Tuesday March 9,2010
Corb takes part in Young Artists for Haiti!
A constellation of more than 50 Canadian stars gathered in Vancouver's The Warehouse Studio last month to record a song in aid of the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Spearheaded by legendary music producer Bob Ezrin and three-time 2010 Juno Award nominee K'naan under the banner Young Artists for Haiti, the song and video - a brand new rendition of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag' - will be available for sale wherever music is sold digitally as of Friday, March 12 at 12:01am ET. All proceeds from the sale of the single will go to Free The Children, War Child Canada and World Vision Canada in support of their on-the-ground efforts in Haiti.
Wednesday March 3,2010
Doc Walker receives nomination for 2010 Juno Awards
A big congratulations goes out to Doc Walker, who were nominated in the 2010 Juno category for Country Album of The Year. After taking home the award last year for their album, 'Beautiful Life', the guys couldn't be more honored to be nominated again this year for their album, 'Go.' Winners will be announced at the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, April 17th at the St. John's Convention Centre, as well as at the 2010 Juno Awards broadcast on CTV Sunday, April 18th at Mile One Centre in St. John's. Tickets to the Award Show go on sale Saturday, March 6th at 12:00 PM (NDT) and can be purchased at the Mile One Centre Box Office by phoning (709) 576-7657 or 1-800-361-4595. To view a complete list of the 2010 JUNO Awards nominees, click here.
Wednesday March 3,2010
Corb Lund honored with a 2010 JUNO Award nomination
Announced today, Corb Lund has received a JUNO nomination in the category of "Roots & Traditional Album of the year: Solo" for his album, 'Losin' Lately Gambler.' This marks the 4th JUNO nomination for Corb. Winners will be announced at the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, April 17th at the St. John's Convention Centre, as well as at the 2010 Juno Awards broadcast on CTV Sunday, April 18th at Mile One Centre in St. John's. Tickets to the Award Show go on sale Saturday, March 6th at 12:00 PM (NDT) and can be purchased at the Mile One Centre Box Office by phoning (709) 576-7657 or 1-800-361-4595. To view a complete list of the 2010 JUNO Awards nominees, click here.
Tuesday February 23,2010
Doc Walker in Top 10 on CMC!
Just one week before Doc Walker makes their first ever trip down under, their single "If I Fall" has made its way into the Australian Country Music Channel Top Ten! Doc Walker will make their debut in Australia for the CMC Rocks the Snowys Tour on March 5th followed by a week long string of shows. Visit the live section of their website for a complete listing of dates. Also, click here to place a request for Doc's song to keep climbing higher into the Top Ten on CMC! You have one week, Australia. Get ready!
Wednesday January 27,2010
Corb Lund featured in "Who Killed Country and Hip Hop?" Podcast
Corb Lund recently participated in a Podcast "Extended Play" hosted by
Lisa Christiansen, titled "Who Killed Country and Hip Hop?" Corb Lund
addresses the issue of Country music becoming less meaningful and more
commercial. He also discusses the lack of "honest artists" in the music
industry. For more information on the podcasts and to listen to "Who
Killed Country and Hip Hop?", click here.
Thursday January 21,2010
Corb Lund joins forces with Canada for Haiti Relief
A star-studded lineup of Canadian celebrities is coming together in support of Haiti relief efforts. Top personalities from the Canadian music, film, television and sports worlds have signed on for CANADA FOR HAITI, a one-hour, commercial-free special produced collaboratively between CBC Television, CTV and Global Television.
Broadcasting live from CBC headquarters in Toronto, CANADA FOR HAITI's stellar roster includes live performances from The Tragically Hip and K'naan, and features musical superstars Céline Dion, Justin Bieber, Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Simple Plan, David Foster, Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida and Measha Brueggergosman. Hollywood heavy hitters James Cameron, Michael J. Fox, Ryan Reynolds, William Shatner, Rachelle Lefevre, Joshua Jackson, Pamela Anderson, Jason Reitman, Eugene Levy, Norman Jewison, Tom Jackson, Will Arnett and Sandra Oh have signed on, joined by television stars Brent Butt, Hugh Dillon, Mike Holmes, Rick Mercer and Alex Trebek and humanitarian Craig Kielburger. MVPs Steve Nash and Wayne Gretzky will be participating, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor-General Michaelle Jean will also have special messages for Canadians.
Canadians can show their support by donating:
- Online at CanadaForHaiti.com
- Toll-free at 1-877-51-HAITI (42484)
- Text AID to 45678 (carrier charges may apply)
Funds will go towards a coalition of Canadian NGOs, including Canadian Red Cross Society, Care Canada, Free the Children, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam Quebec, Plan Canada, Save the Children Canada, UNICEF Canada and World Vision Canada.
Canadians can also tune in on the radio and on the web. CBC Radio 2 will broadcast CANADA FOR HAITI and HOPE FOR HAITI NOW starting at 7 p.m. ET/PT/CT, 8 p.m. MT/AT, 8:30 NT, hosted by Garvia Bailey. Go to CBC.ca/frequency for local station information. CBC.ca, CTV.ca, GlobalTV.com and MuchMusic.com will stream a live video feed of CANADA FOR HAITI online. CBC.ca, CTV.ca, GlobalTV.com and MTV.ca and will carry a live stream of HOPE FOR HAITI NOW.
CANADA FOR HAITI is hosted by Cheryl Hickey, Ben Mulroney and George Stroumboulopoulos, and broadcasts live on Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT, 8 p.m. AT/MT, 8:30 p.m. NT, 9 p.m. CT on CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, MTV, MuchMusic, and National Geographic Channel.
These above mentioned channels will also broadcast HOPE FOR HAITI NOW, a special live, commercial-free earthquake relief telethon at 7 p.m. CT, 8 p.m. ET/PT, 9 p.m. MT/AT, 9:30 p.m. NT.
For more details on this event, click here.
Wednesday January 13,2010
Steven Lee Olsen receives a Canadian Radio Music Awards Nomination
Yesterday, Steven was announced as a nominee for
The Canadian Radio Music Awards in the category of Best New Group/Solo Artist
(country) of the Year for his song, "Now". Steven shares this category with
fellow nominees Darren McGinnis, Dean Brody, One More Girl and Victoria
Banks.
Presented by the Canadian Association of
Broadcasters (CAB), the 13th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards honour Canada's
hottest rising radio music stars. The awards will be handed out at a gala
luncheon on Friday, March 12, 2010, at the Fairmont Royal York Toronto, as part
of Canadian Music Week celebrations.
Click here for more information as well as a list
of all CRMA Nominees.