Feature Stories – Artists


Grammy winner Ryan Ofei fuses Gospel with pan-African music

Near-death experience inspires him to impact people’s live...

King Cruff makes state-of-the-art reggae for the current moment

And honours the legacy of his grandmother, Rita Marley

lucatheproducer, new king of the charts

Meet the Montréal producer behind the hits “Fake Friends,...

Music for Good: DillanPonders

All-In rapper runs 100 marathons in 100 days for men’s men...

Jane’s Party: In it for the Long Run

Making syncs and covers work for them

The subtle magic of screen composer Andrew Lockington

A look at current projects, career path

Kalisway: Everything old is new again

From audio engineering beginnings to centre-stage R&B singer

For hit-maker Owen Riegling, it starts with songwriting

Whether solo, with friends, or alongside Nashville pros

Zosha Di Castri’s remarkable breadth and diversity

Composing concert music with its performers in mind

Kym Gouchie’s Shun beh nats’ujeh (We Are Healing Through Songs)

A gift to bring out the child in us all

Donovan Woods reveals the telling details of daily adult life

By embracing contradictions, condensing multitudes

Gala Country 2024: Five New Artists to Watch

Gala takes place Oct. 24 at MTelus in Montréal

Bruce Guthro Songwriters Circle is unbroken after his passing

Thanks to his singer-songwriter children, Dylan and Jodi

Noeline Hofmann storms out of the starting gate

Alberta singer-songwriter fuelled by “Purple Gas”

Goldie Boutilier’s “The Actress”: How the song happened

With a little help from SOCAN’s Liam Russell

Keysha Freshh vulnerable heartbreak album switches it up

Female rapper has men singing the hooks

Kroy: The Need to Suffer

With MILITIA, built over a decade, she steps back to ponder ...

#ComposersWhoScore: Peter Venne’s work on “Hunting Daze”

Applying his creativity to Annick Blanc’s disturbing first...

Blind Ojibway Cree musician Mattmac sets his sights on success

While remaining close to his community

Humble rapper DijahSB builds lifelong career

And makes Polaris Music Prize shortlist for a second time

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