his first engagement at The International Hotel in Las Vegas. Apart from two shows in 1961 and the recent TV show, Elvis hadn’t performed on stage for 11 years. After years of increasingly worse movies and diminishing record sales, Elvis had just managed to turn his career around with his 1968 TV special. The show had aired on December 3, 1968, and it was a surprising reminder to the world of just how magnetic a performer Elvis Presley still was. Just weeks later Elvis recorded more than 30 songs in Memphis, some of the best work of his career, and the return to live performances on July 31, 1969 was the third step of his resurrection as an artist.

You can check them out here.

American Sound 1969, meanwhile, will comprise 90 tracks of rare and unreleased material that Elvis recorded during the American Studio sessions that produced his acclaimed record, From Elvis in Memphis. That set is available to pre-order and will only be available digitally.

Live 1969 Track List

Disc 1 – August 21, 1969, Midnight show
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€*
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
07) ā€œHound Dogā€
08) ā€œMemoriesā€
09) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€
10) Monologue*
11) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
12) ā€œRunawayā€
13) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€
14) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
15) Introductions, including ā€œHappy Birthdayā€ sung to James Burton
16) ā€œIn The Ghetto (Scott ā€œMacā€ Davis)
17) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€
18) ā€œWhat’d I Sayā€
19) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

Disc 2 — August 22, 1969, Dinner show
1) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
2) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
3) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
4) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
5) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
6) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
7) ā€œHound Dogā€
8) ā€œMemoriesā€
9) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€
10) Monologue
11) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
12) ā€œRunawayā€
13) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€
14) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
15) Introductions
16) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
17) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€
18) ā€œWhat’d I Sayā€
19) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

Disc 3 — August 22, 1969, Midnight show
1) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€*
2) ā€œI Got A Womanā€ *
3) ā€œAll Shook Upā€ *
4) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
5) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
6) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€*
7) ā€œHound Dogā€*
8) ā€œMemoriesā€ *
9) ā€œMy Babeā€
10) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€
11) Monologue*
12) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
13) ā€œFunny How Time Slips Awayā€
14) ā€œRunawayā€
15) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€*
16) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€*
17) Introductions*
18) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€*
19) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€*
20) ā€œWhat’d I Sayā€
21) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€*

Disc 4 — August 23, 1969, Dinner show
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
07) ā€œHound Dogā€
08) ā€œMemoriesā€
09) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€
10) Monologue
11) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
12) ā€œRunawayā€
13) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€
14) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
15) Introductions
16) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
17) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€
18) ā€œWhat’d I Sayā€
19) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

Disc 5 — August 23, 1969, Midnight show
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
07) ā€œHound Dogā€
08) ā€œMemoriesā€
09) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€
10) Monologue
11) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
12) ā€œRunawayā€
13) ā€œReconsider Babyā€
14) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€
15) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
16) Introductions
17) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
18) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€
19) ā€œWhat’d I Sayā€
20) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

Disc 6 — August 24, 1969, Dinner show
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
07) ā€œHound Dogā€
08) ā€œI Can’t Stop Loving Youā€
09) ā€œJohnny B. Goodeā€
10) Monologue
11) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
12) ā€œRunawayā€
13) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€
14 ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
15) Introductions
16) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
17) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€)
18) ā€œWhat’d I Sayā€
19) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

Disc 7 — August 24, 1969, Midnight show (Complete show previously unreleased)
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
07) ā€œHound Dogā€
08) ā€œI Can’t Stop Loving Youā€*
09) ā€œJohnny B. Goodeā€
10) Monologue*
11) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
12) ā€œRunawayā€*
13) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€
14) ā€œWords (Robin, Barry & Maurice Gibb)
15) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
16) Introductions*
17) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
18) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€
19) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

Disc 8 — August 25, 1969, Dinner show (Complete show previously unreleased)
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€*
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€*
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€*
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€*
07) ā€œHound Dogā€*
08) ā€œMemoriesā€
09) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€*
10) Monologue*
11) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€*
12) ā€œFunny How Time Slips Awayā€
13) ā€œRunawayā€
14) ā€œWordsā€
15) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
16) Introductions*
17) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
18) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€*
19) ā€œWhat’d I Sayā€*
20) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€*

Disc 9 — August 25, Midnight show
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
07) ā€œHound Dogā€
08) ā€œI Can’t Stop Loving Youā€
09) ā€œMy Babeā€
10) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€
11) Monologue
12) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
13) ā€œRunawayā€
14) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€
15) ā€œWordsā€
16) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
17) Introductions
18) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
19) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€
20) ā€œWhat’d I Sayā€
21) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

Disc 10 — August 26, 1969, Dinner show
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
07) ā€œHound Dogā€
08) ā€œMemoriesā€
09) ā€œMy Babeā€
10) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€
11) Monologue
12) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
13) ā€œRunawayā€
14) ā€œInherit The Windā€
15) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
16) Introductions
17) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
18) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€)
19) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

Disc 11 — August 26, 1969, Midnight show
01) ā€œBlue Suede Shoesā€
02) ā€œI Got A Womanā€
03) ā€œAll Shook Upā€
04) ā€œLove Me Tenderā€
05) ā€œJailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruelā€
06) ā€œHeartbreak Hotelā€
07) ā€œHound Dogā€
08) ā€œI Can’t Stop Loving Youā€
09) ā€œMystery Train/Tiger Manā€
10) Monologue
11) ā€œBaby, What You Want Me To Doā€
12) ā€œRunawayā€
13) ā€œAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā€ (Laughing version)
14) ā€œRubberneckin’ā€
15) ā€œYesterday/Hey Judeā€
16) Introductions
17) ā€œIn The Ghettoā€
18) ā€œThis Is The Storyā€
19) ā€œSuspicious Mindsā€
20) ā€œCan’t Help Falling In Loveā€

*Previously unreleased

The Velvet Underground’s ā€˜The Complete Matrix Tapes’ Gets Vinyl Box Set Release

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The Velvet Underground toured extensively in 1969, but set up shop inĀ San FranciscoĀ in November and early December for a series of 18 nights over four separate engagements, the first at the Family Dog, the rest at the fabled North Beach club the Matrix, opened in a one-time pizza parlor by Jefferson Airplane’sĀ Marty BalinĀ in 1965. Over the course of their residency, which beganĀ November 11th, the club’s four-track recorder, manned by ownerĀ Peter Abram from a booth at the side of the stage, was rolling through much of it captures the highlights of two nights – November 26, the dayĀ Richard NixonĀ authorized a bill to create a draft lottery, andĀ November 27, Thanksgiving – as detailed inĀ Rolling StoneĀ editorĀ David Fricke’sĀ liner notes in the box set booklet.

Originally release as a CD box set,Ā The Velvet Underground – The Complete Matrix TapesĀ makes its vinyl debut as a limited edition, eight-LP, 43-track box set and will be available worldwide onĀ July 12Ā and exclusively available in the U.S. throughĀ shop.velvetundergroundmusic.com.

These shows, taped several months after the release of the third, self-titledĀ Velvet UndergroundĀ album earlier that year, and before heading to the studio to recordĀ LoadedĀ the following spring, featured the post-John Cale incarnation of the band, with newest memberĀ Doug YuleĀ on bass and keyboards joiningĀ Lou ReedĀ and remaining members guitaristĀ Sterling MorrisonĀ and percussionistĀ Maureen Tucker.Ā Some versions of these performances, taken from soundboard mixes, were first issued in 1974 by Mercury Records as part of a double LP,Ā Ā 1969 The Velvet Underground LiveĀ , while other audience recorded versions released were taken from cassette tapes made by the lateĀ Bob Quine, a huge fan and, at the time, aĀ St. LouisĀ law student who later went on to play guitar for both Richard Hell and Reed. Quine was at a number of the shows during their stint at the club, and his cache eventually was released in 2001 asĀ The Quine Tapes.

The Velvet Underground – The Complete Matrix TapesĀ features 43 recordings that have been mixed down directly from the original in-house multi-tracks, including the 18 tracks featured on aĀ Super Deluxe EditionĀ of the Velvets’ third album and nine previously unreleased performances marking the first time all the available tapes will be released commercially. As can be heard, the shows were intimate, and features early versions of yet-to-be-recorded songs like “Sweet Jane,” “New Age” and “Rock & Roll.”Ā  Set One includes previously unreleased versions of “Some Kinda Love” and “Sweet Jane,” while Set Two’s rarities include performances of “There She Goes Again,” “After Hours” and “We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together.”Ā  Set Three’s highlight is the almost 40-minute-long “Sister Ray,” previously heard on the Super Deluxe Edition ofĀ Velvet Underground. Rare live takes of “Venus in Furs” (one on Set One, the other Set Two) and Set One’s “The Black Angel’s Death Song” (according to Fricke’s liner notes, the first time Yule had ever played the song) are also notable for their inclusion here.

Concludes Fricke aboutĀ The Velvet Underground – The Complete Matrix Tapes: “On one hand, [it] is just two nights, in one room, in the life of a working band. It also has everything they aspired to and achieved on stage, every night, everywhere: the magnificent aggression and determined joy; the fictions shot through with truth; the lasting bonds established in almost total, commercial blackout. You can easily walk into the music and never want to leave – a perfect definition of both a great rock & roll gig and a history that keeps on giving.”

Track Listing:

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – THE COMPLETE MATRIX TAPES LP BOX

LP ONE
Side 1
I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 1)
What Goes On (Version 1)

Side 2
Some Kinda Love (Version 1)
Heroin (Version 1)

LP TWO
Side 1
The Black Angel’s Death Song
Venus In Furs (Version 1)
There She Goes Again (Version 1)
We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 1)
Over You (Version 1)

Side 2
Sweet Jane (Version 1)
Pale Blue Eyes
After Hours (Version 1)

LP THREEĀ 
Side 1
I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 2)
Venus In Furs (Version 2)
Some Kinda Love (Version 2)
Over You (Version 2)

Side 2
I Can’t Stand It (Version 1)
There She Goes Again (Version 2)
After Hours (Version 2)

LP FOURĀ 
Side 1
We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 2)
SweetĀ Bonnie BrownĀ (It’sĀ Just Too Much)Ā 
Heroin (Version 2)

Side 2
White Light/White Heat (Version 1)
I’m Set Free

LP FIVE
Side 1
We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 3)
Some Kinda Love (Version 3)
There She Goes Again (Version 3)

Side 2
Heroin (Version 3)
Ocean

LP SIX
Side 1
SisterĀ Ray PartĀ 1

Side 2
SisterĀ Ray PartĀ 2

LP SEVENĀ 
Side 1
I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 3)
What Goes On (Version 2)
Some Kinda Love (Version 4)

Side 2
We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 4)
Beginning To See The Light
Lisa Says
New Age

LP EIGHT
Side 1
Rock & RollĀ 
I Can’t Stand It Anymore (Version 2)

Side 2
Heroin (Version 4)
White Light/White Heat (Version 2)
Sweet Jane Ā (Version 2)

 

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First time $300,000 Vancouver Music Fund to elevate Indigenous and underrepresented voices

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A first for the City: dedicated music funding aimed at boosting growth in the music sector, while reflecting Vancouver’s commitment to equity, diversity, and Reconciliation, and in alignment with the early findings of the Vancouver Music Strategy.

The City of Vancouver and Creative BC are proud to partner on three new music grant programs to support Indigenous and underrepresented artists and organizations within the City of Vancouver and the unceded traditional homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. These programs will be funded by the City’s $300,000 Vancouver Music Fund,Ā approved by Council in JanuaryĀ Ā (119 KB), and administered by Creative BC. In addition to these programs, Creative BC will leverage their existing music support programs for overall investment in Vancouver artists, programs, and initiatives.

Eligibility

The City of Vancouver funding for the one-time Creative BC programs will support new and emerging artists and industry professionals who experience systemic barriers to funding. Eligible groups may include those who identify as: Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and other Indigenous peoples; people of colour; people who live with disabilities; minority language speakers, cultural communities, and refugees; and, Trans, gender diverse, Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people.

ā€œVancouver’s remarkable music scene contributes to the city’s vibrancy and livability, and plays an important role in the economy of Vancouver’s creative sector,ā€ said Sandra Singh, General Manager of Arts, Culture and Community Services for the City of Vancouver and Chair of the Music Steering Committee.

Three grant streams

The City’s Vancouver Music Fund includes three grant streams in partnership with Creative BC:

  • Demo Program: Supporting new and emerging artists from underrepresented groups to create demo recordings and engage in mentorship and skill development with a BC producer.
  • Music Video Program: Supporting the creation of music videos for new and emerging artists from underrepresented groups to build audiences.
  • Industry Catalyst Program: Supporting projects that develop Vancouver’s music ecosystem and build the capacity of underrepresented groups. Individuals and collectives can apply, in addition to companies and organizations.

Applications for these programs open June 13.Ā  Applicants may apply to Creative BC for a grant of up to 100% of budgeted eligible expenditures, removing the usual requirement for matching funding, a barrier for many underrepresented groups. The deadline for applications for all three programs is July 24, 2019.

Apply here!

City of Ottawa Announces Ottawa Music Development Fund

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On June 26, Ottawa’s City Council approved aĀ $25,000 Ottawa Music Development Fund.Ā  The fund, which will be launched this summer, will provide ā€œsupport for the creation and expansion of projects that strengthen the music industry and ecosystem.ā€

The money is part of a three-year, $300,000 ā€œmusic strategyā€ endorsed by city council last year. The plan is designed to cut red tape and fund advocacy groups in an effort to better promote local artists and the businesses that cater to them.

Council also agreed to provide $10,000 in funding to create an Ottawa-Gatineau Music Awards and Hall of Fame, with winners expected to be announced in December. The awards will be organized by Canadian Live Music Association memberĀ Ottawa Music Industry Coalition.

CBC/Radio-Canada Is At The Heart Of Canada Day 2019 Celebrations With Live National Broadcasts On July 1

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CBC/Radio-Canada is bringing the nation together for a day of celebrations this Canada Day, with news coverage and entertainment programming on CBC, ICI RADIO-CANADA TƉLƉ, ICI ARTV, CBC News Network, ICI RDI, CBC Radio One, ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIƈRE, CBC Music, ICI MUSIQUE, Radio-Canada.ca and the CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV streaming services.

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CBC News Special Presentation: Canada Day 2019
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST

This three-hour CBC News special will be hosted byĀ The National‘s Rosemary Barton and Andrew Chang. Reporters from across the country will join Barton and Chang to provide updates on Canada Day celebrations across various communities.

Viewers outside of Canada can watch this on CBC News’Ā FacebookĀ andĀ YouTubeĀ pages.

CBC Music Festival Special
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST

Relive the largest, all-Canadian music festival from Toronto’s RBC Echo Beach. This year’s special includes performances and interviews from Alvvays, Stars, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Peach Pit and DJ NDN.

Canada Day in the Capital
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. EST

This special live event from Ottawa features fireworks and performances by Brett Kissel, Coeur de Pirate, Crystal Shawanda, Karim Ouellet, K’Naan, Marie Mai, The Strumbellas and William Prince.

Canadians living outside of Canada, fear not. You can watch the celebrations, too! CBC’sĀ YouTubechannel will be streaming the broadcast starting at 8 p.m. EST.

Feist Announces Podcasts Series Based On Her Latest Album

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Indie icon Feist knows a thing or two about love, loss, and everything in between. Through in-depth interviews with a time travel researcher, a Dreamer and activist, a transgender triathlete, an FBI undercover operative, a monogamous couple in adult film, a professional storm-chaser, an alter ego –and more– Pleasure Studies explores big themes from the tracks of her most recent album, 2017’s Pleasure: self-reinvention and creativity, the power of the natural world, youth, old age, wisdom, and the passing of time. We hear the stories of people who have followed their dreams, lived long lives, endured devastation, and come out the other side with a greater understanding of what it means to be alive.

You can listen to it below on Spotify or Apple: