To vote or not to vote, that is the question

‘Tis the season once again where artists, musicians and industry folk alike start taking to social media to drum up support for the award du jour. Over the last few weeks I’ve seen posts from members of Country Music Alberta as well as from the Country Music Association of Ontario membership all asking for support […]

What’s wrong with Canadian Country Music?

I’ll say it again, what’s wrong with Canadian Country Music? I mean there must be a problem if we need to turn to big American acts at events that are intended to celebrate our home grown talent…right? Can most Canadians even name a Canadian country artist without having to Google them first? Anyone wonder why […]

2020 the year of the Indie artist

And just like that 2020 is in the past and a new year is upon us. As every spends the day struggling with the resolutions they made last night let’s take a look back at the year that was. 2020 was a year that the entertainment industry went dark. Theatres, stadiums all sat empty and […]

COVID-19 Turns Off The Music

As the news continues to breaks with Covid 19, so many things are coming to an immediate stop, including our music industry.

The Day the Music Died

Let’s talk about the last 24 hours for a minute. Yesterday morning I came to work, as I do every day. For the most part I was expecting a relatively normal day knowing that by the late afternoon our coverage of events at the JUNO Awards in Saskatoon would be needing my attention.  But at […]

Statement from Live Nation, AEG, CAA, WME, Paradigm, UTA and evenko

“The world’s leading forces in live entertainment have come together to form a global task force to drive strategic support and unified direction ensuring precautionary efforts and ongoing protocol are in the best interest of artists, fans, staff, and the global community.”

This One’s for the Girls – 5 Featured Females Friday November 8

Here at Sound Check Entertainment we have always been huge supporters of Women In Music. It’s no secret that women struggle in this business, regardless of their talent or popularity. A year ago we joined forces with our friends at Country 101.1 and GallantMEDIA to launch the FavFive t-shirt campaign, a campaign that has since […]