2023 Polaris Music Prize winner is Debby Friday for her album: Good Luck. “I’m in shock,” she said upon accepting the prize. This Prize is presented to the best Canadian Music album of the year based on artistic merit without regard to label affiliation, sales history or to genre. It is determined by a grand…
Canadian Music Week 2023 was held from June 5 to 10, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario and attracted participants from the music, interactive and broadcasting industries from around the globe. CMW is Canada’s largest annual event dedicated to the celebration and promotion of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. It consisted of two information-intensive conferences,…
2022 Polaris Music Prize winner awarded at a Gala is Pierre Kwenders for his album: José Louis & the Paradox Of Love! This Prize is presented to the best Canadian Music album of the year based on artistic merit without regard to label affiliation, sales history or to genre. It is determine by a grand…
The C.N.E. Partied Like a Rock Star on the Canadian National Exhibition grounds in Toronto from August 19 to September 5, 2022. There was much to excite the visitors (families, couples and singles) at the EX from kids’ world, attractions, performances, competitions, food, rides, games, shopping, gaming garage and the walk & talks. Attractions included…
Canadian Music Week 2022 was held from June 6 to 11, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario and attracted participants from the music, interactive and broadcasting industries from around the globe. CMW is Canada’s largest annual event dedicated to the celebration and promotion of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. It consisted of two information-intensive conferences,…
The Vanguard launch was about individual fashion – each guest wore a fashion statement suited to their hair, face and what they were wearing. Torontoartsandevents! Captured some of those fashions for you! The Vanguard Launch was launched on Monday March 28, 2022 at Toronto’s Carlu. The Red Carpet was hosted by Reality Actor ‘Auntie Jillian’…
Co-chairs, Vanessa Yeung & Claire MacNamara © 2020 Torontoartsandevents The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) held its big sexy POGO PJ Party in Toronto on February 6, 2020 at Ricarda’s to raise money to continue to make a difference in the lives of children and their families. POGO provides ongoing advanced care for children…
HAVIAH MIGHTY – © 2019 Dustin-Rabin Haviah Mighty won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize for the album 13th Floor and with it $50,000 at the Carlu in Toronto. The event featured performances by nine of the 10 Polaris nominees; namely, Marie Davidson, Elisapie, FET.NAT, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Les Louanges, Haviah Mighty, PUP, Shad and Snotty Nose…
Martin Luther King had a dream! In 1967, so did the creators of Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival – to showcase Caribbean Canadian culture in Canada! The result was called Caribana which they based on the huge and exciting Trinidad & Tobago Carnival. The founders of Caribana envisioned it as a gift of culture to Canada. This…
For Immediate Release: July 25, 2019 (Toronto, ON); With the Toronto Raptors still riding high from winning their first NBA championship, PhemPhat Entertainment Group’s Executive Director Ebonnie Rowe reflects proudly that Honey Jam began the same year as the champions. “One of our alums Denosh Bennett was the Raptors first Dance Squad Captain for the…