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The 2025 Caster Emerge Winners

Our Caster Emerge Winners Are Here! After months of creativity and hustle, Play MPE is thrilled to announce the winners of our first-ever Caster Emerge contest! Ten incredible indie artists stepped up to the plate. From promoting their releases, tracking listener engagement, and keeping a close eye on their airplay, their passion blew us away. […]

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Hot tips: Canadian grant funding and how to write a music marketing plan

Writing a Music Marketing Plan Crafting an effective marketing plan is crucial for musicians seeking to maximize their reach and engage with their target audience. A well-structured music marketing plan outlines the strategies, tactics, and resources required to promote your music effectively. Applying for Canadian grant funding can provide artists with a valuable opportunity to […]

BreakOut West 2022 – Western Canadian Music Awards Winners Announced

Canadian music lovers! BreakOut West (BOW) took place in Calgary, AB recently – western Canada’s premier music festival, conference and awards. Every year they celebrate the best in the west, highlighting artists and industry players on the rise. Our own Bradley Gant attended the conference in person this year, spreading the good word of global […]

Canada’s Polaris Music Prize Announces the 2022 Grand Prize Winner!

What a big day in Canadian music! The results of the Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, were announced at last night’s gala event in Toronto, Ontario. The big winner is Pierre Kwenders for the album ‘José Louis And The Paradox Of Love’!  “This is crazy, I don’t even know what to think. This […]

Play MPE is partnering with Western Canada’s BreakOut West 2022

BreakOut West and the Western Canadian Music Awards are celebrating their 20th Anniversary Sept 28th through Oct 2nd, in Calgary, Alberta! Play MPE is getting in on the festivities, and partnering up with BreakOut West 2022.  Every year, the conference brings hundreds of speakers from all over the globe to help inform and connect western […]

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We’re Partnering with Canada’s Polaris Music Prize!

Guess what?! We are partnering up with Canada’s coveted Polaris Music Prize! Right?! Not only are we proud to sponsor this darlin’ of the Canadian music industry, but we are pleased as punch that we get to provide this year’s winner with a full-service global music promotion distribution package! Ooooh… Ahhhhh.  Also… we will be […]

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MTR – Music Tracking Radar Launches in Canada!

We at Play MPE have an incredibly exciting announcement! Our parent company Destiny Media Technologies has launched a new radio monitoring platform – MTR.  This ‘Music Tracking Radar’ software initially covers the whole Canadian Market! Whenever you send a release to radio, you want to know if it’s getting airplay, right? Our flagship tool Caster […]

Did You Know: Music Grants for Artists and Musicians in Canada

Recording and music marketing funds available in Canada As an artist, songwriter and/or musician, you may wonder what recording and music marketing funds are available in Canada.  Well good news, there are a lot of opportunities both nationally and provincially! However, it might feel a bit overwhelming trying to figure out which grants are not […]

Partnering with POP Montreal

We have big news for music lovers! Team Play MPE proudly announces our partnership with one of the world’s most exciting new artist discovery showcases – POP Montreal International Music Festival. About POP Montreal POP Montreal is an annual not-for-profit cultural extravaganza! Their mission is to curate and champion the cutting edge of artistic talent […]

A Conversation with Sally Dige

If you ask folk-pop artist Sally Dige, (pronounced Dee-ah) forging a music career path is like setting up a game of Dominos. Once you take the time to arrange the game pieces, you will hopefully get to watch a cascade of successes come your way, one after the other. The key is to have the […]