Category Archives: Country, Bluegrass & Folk

Meghan Patrick, Tim Hicks, and Robyn Ottolini Lead In Nominations

You know winter is drawing to a close when the big concert announcements start to come in. 2020 had it’s share of drive-in shows with star studded line-ups and it looks like 2021 is going to bring us much of the same, at least for the first part of the summer. The first big drive-in festival announced it’s lineup this morning featuring headliners David Boyd Janes, Kansas Stone and Jason McCoy.

The sixth edition of the Lotbinière Country Festival, a pioneer of country music in Quebec and one of the largest of its kind in Eastern Canada, today announces the postponement of its current edition initially scheduled for mid-June.

The Weeknd leads with six nominations,
Jessie Reyez, JP Saxe and Justin Bieber with five

Voting is now open for JUNO Fan Choice Presented by Freedom Mobile. Fans are encouraged to vote on TikTok and at junofanchoice.ca

Country Newcomer Jordan Riley pulls an ‘All Nighter’ with his latest single. Hailing from a small town south of Barrie, Jordan Riley began his country music journey after falling in love with the genre. His roots reflect the small-town values and stories told through country music. Though it wasn’t until 2014 that Jordan had begun songwriting and, a few years later, he hit the studio.

The BeaverTails Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival Virtual Edition is proud to present its 2021 programming from February 5-21 on icedragonboat.ca and its social media.

Rod Black grew up on vintage country classics from southern rock pioneers to the original country outlaws. In 2017, Black got the attention of Bristol Records who receive worldwide distribution through SONY/The Orchard. Bristol Records quickly signed him to a multi-year contract. Black’s stage presence and his experience with touring is second to none, while his drive and passion for music is simply unstoppable.

In May when Brett Kissel announced the first country music drive-in concert in Edmonton, two Ottawa area fans knew they had to be there, no matter the cost.

DRAKE JENSEN, Nova Scotian and acclaimed Nashville recording artist, releases a cover of Corey Hart’s iconic hit “Never Surrender” in a compelling duet with Ottawa artist Lisa Thompson of the band Sovereign Council. The release is accompanied by an equally compelling video; both are dedicated to the front-line workers that helped the world through this challenging year.  

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 the super successful artists, who make millions of dollars in royalties in their sleep, were on every TV telling us that we’re in this together while yet to be established artists lost sleep over where they’d find money for rent or food now that they’re primary income source, gigs, had dried up.