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  • Older brains feel ‘reward’ from music, even if they don’t like it: study
    The brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it's a song they don't particularly like, a researcher at B.C.'s Simon Fraser University says.
    Science
    May 2
  • What’s behind the lack of enthusiasm for this year’s music festivals?
    The public sentiment about this year's crop of music festivals is an overwhelming "meh." There are good reasons for this.
    Entertainment
    Apr 21
  • The odd history of on-hold music
    We've all been put on hold when we've tried to reach someone. Have you ever thought about the music that plays while you wait?
    Entertainment
    Apr 14
  • Halifax’s Neon Dreams captures album of the year at East Coast Music Awards
    Halifax-based alt-pop duo Neon Dreams has won album of the year at the 2024 East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown.
    Entertainment
    May 3
  • Céline Dion-driven musical comedy ‘Titanique’ to hit Montreal, Toronto
    The farcical Céline Dion jukebox musical "Titanique" is setting its course for Canada.
    Entertainment
    May 2
  • Kelowna to host Canadian Country Music Awards in 2025
    According to the CCMA, this will be the third time Country Music Week will be hosted in B.C., but the first time in the Okanagan.
    Canada
    Apr 16
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  • Woolwich man charged in historical sex assault case is local music director
    A man who is involved in the Waterloo Region music scene has been charged in connection with a historic sexual assault, according to Waterloo regional police.
    Crime
    Apr 19
  • Winnipeg Jets’ anthem singer sharing passion for music in arena and in the classroom
    Stacey Nattrass is the familiar voice that fills the Canada Life Centre every Jets game since the team returned in 2011.
    Canada
    Apr 19
  • Country music star Tenille Townes to open 37th annual Peterborough Musicfest
    Tenille Townes will be the first act for the 37th annual Peterborough Musicfest season as she will perform at Del Crary Park on Saturday, June 29.
    Entertainment
    11 hours
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  • New Music Friday: 10 new releases for your weekend (25 April 2024)
    This week's New Music Friday features a couple of bands with questionable names plus a Neil Young live album secretly recorded in Toronto.
    Entertainment
    Apr 26
  • Quebec music festival cancelled after band makes censorship accusation
    The festival was cancelled after a local band accused organizers of rescinding an invitation to perform because of its criticism of an arsenic-emitting copper smelter in the area.
    Canada
    Apr 4
  • Lizzo says ‘I quit’ statement was not about music, just ‘negative energy’
    Lizzo's 'I quit' statement came nearly two months after the singer's motion to dismiss an ongoing lawsuit accusing her of harassment was denied.
    Entertainment
    Apr 3
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  • Peterborough Kiwanis Music Festival wraps with annual concert
    'We are here to encourage them to keep going, to try new things, to hear each other, to hear a different repertoire and just to get a fresh perspective,' judge Martha Gregory said.
    Features
    Mar 28
  • How a natural disaster led to the birth of Goth music
    Goth music arose in the post-punk era of the late 1970s and early '80s. But its real origins go back much, much further, and might even be traced to a volcanic eruption in 1815.
    Entertainment
    Mar 24
  • Calgary Folk Fest unveils diverse 2024 lineup
    The 45th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival is bringing a variety of groundbreaking icons and emerging songwriters to the Prince's Island Park stage this summer.
    Entertainment
    Apr 30
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  • Quebec singer and songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland dies of natural causes at 89
    The agency representing Ferland confirmed the singer, who's signature song "une chance qu'on s'a" is regarded as a classic of Quebec music, died of natural causes.
    Canada
    Apr 28
  • B.C. daycare operator says provincial red tape could close facility
    Stefanie Swinnard has run The Stage Musical Theatre Academy for more than a decade and after the pandemic, she planned to open daycare and after-school programs.
    Education
    May 1
  • Tim Hortons to stage theatrical production called ‘The Last Timbit’
    The head-scratcher will come in the form of "The Last Timbit," a musical for which Tim Hortons has assembled a who’s who of Canadian artists to stage at the Elgin Theatre.
    Entertainment
    Apr 25
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  • Calgary singer’s latest song unexpectedly hitting big, at home and abroad
    Matt Masters has been putting out music for nearly two decades, but this is the first time one of his YouTube videos has streamed this many times this fast.
    Lifestyle
    4 hours
  • Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, dies
    Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who served as music director at orchestras on three continents, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, has died.
    Canada
    Apr 22
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