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Taiwan promotes summer festival travel for Canadian visitors
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Taiwan Tourism Administration is pitching Canadian travellers on a summer packed with fireworks, arts, music, food and cultural events across the island.
Josiah Queen books first arena tour for spring 2027
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Josiah Queen will launch his first arena tour, the Damascus Road Tour, across 17 cities in the U.S. and Canada beginning April 8, 2027. The run follows the release of his new album Damascus Road and marks a major step up for one of Christian…
Roger Foley launches music campaign to fund return home from hospital
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Canadian artist and disability advocate Roger Foley has released a new song, lyric video and merchandise tied to a campaign to raise money for self-directed home care after 10 years in hospital.
Chest Fever releases live single The Weight ahead of album launch
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Chest Fever has released “The Weight” as the newest single from its live album The 21st Century Last Waltz – Live at Massey Hall, with the full project due Sept. 18, 2026. The song and its live video are now streaming as the band continues a…
Mike Butler enters Parksville mayoral race with tax-cutting, water and growth plan
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Mike Butler launched his campaign for mayor of Parksville on Sept. 11, 2026, promising lower taxes, lower water costs and more locally driven economic growth.
School of Rock launches 2026 AllStars Tour nationwide
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School of Rock will send 162 elite student musicians from 99 locations on a 33-city, 34-show U.S. tour starting July 20 to showcase its performance-based music education model and raise scholarship funds for youth who lack access to lessons.
Chest Fever launches first single from live Massey Hall album
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Chest Fever has released “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” the first single from its upcoming live album recorded at Toronto’s Massey Hall. The rollout begins a weekly series of singles and videos ahead of the full album’s streaming release…
Arabian Horse Association backs Canada’s National Arabian Championship
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The Arabian Horse Association is formally recognizing the 2026 Canada’s National Arabian Championship, set for Aug. 6-15 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba.
Philip Bailey honored by autistic musicians at Jazz Hands For Autism concert
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Earth, Wind & Fire singer Philip Bailey was celebrated in Culver City, Calif., at Jazz Hands For Autism’s 25th concert, where autistic musicians he mentored performed his catalog for him and he received the WayMaker Award.
Mission_Watch launches cinematic rock project built from frontline trauma and AI-assisted production
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Mission_Watch, the Nova Scotia music project from retired paramedic Shane Strong, is entering the international scene with cinematic alternative rock shaped by emergency-response experiences.
Kapoor Reels tops 500,000 views on Canada travel song
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Kapoor Reels says its multilingual travel production “Chal Chal Chal Tujhe Canada Ghumata Hun” has crossed 500,000 views, giving the creator-led project a new audience benchmark.
Young artists take youth dialogue from practice room to the United Nations
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Fifteen young musicians spent four days in New York for a youth arts program that mixed master classes, leadership training, a United Nations dialogue and a final concert.
Michael Stosic’s “So Easy to Love” hits No. 1 in South Africa
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Michael Stosic’s single “So Easy to Love” is gaining international chart traction ahead of another radio delivery on Aug. 31, topping Play MPE charts in South Africa and placing No. 2 in the Nordics.
Gavyn Bernhardt releases debut EP On the Air
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Philadelphia-area singer-songwriter Gavyn Bernhardt has released his debut EP, On the Air, on major streaming platforms and Bandcamp.
Richard Hatem launches 2026 Light in the Dark Tour
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Richard Hatem’s Paranormal Bookshelf will hit six cities in the U.S. and Canada from Sept. 13-20, 2026, ending with a featured appearance at the 24th Annual Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Pay It Forward 9/11 launches 11 Days of Kindness with global Be Kind video
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Pay It Forward 9/11 is marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a global a cappella music video and a campaign aimed at 25,000 acts of kindness.
SIX60 announces 2026 world tour across four continents
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New Zealand band SIX60 has announced 2026 tour dates across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia in support of its fifth album, Right Here Right Now. The run includes the band’s first-ever show at London’s Royal Albert Hall and extends…
Betty Moon’s Doll Machine hits streaming for the first time
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Betty Moon’s 2003 album Doll Machine is now streaming on Spotify and Apple Music for the first time via Evolver Music, Inc. The release gives longtime fans a digital version of the record and introduces a new audience to one of Moon’s early…
Kuniko Kato sets REICH90 North American tour for October and November 2026
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Percussionist Kuniko Kato will bring Steve Reich’s music to five North American stops in October and November 2026, including New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Vancouver and Indianapolis.
Pay It Forward 9/11 launches 11 Days of Kindness for 25th anniversary
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Pay It Forward 9/11 is marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a September 1-11 kindness campaign aimed at 25,000 good deeds.
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