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Andrew Hyatt (singer)
Andrew Hyatt is a Canadian country singer-songwriter from Sudbury, Ontario, most noted as a CCMA winner for Rising Star of the Year at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards. He has released one studio album ''Iron & Ashes'', and seven extended plays, and has charted multiple top twenty singles on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart, including "Neverland". Biography After finishing high school, Hyatt briefly worked as a youth pastor at a church. He then worked as an iron worker at a nickel mine in his hometown of Sudbury for three years. After leaving that job, Hyatt went to school for record production, then enrolled at a school for policing. In his late teens and early twenties, he performed in a Christian rock band. After the band broke up, Hyatt began a solo career and released his debut EP ''Never Back Down'' in 2015 on Wax Records. Hyatt released his full-length debut album ''Iron & Ashes'' in May 2017. The album included his first charting single "On Me". In late 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul, Apostle Of Christ
''Paul, Apostle of Christ'' is a 2018 American biblical drama film written and directed by Andrew Hyatt. It stars James Faulkner as Paul the Apostle and Jim Caviezel (who portrayed Jesus in the 2004 film ''The Passion of the Christ'') as Saint Luke. The film tells the story of Paul, who was known as a ruthless persecutor of Christians prior to his conversion to Christianity. The plot focuses on his becoming a pivotal figure in the formation of the early church before being executed by Emperor Nero in Rome. Principal photography began in September 2017 in Malta. The film was released on March 23, 2018 by Sony Pictures. Plot Paul has been imprisoned inside Mamertine Prison in Rome for his strong influence as a Christian leader which makes him a threat to Nero's power. Mauritius Gallus, the newly appointed prefect of the prison, accuses Paul of burning half of Rome down and, by Nero's decree, sentences him to death. After meeting with Aquila and Priscilla, Luke sneaks into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
604 Records
604 Records (stylized as VIOIV Records) is a music production company. It is named after area code 604 of the Lower Mainland, where the company's offices are located. History The company was co-founded by Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger and attorney Jonathan Simkin, founder of Simkin Artist Management, in 2001, and launched in 2002. Their records are distributed in Canada by Warner Music Group. Simkin launched the companion label Light Organ Records in 2010 to release music by indie rock bands who he felt did not fit with 604's image. In 2014, mainly due to the revenue from the success of Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe, 604 Records relocated to a larger office and opened 604 Studios, a multimedia production facility featuring two recording studios, soundstage and in-house production team. In March 2022, the company announced plans to launch an NFT platform. Notable artists currently represented * Andrew Hyatt * Carly Rae Jepsen * Coleman Hell * Agung Gede * Dirty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Joe Miller
Tyler Joe Miller is a Canadian country music, country singer. He was the first independent artist to debut with back-to-back No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Canada Country chart with "Pillow Talkin', Pillow Talkin" and "I Would Be Over Me Too". Miller released his debut full-length album ''Spillin' My Truth'' on August 25, 2023. Biography Miller was born in Surrey, British Columbia. He liked acting when he was younger, before he began to play the guitar. In 2019, Miller won the BC Country Music Association's Ray McAuley Horizon Award. Miller cites Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Kenny Rogers, George Strait, and Garth Brooks as influences on his music. On Christmas Day 2019, Miller released his debut single "Pillow Talkin', Pillow Talkin". The song reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Canada Country chart, making Miller the first independently signed artist to top the chart with his debut single. It also became Miller's first Gold-certified si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Austin
Shawn Austin (born January 13, 1989) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He has achieved five top ten singles at Canadian country radio, including " Tailgate to Heaven". Early life Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Austin elected to pursue a career in country music due to its "wholesomeness and authenticity", naming Garth Brooks as one of his influences. He stated Stevie Ray Vaughan was the reason he began playing the guitar, and that Michael Bublé's melodies are an influence in his music as well. Career After debuting as an independent artist, Austin signed with Dallas Smith's label Steelhead Music and released the single "Paradise Found" in 2017. The song peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart giving Austin a top ten hit to start his career. He followed it up with the single "Get Me There" in 2018. Later that year, Austin released "You Belong". The track was the lead single off his debut six-track extended play ''Shawn Austin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The groundwork for the association began on June 3, 1973, when a group of twelve entertainers, promoters and radio personalities met at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario, and formed a board of directors to help promote Canadian content. The group included Jury Krytiuk, president of Boot Records, Bod Dalton, a promotor, Sean Eyre, DJ Lindsay, radio personality Harold Moon who worked for BMI Records, Jack Starr of The Horseshoe Tavern, Barry Haugen of RCA Records, Vic Folliott of Brantford Radio, Mary Butterill of the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada, Ben Kerr who was a musician and promoter, and Brent Williams, a notable country and bluegrass entertainer. This group was aided by future Country Music Awards organizer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Joe Talbot who f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Canadian Country Music Awards
The 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards, honouring achievements in Canadian country music, were presented on September 16, 2023, at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario. For the first time in 25 years they were broadcast by CTV Television Network, CTV instead of Global Television Network, Global, under a new content partnership with Bell Media which included a listener contest on the Pure Country (radio network), Pure Country radio network to win tickets to attend the event. The ceremony was hosted by country duo The Reklaws. Performers included Sam Hunt, Jade Eagleson, James Barker Band, Dean Brody, Carly Pearce, Josh Ross, Dallas Smith, Train (band), Train and Tenille Townes. Nominees were announced on July 13. Jade Eagleson and Tenille Townes tied for the most awards, with each artist winning three. Nominees and winners Music Radio Industry See also *2023 in Canadian music *2023 in country music References {{Reflist September 2023 in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Canadian Country Music Awards
The 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards, honouring achievements in Canadian country music in 2021, were presented November 29, 2021, at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. Hosted by Lindsay Ell and Priyanka, the ceremony was presented in-person, although due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada the venue maintained vaccination and social distancing mandates.David Friend"‘Drag Race’ winner Priyanka to co-host Canada’s country music awards with Lindsay Ell" ''Toronto Star'', November 8, 2021. The top winner of the night was Dallas Smith, who won three awards. The event was webcast live on the Global Television Network's streaming app and Amazon Prime Video, with a repeat broadcast on Global's terrestrial television stations on December 3. Nominations were announced on September 22, 2021. Nominees and winners Music Radio Industry References {{Reflist Canadian Country Music Canadian Country Music 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, fair, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, Midway (fair), midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing, and First Nations in Canada, First Nations exhibitions. In 2008, the Calgary Stampede was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. The event's roots are traced to 1886 when the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair. In 1912, American promoter Guy Weadick organized his first rodeo and festival, known as the Stampede. He returned to Calgary in 1919 to organize the Victory Stampede in honour of soldiers returning from World War I. Weadick's festival became an annual event in 1923 when it merged with the Calgary Industrial Exhibition to create the Calgary Exhibition and Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine. It was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007 as the standard record chart in Canada; a new chart is compiled and released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays, but post-dated to the following Saturday. The chart is similar to ''Billboard''s US-based Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 in that it combines CD single, physical and Music download, digital sales, Airplay, radio airplay, and Music streaming service, streaming activity from digital music sources in Canada, all tracked and compiled by Luminate (company), Luminate. Canada's radio airplay is the result of monitoring more than 100 stations representing Rock music, rock, Country music, country, Adult contemporary music, adult contemporary and Contemporary hit radio, Top 40 genres. The first number-one song of the Canadian Hot 100 was "Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song), Girlfriend" by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On The Music Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the music industry, mirroring its Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage, impacts across all arts sectors. Numerous music events, including music festivals, concert tours, and award shows, have been cancelled or postponed. While some musicians and composers were able to use the time to create new works, there were flow-on effects on the many supporting people who relied on performers for their income. Various album releases have been delayed as well. ''Pollstar'' estimated the total lost revenue for the live music industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion. Music events Many concert tours, music festivals, and other events were canceled or postponed. Impacted music festivals Impacted music conferences Impacted concert performances Impacted concert tours Impacted concert residencies Impacted benefit concerts Impacted award ceremonies and song contests Music releases Several musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gord Bamford
Gordon Bamford (born April 17, 1976) is an Australian-Canadian country music singer. He has released ten studio albums. Bamford stands as one of the most decorated artists in Canadian country music with 26 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) awards, along with multiple JUNO nominations. Additionally, Bamford is one of two multi-time winners of Nashville's Country Music Association (CMA) Global Country Artist of the Year award, along with the Shires (duo), the Shires. Biography Early years Bamford was born in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. When Bamford was five years old, he moved with his mother, Marilyn, from Australia to Lacombe, Alberta, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada after his parents' divorce. A singer who toured with an Australian country band, Bamford's mother encouraged him to pursue a career in music. In 1995, Bamford entered and won the Nornet Radio Network's "Search for the Stars". With Rob Bartlett from Sundae Sound producing, Bamford went to Calgary to record his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Hicks
Tim Hicks (born August 22, 1979) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. Since releasing his debut single " Get By" in 2012, he has had eighteen top ten hits on the Canada Country chart. His albums include: '' Throw Down, 5:01, Shake These Walls,'' and ''New Tattoo.'' Hicks has earned four nominations for the JUNO Awards. He has also won a CCMA Award, earned two platinum selling singles, seven gold singles (" Loud" is one), one gold album, and two No. 1 chart topping singles including " What a Song Should Do", and " No Truck Song". Personal life At the age of six, Hicks started taking music lessons at the Ontario Conservatory of Music in Niagara Falls. Tim is married to Amanda Hicks, and they have 2 children. In 2002, Hicks graduated from the University of Waterloo with a bachelor's in Psychology. During his time at the University of Waterloo, Hicks spent his spare time playing at open mic nights across the Waterloo Region. His father is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
