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 […]

The CCMA Unveils The Nominees For The 2023 CCMA Awards

JOSH ROSS LEADS WITH SIX NOMINATIONS, WHILE NEWLY ANNOUNCED HOSTS THE REKLAWS, DALLAS SMITH, AND TENILLE TOWNES EACH EARN FIVE DEAN BRODY, JADE EAGLESON, AND TIM & THE GLORY BOYS CELEBRATE FOUR NOMINATIONS EACH JADE EAGLESON, JAMES BARKER BAND, SAM HUNT, DALLAS SMITH, TENILLE TOWNES, AND TRAIN ADDED TO STAR STUDDED LIST OF PERFORMERS CTV […]

For Your Consideration – CCMA 1st Ballot

I founded Sound Check Entertainment 10 years ago this year and have since grown it to a media organization and now artist development / marketing company which specializes in marketing and promoting emerging Canadian country artists. After 10 years of watching from the sidelines I have joined the CCMA membership. I now humbly put my […]

Country songstresses perform to raise money for Las Vegas shooting victims.

On October 1st, 2017 the lives of many people changed forever. Country fans from near and far gathered in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival for what was supposed to be an evening filled with singing, laughter and a stompin’ good time. Little did the concert-goers know that lurking in the […]

Cobourg set to go Country Wild this June!

Some great news for country music fans east of Toronto who may have been disappointed when Boots and Hearts moved from Bowmanville to the Barrie area. Cobourg is set to get Country Wild as it plans to welcome the stars of Canadian country music for one day this June.