‘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 for each of the respective 2024 awards. In the very near future we’ll start seeing the same but on a national scale as the Canadian Country Music Association will start balloting for their own 2024 Awards taking place this fall in Edmonton.
Paige Rutledge releases her most personal song to date! “Gone Ain’t Really Gone”
“My dad was telling me a story over Christmas about this baby blue truck my grandfather used to drive, and I took that story to my next writing session with Rich Cloke and Elias Edlund. This is easily one of the most personal and vulnerable songs I have written and am releasing.” said Paige about her new single “Gone Ain’t Really Gone” which is available on streaming everywhere today and is being distributed by the new Streaming Room collaboration between Sound Check Entertainment and True North Country.
21ish artists from 2021 you need to know! A year in review!
Well here we are, end of another year. 2021, the year started with a glimmer of hope and as the year went on the light at the end of this long COVID tunnel grew brighter and brighter…but it turns out the light was just an oncoming train called Omicron that would set us back even further than ever before. So we’re ending the year right back where we started the year…more or less locked down.
Harmoniafest returns for second annual all-female music festival
Canadian country artist Nicole Rayy is excited to announce that HarmoniaFest, the first ever all female Canadian country festival, will be returning for its second annual event on Saturday, September 11. This year HarmoniaFest teams up with Brooks Farms to bring you another talented female lineup including, Mackenzie Leigh Meyer, Jessie T, Jess and Tay, Jessica Sole, Paige Rutledge, Maddie Corinne and Nicole Rayy.
