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City of Music Conference Panels Roll Out!
Now in its fourth year, the City of Music Conference returns to London — Canada’s UNESCO City of Music — with an expanded two-day format!

LONDON, ONTARIO NAMED AS HOST CITY FOR 2021 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD
COUNTRY MUSIC WEEK 2021 TO BE REIGNITED SEPTEMBER 9 — 12 September 25, 2020 (TORONTO, ON) — Today the Canadian Country Music Association ® (CCMA) is proud to announce London, Ontario as the home for the 2021 CCMA Awards presented

Recapping Day of Visibility for the Live Event Community
The live events community was the first to be shutdown by COVID and will be the last to open. On September 22nd, we stood in solidarity as we try and recognize the immeasurable impacts this pandemic has had on the livelihood

Day of Visibility for the Event Community
As many industries begin recovery, COVID 19 is still keeping most live event organizations & venue doors closed. The live entertainment industry was the first to shut down and will be the last to fully re-open. In an act of national solidarity,

Forest City London Music Week 2020
Get ready London, a week of music awakes as Forest City London Music Week returns September 13th through to September 20th bookended by incredible award shows that celebrate London's vast musical talent. The programming will be virtual this year with multiple

CERB To Be Extended Four Weeks
The Federal Government has announced that CERB will be extended an additional four weeks (September 27 th ). At that time, recipients will be required to a yet to be revised EI programme or one of three new programmes for those that

CANADIAN MUSIC ENTREPRENEURS FUNDING THROUGH CANADA MUSIC FUND
A funding pool of $5 million is available for Canadian music entrepreneurs through the Canada Music Fund. The program is being administered by FACTOR who have now issued guidelines & deadlines for the COVID-19 Phase 2 relief. This steam of funding is

RBC Emerging Artists Program
The Canada's Walk of Fame RBC Emerging Musician Program is back for it's 8th year and it's bigger and better than ever before! Five winners between the ages of 15 and 35 are selected from across Canada and provided with tools

Stay HomeCounty 46.5 Festival
Music, Memories, and Community is what London's longest outdoor music festival is known for. Home Country Music & Art Festival has constinually delivered all three for the last 46 years. Continuing their tradition, the festival has moved things online to allow you

Phase 3 of Ontario's Re-Opening
Earlier today, Premier Ford annouced Phase-3 Re-Opening for parts of Ontario. London is included in Phase-3 Re-Opening which begins at 12:01am on Friday July 17th. This is an enormous step forward in restarting the economy as a stated 99% of

Funding Now Available For Live Music Industry
A NOTE FROM FACTOR CANADA On July 7, 2020, the Department of Canadian Heritage announced the final components of Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations. The Fund is intended to complement the

SunFest Goes Virtual July 10 & 11
London, ON – Concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 virus might have kept TD Sunfest’20 from its traditional home in Victoria Park; but, in its place, a new virtual version of London’s most beloved festival will be lighting up

The 2020 Canadian Songwriter Challenge (Ontario Edition) Comes To London
Music Ontario presents the sixth annual Ontario edition of the Canadian Songwriter Challenge, in partnership with the London Music Office, the Council of Music Industry Associations (CCMIA), Bell Media , and Music Publishers Canada ! The Canadian Songwriter Challenge invites
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