The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, on behalf of the ...

For more than a decade, Spotify has grown from its roots in Sweden to help artists worldwide build loyal audiences — and in 2025, that partnership is reaching new heights both in and expanding out of ...

MONTREAL, Quebec and CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Music Centre (NMC) is deepening its connection with Canada’s Francophone music community through the opening of a ...

Montreal, Québec is where progressive pop musicians like Grimes, Arcade Fire, and Kaytranada got their start, but these artists found international success as outsiders. Québec is Canada’s second most ...

Warner Music has launched WM Africa Francophone (WMAFR), which will operate in France and French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa. The venture is a collaboration between Warner Music Africa, Africori and ...

Warner Music Africa Francophone (WM AFR) has staged its first songwriting camp. Warner Music Camp Babi gathered over 20 artists, producers and songwriters from all around the continent for the ...

The festival opens on March 24, with a contra dance — now a festival tradition — in the Grand Chapiteau (Big Tent) in Mackin Park. A contra dance is a social dance you can do without a partner.

With releases from the likes of Bleu Nuit, Loud and Corridor, 2019 reflected many shades of what made the past decade in music so special. Notable francophone headliners from 2009 — including Karkwa, ...

Also this week: Quebec is leading a Francophone music surge on Spotify, and Oak View Group announces a name for Hamilton, Ontario's new arena. Shawn Desman is not back. He’s still here. “It’s not a ...

Festival du Bois, the largest celebration of francophone music and culture in BC, is back next weekend from March 24 to 26. Taking place at Mackin Park in Maillardville, a Coquitlam neighbourhood with ...

TORONTO - Canada’s biggest country music awards show will have a little more “je ne sais quoi” starting this year. Organizers of the Canadian Country Music Association Awards are introducing a new ...