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The Wait is Over: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa Opens with Legendary Guitar Smash and Star-Studded Celebration
Hospitality Net
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July 4, 2025
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa officially opened its doors today with a signature guitar smash, marking the arrival of Canada's first fully integrated Hard Rock resort, a bold new destination where entertainment, hospitality, and music take...
The Reason Cody Jinks' 4th of July Shows Were Cancelled in Canada
Wide Open Country
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July 4, 2025
Touring can seem both incredibly rewarding and exhausting alike. On one hand, artists get to see the world. Fans from all over the globe go out to see them and their culture melds with the music. It really lends perspective that it's bigger than...
Canada Day celebration draws proud Canadians in Quinte West
The Community Press
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In a hot and sticky haze Tuesday morning at Centennial Park in Quinte West, organizers kicked off the 158th Canada Day celebrations at a pancake breakfast hosted by the Trenton Lions Club.Article content The annual car show also rolled out along...
RECORDING: Jazz Vocalist Heather Ward Honours Musical Mentors And Creates A Legacy With 'Smply Gorgeous New Album Gilded and Silver
All About Jazz
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July 4, 2025
With her second album, Gilded & Silver, Heather Ward emerges as a mature jazz artist who has found her unique voice. —- Norman van den Wildenberg, Maxazine Following the success of her debut solo album Honeysweet, Heather Ward returns with a...
Still Motoring: Micky and the Motorcars Race into Their Third Decade With Fierce New Album
Rolling Stone
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July 4, 2025
Micky Braun is finding no lack of songwriting inspiration, even after more than two decades fronting a relentlessly independent country band. Time to act on that inspiration, though, is another story. “I got a lot more songwriting books that have...
SoExtraMarket returns with ‘Homecoming’ edition at Miri’s iconic Canada Hill
Borneo Post
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July 4, 2025
Yii (seated, centre) and the members of the organising committee gather for a group photo. MIRI (July 4): In conjunction with Miri’s 20th anniversary as a city and also Sarawak Day, SoExtraMarket will return with a special edition running from...
Calgary Stampede, July 4: Live parade coverage | Today's music picks | Stampede fuels tourism ambitions
Calgary Herald
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July 4, 2025
It’s hard to believe this band has been plying its trade since founders Neil Osborne and Brad Merritt met as high-school students back in 1978 (!). Bubbling up from Vancouver’s fertile punk scene, the band developed a singular post-punk sound that...
Waterside festival features top-notch classical music and potluck suppers
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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June 30, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Entertainment Local Entertainment Local News The Gryphon Trio returns to the Water Summer Series music festival on Amherst Island July 17. It will be the seventh time they've played a concert on Amherst Island. Supplied...
Taylor Swift, BTS lose most-followed Spotify artist spot to ‘King of Bollywood Ballads’ 3rd time in a row
Financial Express
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Indian music sensation Arijit Singh has gone and done it again! For the third time in a row, the hit-maker behind tunes like “Tum Hi Ho,” and “O Maahi” has bested fellow globally loved artists like American pop queen Taylor Swift and chart-topping...
‘Uniquely Canadian’: Stampede begins with parade led by country star Shania Twain
Brandon Sun
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July 4, 2025
CALGARY – The Old West will be on full display as thousands clad in tassels, boots and buckles march through city streets today to kick off the Calgary Stampede. Country superstar Shania Twain will saddle up and lead the parade on horseback before...
Canada Day celebrations draw thousands as Carney says values under pressure
Ottawa Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Author of the article: Canadian Press Alessia Passafiume and Dylan Robertson Published Jul 01, 2025 • 5 minute read Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the crowd during the Canada Day festivities in Ottawa on...
Stockholm seeing a huge increase in Canadian travellers in July: Skyscanner trending destination
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 4, 2025
Entering the height of summer travel, Canadians are looking to Sweden for their July vacations. Information provided to Yahoo Canada from Skyscanner revealed that there has been a 79 per cent month-over-month increase in flight bookings from...
Canada Day shines in Pembroke with waterfront festivities
Pembroke Observer and News
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Hattie White learns the pirate hook from Ruby Redheart of Pirate Life Ottawa during Canada Day kids activities at the Pembroke waterfront. Photo by Anthony Dixon /Pembroke Observer and News Pembroke...
Canadian pride on full display at Midland Canada Day festivities
Midland Today
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July 1, 2025
With sunny skies and a full lineup of entertainment, Little Lake Park was busy in celebration of Canada Day with parades, music and family-friendly fun. With great weather and the usual full slate of activities on tap, the red-and-white clad...
In Canada: Shania Twain, Les Cowboys Fringants & More Legacy Acts Enjoy Chart Bumps
Billboard
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July 3, 2025
It’s the week of Canada Day (July 1), and some of the nation’s favourite legacy artists are back on the charts. On the Billboard Canadian Albums chart dated July 5, L’amerique Pleure, the concert film soundtrack by Quebec rock band Les Cowboys...
Jah Cutta Sings Gold
Jamaica Observer
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July 8, 2025
Jah Cutta. July 8, 2025 Singer Jah Cutta had diverse musical tastes during his youth in St Thomas. He pays homage to his heroes on Jah Cutta Sings Gold, his 12th album which is scheduled for release in August by Be Rich Productions out of...
We were trying to build childhood memories
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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I refuse to try to build any more precious childhood memories for my kids. I’m just giving them fuel for the therapist’s office (and I’m sure they already have enough of that). The camel’s back-breaking straw came the other day, when my husband...
Kendrick Lamar Breaks Record with ‘Luther’ on Hot Rap Songs Chart
Times News Global
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July 4, 2025
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Kendrick Lamar has made history by setting a new record on the Hot Rap Songs chart with his latest hit, “Luther.” Released as part of his album GNX, the track has remained at number one for 27 weeks, surpassing Lamar’s previous...
Jazz Sudbury scouting for emerging jazz artists
The Sudbury Star
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July 1, 2025
Jazz Sudbury is looking for the future stars of Canadian jazz.Article content To that end, Jazz Sudbury is holding its annual Emerging Artist Showcase, a competition to promote up-and-coming jazz artists.Article content “Every year, we look...
Connect by Live Nation latest study reveals mass mainstream influence of country music in Australia
Australian Leisure
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Leading sponsorship, creative and experiential agency in music - Connect by Live Nation - has released its latest study ‘Step Into Country’ unveiling the mass mainstream influence of country music in Australia - now the third largest country music...