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Last Saturday evening, Serena Ryder finished off the Ontario leg of her tour at Kingston’s Grand Theatre and she was a huge hit!

Saturday June 25th, Serena Ryder headlined the Ottawa Dragonboat Festival at Mooney’s Bay. The concerts at the festival are free events, making for a great way to entertain the whole family without breaking the bank. It was a great show by one of Canada’s greatest singers!

Charlotte Cardin leads with three awards

24 first-time winners take home a coveted JUNO statuette

Special honours presented to Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark (Humanitarian Award Presented by Music Canada), the late Denise Jones (Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award) and Dallas Green (MusiCounts Inspired Minds Ambassador Award Presented by Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation)

During the start of the pandemic, Josh Ramsay needed something to do while in isolation. He indulged himself by writing songs in as many different genres as possible. Josh explains, “my goal was to try and do as many genres as possible, so it feels kind of like a variety show. I see it as my ‘calling card’ – not just as a songwriter, but as a producer and arranger.”

FREDERICTON — Get ready for a super spectacular, stacked line-up for Harvest’s 30th anniversary, September 14th to 19th in Downtown Fredericton! Harvest is proud to announce a sensational 30th anniversary line-up, including southern rock and alt-country-soul legends, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, pop/rock chart toppers, The Revivalists, heartland roots rocker and singer-songwriter John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band, vintage rock and soul singer-songwriter, Grace Potter, and many more!

Trixstar is pleased to launch Canada’s first dedicated socially distanced concert venue this summer. The Together Again Outdoor Concert Series is set to take place at the historic Racetrack Infield on the Edmonton Exhibition Lands (formerly Northlands Park). The world has changed, and live events are changing with it; a new outdoor concert series bringing people together in a safe way is here.

Ali Gatie and Tate McRae, Jessie Reyez, Justin Bieber,
JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels, Kardinal Offishall,
Maestro Fresh Wes, NAV, William Prince featuring
Serena Ryder and more confirmed to perform at
    The 50th Annual JUNO Awards on CBC    

The 2021 JUNO Awards will be broadcast nationwide Sunday, June 6 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, globally on CBCMusic.ca/junos and livestreamed on CBC Music’s TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages  

Appearances by Alessia Cara, Jim Cuddy, KAYTRANADA, Michael Bublé, Shania Twain, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of RUSH and more

Serena Ryder played to an enthusiastic (although “slightly” wet) crowd at the Bill Reid Amphitheatre for Surrey’s Canada Day celebration.  Even though the day had several dark and ominous clouds overhead, it stayed quite warm – and dry – that is until they were setting up for Serena’s set … 

The 11th annual Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival took place in Beaumont Alberta the weekend of June 15-17.  Known as “Canada’s biggest little music festival”, it is the country’s longest running all Canadian content music festival, highlighting the best in all music genres, not just blues and roots, including pop, folk, rockabilly and country music.  While the festival has always included a fairly even split between male and female artists, this year is the first time they have scheduled an all female Friday, headlined by Serena Ryder.