Get ready to open your ears to some of the best music Canada has to offer as Canadian Music Week announces its 2023 lineup.
The 41st edition of the annual music festival takes place from June 5-10, 2023, with more than 250 acts performing in 20-plus venues in downtown Toronto.
The Canadian Music Week Opening Party will take place June 7 at the El Mocambo, presented by iHeart Canada in partnership with Wax Records, featuring performances by Shawn Desman, Virginia To Vegas, Alyssa Reid and Noelle.
Read More: Kardinal Offishall, Def Jam’s Newest Exec, Says Canada’s Music Industry Needs ‘Radical Change’: ‘We’re Decades Behind Other Countries’
Canadian Music Week is also celebrating the 50th Anniversary of hip hop with key showcases and events during each day of the festival, including rap legends The Lox with special guest Kardinal Offishall on June 9 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Highlights from Cmw 2023 Music Festival...
The 41st edition of the annual music festival takes place from June 5-10, 2023, with more than 250 acts performing in 20-plus venues in downtown Toronto.
The Canadian Music Week Opening Party will take place June 7 at the El Mocambo, presented by iHeart Canada in partnership with Wax Records, featuring performances by Shawn Desman, Virginia To Vegas, Alyssa Reid and Noelle.
Read More: Kardinal Offishall, Def Jam’s Newest Exec, Says Canada’s Music Industry Needs ‘Radical Change’: ‘We’re Decades Behind Other Countries’
Canadian Music Week is also celebrating the 50th Anniversary of hip hop with key showcases and events during each day of the festival, including rap legends The Lox with special guest Kardinal Offishall on June 9 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Highlights from Cmw 2023 Music Festival...
- 5/10/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Lights is a pretty and successful pop star. But that's now. Back when she was known as Valerie Poxleitner, she was just another teenage girl whose own light was dimmed by bullies for the crime of being different.
"In high school I not only didn't have a whole lot of friends, I went to a lot of different schools because we moved a lot. I ended up just keeping to myself and trying to get my work done and do my thing. I wasn't particularly stylish. I was kind of lanky. I didn't grow into my body yet," Lights tells Huffington Post backstage at Free the Children's We Day youth rally in Calgary, where bullying has become a topic in the wake of Amanda Todd's suicide.
"There'd be groups of girls that didn't like me, they didn't like that I smiled, that I was happy, that I worked hard and...
"In high school I not only didn't have a whole lot of friends, I went to a lot of different schools because we moved a lot. I ended up just keeping to myself and trying to get my work done and do my thing. I wasn't particularly stylish. I was kind of lanky. I didn't grow into my body yet," Lights tells Huffington Post backstage at Free the Children's We Day youth rally in Calgary, where bullying has become a topic in the wake of Amanda Todd's suicide.
"There'd be groups of girls that didn't like me, they didn't like that I smiled, that I was happy, that I worked hard and...
- 11/18/2012
- by Huffington Post Canada
- Huffington Post
Harry is known for his cougar-chasing, but a new report indicates that he's finally set his sights on someone closer to his age! Read on for details. Harry Styles of One Direction has been romantically linked to a few older women since he's risen to fame, but it looks like he's beginning to change his ways. A new report reveals that Harry may have made a move on a new girl much closer in age. UK's Mirror reports that Harry, 18, caught the eye of Canadian singer Alyssa Reid during a show at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday, July 21. Alyssa, who is 19, was in the dressing room across the hall from the boys. After she visited them to say hello, she was spotted leaving "excitedly clutching a mystery phone number," the paper reports. Speaking backstage, Alyssa said, "Yes I have introduced myself... and I may or may not have got a phone number.
- 7/26/2012
- by Billy Nilles
- HollywoodLife
Harry Styles swapped numbers with a beautiful Canadian singer after a gig on Saturday (21.07.12). Alyssa Reid, 19, met his group One Direction at the Liverpool Echo Arena in Liverpool, North West England, over the weekend and though she refused to give specific details of their meeting, she hinted she is planning a date with Harry - who is famed for his love of older women - following their chat. Alyssa - who later posted a picture of herself with Harry and his bandmate Zayn Malik, who has a girlfriend, on twitter - said: ''Yes I have introduced myself and I...
- 7/23/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Harry Styles swapped numbers with a beautiful Canadian singer after a gig on Saturday (21.07.12). Alyssa Reid, 19, met his group One Direction at the Liverpool Echo Arena in Liverpool, North West England, over the weekend and though she refused to give specific details of their meeting, she hinted she is planning a date with Harry - who is famed for his love of older women - following their chat. Alyssa - who later posted a picture of herself with Harry and his bandmate Zayn Malik, who has a girlfriend, on twitter - said: 'Yes I have introduced myself and I may or may not have got a phone number. I never kiss and tell. I'm not telling you.
- 7/23/2012
- Monsters and Critics
London -- There will be amazing performances and memorable scenes all over Britain this summer. And only some of them will involve medals.
Many of the world's top athletes will compete in the Olympics this summer, and there will be plenty of action away from the tracks, fields and arenas. Alongside the sporting contest is an entertainment extravaganza that will bring stars and celebrities from Paul McCartney to Brangelina to London during the Games.
Britain is organizing a banquet designed to demonstrate – as Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt put it – that "culture is to Britain what the sun is to Spain."
Culture is a $177 billion a year business in Britain, and music is one of the country's biggest exports, so it's no surprise that the Games will be accompanied by a melodic soundtrack of summer concerts.
On July 21-22, the "River of Music" will feature six stages along the Thames – each...
Many of the world's top athletes will compete in the Olympics this summer, and there will be plenty of action away from the tracks, fields and arenas. Alongside the sporting contest is an entertainment extravaganza that will bring stars and celebrities from Paul McCartney to Brangelina to London during the Games.
Britain is organizing a banquet designed to demonstrate – as Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt put it – that "culture is to Britain what the sun is to Spain."
Culture is a $177 billion a year business in Britain, and music is one of the country's biggest exports, so it's no surprise that the Games will be accompanied by a melodic soundtrack of summer concerts.
On July 21-22, the "River of Music" will feature six stages along the Thames – each...
- 6/28/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Alexandra Burke and Rebecca Ferguson are the latest acts to play Olympic shows this summer. The pair will each perform a set at BT London Live's series of concerts in Hyde Park during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Ferguson will perform in London's Hyde Park on July 31, while Burke will play Hyde Park and Victoria Park on August 2. Amy Macdonald will play Hyde Park on August 3 and Alyssa Reid will perform in Hyde Park and Victoria Park on August 5. BT London Live is part of London's biggest free celebration of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Victoria (more)...
- 6/19/2012
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
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