The year 2020 may be remembered as the year of the pandemic, but let’s not forget it was also a year of fantastic new music from many brilliant Indigenous artists. Music that spans genres and nations and that will stick with us for years to come! It was hard enough to pick just 10 of […]
Crystal Shawanda released the official music video for ‘Move Me’ from her latest album Church House Blues on October 21st. You can check out the video down below. Singer-songwriter Crystal Shawanda grew up on the unseeded territory of the Wikwemikong First Nations Reserve on Manitoulin Island, ON. She grew up listening to country music and […]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has announced the acquisition of a grand diptych by Kent Monkman, mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People), created by the Ontario-based Cree artist as the inaugural commission for a new series of contemporary projects in the Museum’s Great Hall. The paintings—titled Welcoming the Newcomers and Resurgence of the […]
Attawapiskat ON via Winnipeg MB (09.24.20) — The Toronto Independent Film Festival released their list of winners from last weekend’s event, and Midnight Shine’s Lonely Boy was named Best Music Video. Check out the full list of award winners here Lonely Boy was written by Adrian Sutherland, front man of roots-rockers Midnight Shine. It’s a […]
A new Canadian music company has launched by Coalition Music in partnership with The Aboriginal People’s Network (APTN). Red Music Rising is owned, managed and operated entirely by Indigenous individuals, with a mission to help develop robust, sustainable, life-long careers for Indigenous artists and industry members. RMR will not only sign, release and market music from […]
Award-winning Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Ansley Simpson got tired of shopping her music to traditional labels, so the Toronto based artist decided to do something about it. She started a record label of her own called Gishiiwemusic, which is an Anishinaabe word for speaks with, or sings with a loud voice. Q: What experiences led you to […]
Music NL Country Artist of the Year winner Carolina East admits she would rather be on the road touring and promoting her latest album, but for now she’s settled at her home in St. John’s Newfoundland, waiting out the coronavirus pandemic. Her fourth album is called, Soaked in Whiskey, featuring her powerful, soulful vocals. Q: […]
Adrian Sutherland’s music video, “Politician Man” has garnered him his first award. The lead singer for Midnight Shine won the Golden Sheaf Award at the Yorkton Film Festival in Saskatchewan for Best Performing Arts & Entertainment. Sutherland wrote the song after a controversial comment from an Ottawa politician in August of 2019, when northern Ontario […]
Today is an important day. It is Juneteenth otherwise known as “Black Independence Day”. I am a black man with indigenous roots and I am an independent artist. It just so happens that today my new album “The Ridge” officially gets released into the world and I am proud of the story it tells. LISTEN […]
The Polaris Music Prize long list for the Canadian Artist of the Year has been announced! You’ll find a nice mix of genres from pop to rock to hip hop to folk and a great representation of artists across Canada. Indigenous artists William Prince, Riit, nêhiyawak, Lido Pimienta and WHOOP-SZO were nominated. Other stand outs include nods to Jessie Reyez, Allie X, The Weeknd, Andy Shauf and Kaytranada among many […]