Digital Editor & music journalist @billboardca. | Expert on music, culture, business, tech. | Reach me at [email protected]
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Big day over here. Today, we published the first ever digital Canadian cover for @billboard. A big story on Punjabi music, which is quickly becoming one of the biggest genres in the world – and Canada is playing a major role. Big thanks to @jeevanksangha for co-writing this.
THE PUNJABI WAVE 🌎
Punjabi-Canadian artists are making a major global impact. Meet the artists at the forefront of the #PunjabiWave in @billboard’s FIRST EVER Canadian cover story: ca.billboard.com/music/punja…
LA VAGUE PENDJABIE🌎
Les artistes canado-pendjabis exercent une influence majeure dans le monde entier. Allez à la rencontre des artistes au premier plan de la #VaguePendjabie, à la une du TOUT PREMIER numéro canadien de @billboard: ca.billboard.com/punjabi-wav…
@ikkymusic , @jonitamusic , @GeetanDiMachine , @apdhillxn, @gurindergill96
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So excited to share Billboard x @billboardca's new cover featuring Daniel Caesar and an excellent profile penned by @trapunski: billboard.com/music/rb-hip-h…
I also moderated a 30 min convo btwn Daniel and Tyler, the Creator, which you can watch in full below: billboard.com/video/daniel-c…
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The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) has pulled out of SXSW amidst 'instability' in Canada-U.S. relations: ca.billboard.com/business/to…
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Today's @CommotionCBC felt huge. Learning so much I never knew from @mediabizto and @daltonhiggins5 about Jamaica music and its influence on Canadian culture. And then a NOW Magazine reunion with @trapunski, who came in to talk Junos. open.spotify.com/episode/6xw… – at Toronto, Ontario
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ca.billboard.com/fyi/david-f… A beautifully written piece from @billboardca Kerry Doole on the life of David Farrell who we sadly lost this morning.
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Breaking: @LiveNationCAD just announced a 50,000 capacity new outdoor venue in Toronto, Rogers Stadium: ca.billboard.com/business/to…
.@ShaboozeysJeans invited us onstage tonight! @billboardca celebrated his 15 week (and counting) run at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and presented him with a special plaque.
#Shaboozey got a special gift from Billboard Canada for 15 weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100! 👏🏼🔥
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Announcing the inaugural honourees for Billboard Canada Women in Music. Award winners, industry spotlight, exclusive interviews and performances – it’s all available to read here! ca.billboard.com/women-in-mu…
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Announcing Billboard Canada's Woman of the Year 2024: @Charlottecardin!
Check out the Billboard Canada Woman in Music cover story here: ca.billboard.com/music/pop/c…
#BillboardCanadaWomenInMusic
The @PolarisPrize long list is out! Some good stuff this year: ca.billboard.com/music/award…
This weekend, my story on Finch West construction won a National Magazine Award and two packages I contributed to (Finch West and Mayor’s Race issues) won too! Congrats to @catsarov and @TheLocal_TO!
The Local capped off awards season with prizes at yesterday's @DPAwards and @MagAwards. Thanks for reading and supporting Local journalism! thelocal.to/the-local-wins-d…
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Long-running Toronto music venue The Phoenix Concert Theatre is closing in early 2025, but its owners are hoping to reopen in a new downtown location: ca.billboard.com/music/music…
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Tonight, the winner of the inaugural Billboard Canada Non-Performing Songwriter Award (presented by @SOCANmusic) will be announced. Here are all five of the shortlisters: ca.billboard.com/music/award…
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Billboard Canada's much-anticipated Power Players list is coming out tomorrow, but we're revealing the No. 1 a day early. Read an interview with Live Nation's Canadian-born CEO of Global Touring, Arthur Fogel: ca.billboard.com/business/to…
Here’s a nice new thing we’re doing with SOCAN.
ANNOUNCEMENT: We're launching the Billboard Canada Non-Performing Songwriter Award, presented by @SOCANmusic.
The first award of its kind, the inaugural edition will be presented at our Power Players event on June 2 in Toronto. Details here:
ca.billboard.com/music/award…
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Karan Aujla took home the @TikTokCanada fan choice award at @TheJUNOAwards. Here's how he's among a new wave of Punjabi-Canadian artists making huge moves worldwide: ca.billboard.com/music/punja…
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Punjabi-Canadian superstar Karan Aujla, Montreal's Charlotte Cardin, The Beaches, and TALK were the big winners at tonight's #JunoAwards2024. Read our full report here: ca.billboard.com/music/award… #JUNOS
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The #JUNOAwards are on tonight at 8 pm, but the majority of the awards were given out at an awards dinner last night. Here are all 42 of the winners so far: ca.billboard.com/music/award…
For @billboardca, I interviewed Nate Ferraro (formerly of the Midway State), one of the three Canadian songwriters credited on Beyoncé’s Hot 100-topping “Texas Hold ‘Em”: ca.billboard.com/music/count…
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Here is the full list of @TheJUNOAwards nominations for 2024: ca.billboard.com/music/award…
