Musicians
AWOLNATION Promoting Mental Health With The Jed Foundation
AWOLNATION Promoting Mental Health With The Jed Foundation Alternative pop-rock act AWOLNATION is partnering with mental health non-profit organization The Jed Foundation (JED) to shed light on mental health issues and raise funds for JED’s mental health awareness efforts. AWOLNATION founder Aaron Bruno began having social media conversations with other…
WATCH: Jason McCoy And Kyle McKearney’s “Hunger Strike” Push For Food Banks Canada
WATCH: Jason McCoy And Kyle McKearney’s “Hunger Strike” Push For Food Banks Canada Kyle McKearney and Jason McCoy — photo credit: screenshot fromCanadian musicians Jason McCoy and Kyle McKearney have almost reached their goal of raising $10,000 for Food Banks Canada with the video for their cover of Temple Of The Dog's "Hunger Strike," but are in need of…
National Music Centre and TD Launch New Music Opportunities for Indigenous Artists
National Music Centre and TD Launch New Music Opportunities for Indigenous Artists Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, Calgary — photo credit: Bittermann Photography. Museum and performance venue National Music Centre (NMC) in Calgary has teamed up with TD Bank to launch OHSOTO’KINO, an initiative to create additional opportunities for…
MusiCounts Launches Hip Hop and Social Justice Resource For Schools
MusiCounts Launches Hip Hop and Social Justice Resource For Schools Graphic provided by MusiCounts.Canadian music education charity MusiCounts, an arm of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences which presents the Juno Awards, has launched a new resource called #BlackMusicMatters: Hip-Hop & Social Justice in Canada. The listening and…
Billie Eilish Joins Campaign To Release Memphis Zoo Pandas
Billie Eilish Joins Campaign To Release Memphis Zoo Pandas Panda Ya Ya — photo credit: Panda VoicesSinger/songwriter Billie Eilish has joined with international animal protection non-profit organization In Defense of Animals and Panda Voices to call for the immediate retirement of giant pandas YaYa and LeLe from Memphis Zoo. The two animals were shipped…
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation Commits $15M To Climate Justice
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation Commits $15M To Climate Justice Rihanna — photo credit: Universal Music CanadaRihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has committed $15 million (USD) to 18 different organizations working on climate justice. The money will be spread across 11 groups in the United States, and seven in Caribbean countries, as part of the #…
The Recording Academy And GLAAD Team Up For LGBTQ+ Initiatives
The Recording Academy And GLAAD Team Up For LGBTQ+ Initiatives The Recording Academy has donated $150,000 (all dollar figures are U.S.) to GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) media advocacy organization, to support its work to diversify the music industry and champion musicians in that community. The two…
Bret Michaels To Auction Bentley Continental GT To Support His Life Rocks Foundation
Bret Michaels To Auction Bentley Continental GT To Support His Life Rocks Foundation Barrett-Jackson chairman and chief executive officer Craig Jackson and president Steve Davis flank Bret Michaels in front of the 2007 Bentley Continental GT that will be auctioned in support of Bret Michaels Life Rocks Foundation — photo provided by Time Piece PR &…
Musician's Freedom Marching Project Offers Music And More
Musician's Freedom Marching Project Offers Music And More Rufus John — photo credit: Hillary Gauld-Camilleri Toronto singer/songwriter Rufus John has created The Freedom Marching Project, a musical, multimedia and fundraising initiative inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and civil rights activism. The Black Caribbean-Canadian R&B/soul…
Rare Super Bowl Prints of The Weeknd To Benefit UN World Food Programme
Rare Super Bowl Prints of The Weeknd To Benefit UN World Food Programme Hyghly Allenye — photo credit: Eric Black.Hyghly Allenye, The Weeknd’s official tour photographer and co-founder of the XO label, has made some of his never-before-seen Super Bowl LV photos of the international music star available in limited…
WATCH: New Theo Tams Documentary About Mental Health Streams for Free
WATCH: New Theo Tams Documentary About Mental Health Streams for Free Theo Tams — photo credit: Sick Not Weak.The premiere of Theo Tams: One Last Chance will stream for free on the Hot Docs web site Jan. 20, in advance of Bell Let’s Talk Day, the communication giant’s campaign to raise funds and awareness about mental health. The 40-minute documentary…
Unison Asks Music Industry to Take To Social Media To Increase Awareness and Donations
Unison Asks Music Industry to Take To Social Media To Increase Awareness and Donations A pre-pandemic concert — photo credit: Karen BlissWith the live music industry still not up-and-running due to covid-19 and its latest aggressive variant, demand for the financial and mental health services offered by Canadian music industry charity The Unison Fund is…
INTERVIEW: D.O.A.'s Joe Keithley To Ramp Up Harmony for All Musical Instrument Program
INTERVIEW: D.O.A.'s Joe Keithley To Ramp Up Harmony for All Musical Instrument Program Joe Keithley, ahead of a musical instrument donation drive last month at Burnaby City Hall — photo credit: FacebookMusician turned politician Joe Keithley initiated the Harmony for All musical instrument lending program in Burnaby, B.C. in 2019, but it will kick…
WoodSongs Host Launches Campaign To Replace Damaged Instruments For Tornado Victims
WoodSongs Host Launches Campaign To Replace Damaged Instruments For Tornado Victims Michael Johnathon — screenshot. American folk singer/songwriter Michael Johnathon, host of the WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour, has launched the WoodSongs Tornado Relief Effort to replace damaged or lost musical instruments for free for any person or organization affected…
Haviah Mighty Calls on Black-Owned Businesses for IG Version of Dragon's Den
Haviah Mighty Calls on Black-Owned Businesses for IG Version of Dragon's Den Haviah Mighty — photo Yung Yemi.Polaris Music Prize recipient Haviah Mighty, whose latest release is a mixtape called Stock Exchange, has launched a Black-owned business giveway, Dragon’s Den style. The Canadian rapper is putting up $10,000, which she will disperse to Black…