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Space for us to be who we are’: Cree musician from Maskwacis, Alta., wins first Juno – CBC
Mar 27, 2024 Joel Wood awarded traditional Indigenous artist of the year for album Sing, Pray, Love Plains Cree musician Joel Wood cracks up his wife as he describes how he emerged from his mother’s womb. “I kind of came out singing — Waahh Yaaahh Hoka hey,” Wood says. Despite a lifetime of performing, Wood […]
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Read MoreCorn field to year-round music in nature centre, Westben turns 25 – Trentonian
Mar 26, 2024 I’d like to say that it feels like yesterday (1997), when we were on our front lawn with a group of friends dreaming about how to keep musical events happening more regularly in our community. We had just finished doing a fully staged version of Jesus Christ Superstar at a local church […]
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Read MoreDestination Indigenous Sponsors Contemporary Indigenous Artist/Group of the Year at 2024 JUNO Awards
Kjipuktuk, Halifax, NS – Destination Indigenous (part of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada) is proud to have sponsored the JUNO Awards category — Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year Award — at the JUNO Opening Night Awards held in Halifax on Saturday, March 23, 2024. At the Opening Night Awards, the Indigenous […]
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Read MoreInuk singer-songwriter won Canada’s contemporary Indigenous artist of the year – Radio-Canada
March 26, 2024 Inuktitut was nominated for two Juno awards, and, on Sunday, won Elisapie the award for contemporary Indigenous artist of the year. (The second nomination was for album artwork of the year, which was awarded to Nicolas Lemieux, Mykaël Nelson and Albert Zablit for Riopelle Symphonique, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.) The album has 10 tracks, translating Heart, Metallica, […]
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Read MoreThe Indigenous winners of the 2024 Juno Awards – APTN News
March 25, 2024 The 2024 Juno Awards were held in Halifax on Sunday. Angel Moore has a wrap up of all the Indigenous artists who went home with hardware. Read More: https://www.aptnnews.ca/videos/the-indigenous-winners-of-the-2024-juno-awards/
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Read MoreIndigenous hip-hop group reunites after 12-year hiatus – CBC
Winnipeg’s Most is performing in the city this week for the first time in more than a decade, as a tribute to founding member Jamie Prefontaine, a.k.a. Brooklyn. Billy Pierson and Tyler Rogers will take to the stage at the Burton Cummings Theatres on Thursday night. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1.7155438
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Read MoreAnne Murray, Nelly Furtado and Punjabi fusion highlight Junos, with Oshawa’s Daniel Caesar winning for second time – Insauga
March 25, 2024 It was a night of glitz and glamour in Halifax, with music legend and Nova Scotia icon Anne Murray on hand to present the first award and get the ceilidh started at Sunday’s Juno Awards. It was a night of firsts, with Aysanabee winning for Alternative Album of the Year and Songwriter […]
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Read MoreStephen Richardson Named the 2024 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year
March 25, 2024 MusiCounts is proud to announce Stephen Richardson from École St. Joseph School in Yellowknife, NT as the winner of the prestigious 2024 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award, presented by Anthem Entertainment. In his music program, Stephen engages students from kindergarten through to grade 12, incorporating music theory, concert band, choir, songwriting, […]
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Read MoreAnne Murray surprises Junos, Charlotte Cardin and Talk among top winners at Halifax bash – Daily Guardian
March 25, 2024 Nelly Furtado flew through the Juno Awards with gusto as Charlotte Cardin, Talk and the Beaches emerged as notable winners in a night of surprises, breakthroughs and political commentary. One of the biggest surprises came when Karan Aujla sailed to a fan choice win on the growing popularity of the Punjabi-Canadian music […]
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Read MoreWinners Announced for the 2024 JUNO Opening Night Awards Presented by Music Canada
The Beaches take home Rock Album of the Year and Group of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada and Charlotte Cardin takes home Pop Album of the Year and Album of the Year Presented by Music Canada Award-winner actor and Halifax native Elliot Page presented the prestigious 2024 Humanitarian Award to Tegan and Sara Hip-Hop […]
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