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Unison Benevolent Fund COVID-19 Relief Program Surpasses $2 Million Raised

Unison Benevolent Fund COVID-19 Relief Program Surpasses $2 Million Raised iSplash photo credit: Sebastian IrviThe Unison Benevolent Fund's COVID-19 Relief Program, which supports music workers amid the pandemic, has to date raised over $2.1 million. The assistance program that offers discreet relief to music industry professionals in times of crisis,…

The City of Toronto and Slaight Family Foundation Make $2 Million Pact to Support Black Music Industry Professionals

The City of Toronto and Slaight Family Foundation Make $2 Million Pact to Support Black Music Industry Professionals The announcement was made Aug. 10 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre — (L to R); Slaight Music's Derrick Ross; Universal Music Canada's Kardinal Offishall, Phoenix's Lisa Zbitnew; Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson, Sony Music's Craig Mannix,Mayor…

Shawn Mendes, Lights, Tom Cochrane, Kardinal Offishall, Shawn Hook Join Others in Sign-Holding Kidney Foundation campaign

Shawn Mendes, Lights, Tom Cochrane, Kardinal Offishall, Shawn Hook Join Others in Sign-Holding Kidney Foundation campaign Shawn Mendes — photo credt: Cathy CutzNothing gets the word out as far and wide as social media. Attach a celebrity to your message —making their diverse followers a de facto workforce via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter shares — and…

Rising Hip Hop Artist Reema Major: "I coulda been one of those kids"

Rising Hip Hop Artist Reema Major: "I coulda been one of those kids" Sixteen-year-old rising hip hop artist Reema Major, currently working on her debut album for G7/Universal Music Canada and Cherrytree/Interscope in the U.S., doesn’t remember much about her life in Sudan. She was just a toddler when her mother had the opportunity to come to…

Former Child Soldier Emmanuel Jal To Speak at Canadian Schools, Release Album On Universal

Former Child Soldier Emmanuel Jal To Speak at Canadian Schools, Release Album On Universal Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier now 31, is making a name for himself as a conscious rapper on a global scale. The new album, See Me Mama, will be released in Canada in September via his own label, Gatwitch, through Universal Music Canada. The first single is "…

The Remix Project Provides At-Risk Youth Six Months Of Creative Arts Training

The Remix Project Provides At-Risk Youth Six Months Of Creative Arts Training The Remix Project The Remix Project's recording studio is a registered charity for the arts in Toronto that helps creatively gifted “at risk” teens and young adults, often from troubled or disadvantaged backgrounds, who don’t have the usual opportunities to fulfill their true…