This year’s lineup of events are free, open to the public and available to stream online.

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced additional details for JUNO Week events taking place in Toronto from May 27 to June 6 leading up to The 2021 JUNO Awards Broadcast on June 6.

Canada’s biggest night in music will feature multiple performances and appearances from the nation’s best and brightest talent.

The 50th Annual JUNO Awards will be broadcast nationwide Sunday, June 6 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, globally on cbcmusic.ca/junos and live-streamed on CBC Music’s TikTok account.

Below are NEW details announced for various 2021 JUNO Week virtual events, including:

The Honouring Ceremony is a virtual celebration recognizing Indigenous music and art of the many Nations of Ontario, hosted by CBC’s Falen Johnson, with appearances and performances from JUNO nominees and more.
 

ADVANCE x JUNO Talks: The Influence of Black Music reunites industry professionals to discuss the impact of Black music in Canada and its contributions to the industry and national culture. Hosted by Norman Otis Richmond, with appearances from JUNO Award nominees Akeel Henry and Ammoye, Billy Newton-Davis, Melanie Durrant and Publicist/Author Dalton Higgins.
 

JUNO Songwriters’ Circle Presented by SOCAN in association with Music Publishers Canada gives attendees access to the ‘jewel of the JUNOS’. Streamed live from the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, fans will hear intimate performances and conversations from some of Canada’s finest songwriters. The JUNO Songwriters’ Circle will be hosted by Jim Cuddy and feature Carole Pope (Rough Trade), Dan Hill, Deborah Cox and Leah + Peter from July Talk.

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Black Velvet by Allanah Myles written by Christopher Ward. Who knew?

Amanda Marshall, Diana Ross and The Backstreet Boys also had songs written by Ward. Who knew?

Comedian, DJ, VJ, author and songwriter. Christopher Ward seemingly does it all. He’s interviewed George Harrison and Paul McCartney. Leonard Cohen and Janet Jackson. With all this – songwriting is his strength.

Please have a listen below to Part Two of my chat with Christopher Ward and listen to music from the album; Same River Twice.

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Relax. Don’t do it !

The weekend is here and things are looking up.

Before you know it – festivals, concerts and people will once again be in your lives.

Please have a listen below to some of Montreal’s best songwriters and a few tunes that will make you go hmmm …

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Black Velvet by Allanah Myles written by Christopher Ward. Who knew?

Amanda Marshall, Diana Ross and The Backstreet Boys also had songs written by Ward. Who knew?

Comedian, DJ, VJ, author and songwriter. Christopher Ward seemingly does it all. He’s interviewed George Harrison and Paul McCartney. Leonard Cohen and Janet Jackson. With all this – songwriting is his strength.

Please have a listen below to Part One of my chat with Christopher Ward and listen to music from the album; Same River Twice.

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Seek and ye shall find.

Discover new music and music information you need to know.

Did you know a former Much Music VJ is responsible for writing two of Canada’s biggest hits?

Please have a listen below to some great new tunes and get ready for hockey?

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Accept the challenge.

Starting the week is hard without Government restrictions placing a blindfold over your heart and soul.

No matter the obstacles -Monday is a great time to start on the road to success.

Please have a listen below to some great new and old tunes and find out what is happening.

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“The blues tells a story.

Please have a listen below to some great New and Old Blues.

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I live my life, breathless.

Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon,one of the great vocalists of our time turned eighty years young – May 11th.

It’s the need for change that drives us to join forces with our brothers and sisters all around the world – but change is slow.

Please have a listen below to some great tunes from the legacy of Eric Burdon. From The Animals to present day.

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Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil.

Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon,one of the great vocalists of our time turns eighty years young today – May 12th.

Please have a listen below to some great tunes from the legacy of Eric Burdon.

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“Music is a great healer. Begin and end your day with music.”

– Lailah Gifty Akita

“My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.”

– Martin Luther

Please have a listen below to some new tunes and a couple of familiars.

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A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.” 

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Cardinal Mermillod

Please have a listen below as we pay tribute to the most important person in all our lives.

Mom.

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It’s 747 – not an airplane, just the time.

Montreal radio legend Terry DiMonte is retiring at the end of May. His legacy will remain and his legacy will be practically impossible to match.

Please have a listen below to Part One of a tribute to a man whose on – air demeanor created thousands of imitators. Flattery will get you everywhere.

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I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.

“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on
your way.”

Dr.Seuss

Please have a listen below to a few new songs and remember – ‘the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.‘

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Sometimes – people can handle ‘the truth’.

Montreal’s premiere Rock n Roll outfit walk the walk and talk the talk. In this day and age when Rock music is often mailed in and many seem to borrow from the past; The Damn Truth are fresh and relevant to the survival of Rock n Roll.

Please have a listen below to my chat with the band members from The Damn Truth and hear tracks from the new album; Now or Nowhere out May 7th

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Oh well, the weekend is over.

If you can’t beat a new week – may as well join it by capturing one’s complete attention as if by magic.

Please have a listen below to some new tunes from some great Canadian artists and a couple of new tune from Montreal’s The Damn Truth

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The end of the week -the end of stress.

New music is released quicker than vaccines and new tunes are the cure for all sorts of ailments.

Please have a listen below to some new tunes from some great Canadian artists, a 45th anniversary of a classic album and a new tune from Montreal’s The Damn Truth

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Tuesday is better than Monday unless you are Bob Geldof.

New music is released quicker than vaccines and new tunes are the cure for all sorts of ailments.

Please have a listen below to some new tunes from some great Canadian artists.

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‘Come Around’ and listen to Rob Lutes.

Come Around is the name of the new album and it bleeds honesty both lyrically and musically.

Please have a listen below to my chat with Rob Lutes and hear tracks from the album; Come Around.

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Back a man / woman into a corner – they come out listening to music.

Can’t walk around the block by yourself after 8pm but you can at 7:55pm? Welcome to the world of music where everything makes sense.

Please have a listen below to some great new tunes and a preview of what’s coming up …

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‘Here I lie in my hospital bed
Tell me, sister Morphine, when are you coming round again?’

Hard to believe it has been fifty years since The Rolling Stones released the third album within a foursome of discs that cemented the band as ‘The Greatest rock n Roll Band in the World.’

Released on the 23rd of April 1971 – the album contains all the elements which made up The Rolling Stones. Beggars Banquet was a very folk-ish / Country album, Let It Bleed leaned more towards their roots in The Blues and Exile on Main Street also relied heavily on Blues – inspired swampy Rock type songs.

Sticky Fingers had everything. Country classics in the form of ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘Dead Flowers’, Blues gems with ‘I Got The Blues’ and ‘You Gotta Move’ , authentic Rock n Roll with ‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Bitch’, a Jazzy / R&B groove within ‘Can’t You Hear Me Knocking’ and ballads as strong as any Jagger and Richards have penned with ‘Moonlight Mile’ and ‘Sister Morphine’.

If the world was still wrestling with the age old question ‘The Beatles or The Stones?’ – Sticky Fingers went a long way to tilting music fans toward the bad boys of Rock n Roll.

Please have a listen below to some information about one of The Rolling Stones’ best albums and listen to a few selected tracks.

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Empathy. Easy.

If planet Earth was a relative and suffering – what would you do?

Heal The Earth, a virtual event is taking place on April 22nd. A collection of musicians from Canada and internationally are giving their time and music to ‘heal the earth’.

“When we sent out the call to action tour global music world contacts to help us celebrate Earth Day from the global the resounding feedback was overwhelming and positive,” says executive producer Sandy Graham. “So much so we were humbled by the legendary artists who want to help get the word out for the mission of Earth Day and beyond.”

“Although our home base of production is in Canada, we have artists from Canada, the USA and Europe who have all submitted relative videos. We will be reaching out to our global network to make this a success for a much needed initiative about not just funds but awareness of the work that Earth Day is doing on a daily basis.”

Please have a listen below to my chat with actor, singer, songwriter and host – Tom Jackson.

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It’s hard to find a better songwriter in Canada than Myles Goodwyn.

One of April Wine’s biggest hits, ‘You Won’t Dance With Me’, was penned when Myles was just a teenager. The songwriting came early.

 Myles and the other members of April Wine were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2010. He also received the prestigious East Coast Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008, and the SOCAN National Achievement Award in 2002. He’s also written two books: Just Between You and Me and Elvis and Tiger.

Myles recently did two Blues albums, Friends of The Blues and Friends of The Blues 2. Award winning releases with some of Canada’s best Blues artists as guests.

Please have a listen below to my chat with Myles about the new album ‘Long Pants’ and Friends of The Blues 2.

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On the seventh day …

Sunday is a day to relax and do things that give peace of mind.

Lots of new tunes released with a laid back quality to give people a laid back quality of life.

Please have a listen below to some new music and take it easy won’t ya?

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Age is a number.

So many musicians over the age of seventy putting out great tunes.

Young guys may know how to play their instruments – yet crafting a song with rhythm and swing?

Please have a listen below to new music by ‘old guys’.

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Bad – to the bone.

“I’m incredibly humbled by the honor and excited to connect with this audience,” says Thorogood. “I’ll be stepping onto the Grand Ole Opry stage with my guitar to share some great American music.”

“Of course the Opry showcases the best in country music to fans around the world each week, but we also appreciate opportunities to welcome guests from other genres and walks of life, including Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Academy Award-winning actors and directors, and even a U.S. President,” said Opry Executive Producer Dan Rogers. “George Thorogood is an Opry fan himself, and we’re all in for a great show.”

In a special collaboration, a unique “SiriusXM Road to George Thorogood’s Opry Debut” will be rolled out including involvement across a wide array of SiriusXM channels discussing this historic moment. Thorogood will be a guest on SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country (ch. 60) and Volume (ch. 106) sharing his one-of-a-kind perspective on music and what this Opry debut means to him.

“When I was growing up, I’d hear Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins on the radio alongside Ray Charles and Bo Diddley,” George Thorogood says. “Music didn’t need to be labeled ‘country’ or ‘rock’. If it was good music, you enjoyed it. I loved it all.”

And for an artist whose worldwide hits include a cover of Hank Williams’ ‘Move It On Over’ – as well as self-penned classics like ‘I Drink Alone’ (a song he originally wrote for George Jones) and the ultimate badass anthem ‘Bad To The Bone’ – it’s clear that George Thorogood remains one of the most enthusiastically unique interpreters of what can only be categorized as American music.

Craft Recordings recently released a comprehensive reissue of George Thorogood and The Destroyers’ fiery concert album Live in Boston, 1982. The 27-track Live in Boston, 1982: The Complete Concertincludes 12 previously unreleased tracks (including performances of “Bad to the Bone,” “Who Do You Love?,” as well as the country classics they have made their own including Hank Williams’ “Move It On Over” and T.J. “Red” Arnall’s  “Cocaine Blues”). 

Tickets for other in-house audience Opry shows are available now at opry.com.

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