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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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CBC Music Toyota Searchlight 2022 – Winners Announced!

It’s an exciting time for the Canadian music industry and music fans! CBC Music’s Toyota Searchlight 2022 just announced the winners of this year’s competition!  The judges certainly had their hands full, crafting the original Top 100 and narrowing it down to a very competitive Top 10. Now, they’ve finally announced the official winners, and […]

Interview with Toyota Searchlight 2021 Grand Prize Winner Jhyve

Listen up, music lovers! JUNO nominee and winner of CBC Music’s Toyota Searchlight – Jhyve – is on a roll! We wanted to check in with the enigmatic artist and see how things are shaping up for him since he released his single “Play Safe” via Play MPE last month. Our own David G. sat […]

RANGE X Play MPE Announce 2022 Canadian Music Week Party at ArtHaus

Canadian Music Week is coming up soon, and will be taking over Toronto from June 6-10, 2022. CMW gathers top industry professionals and musicians for panels, showcases and networking events to create more musical connections! On June 8, our good friends at RANGE Magazine are hosting a party at ArtHaus, a new multidisciplinary venue and […]

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Toyota Searchlight 2021 Winner Jhyve Releases “Play Safe”

The winner of Toyota Searchlight 2021 – Jhyve – has just released a brand new single – “Play Safe”!  For the past few years, Play MPE has partnered up with CBC Music for Toyota Searchlight. Searchlight is one of the top competitions for discovering the new talent bursting forth from the Canadian music scene. Last […]

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A Conversation with Artist Managers Nancy Tunick & Joelle May

It’s a question every band needs to answer once they get out of the garage and into the spotlight.   Do you really need a manager?  Is there a reason why someone outside of the group needs to be included in decisions that affect you? If so, how do you find someone who can help? […]

The 2021 Polaris Music Prize Winner – Cadence Weapon’s Parallel World!

Hey there music lovers! Huge news in the Canadian music sphere (nay, the world!)  The Polaris Music Prize has just announced their Grand Prize winning album as Cadence Weapon’s Parallel World! The Winner Celebration took place last night at CBC Toronto’s Studio 211, hosted by CBC Music’s Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe. It included performances by 2020 Grand Prize […]

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Polaris Music Prize – Short List Announced!

Hey Canada! Hey world!  The Polaris Music Prize has officially revealed their Short List of awesome Canadian talent.    A huge congratulations to all of the artists, what a group!  What’s especially exciting is that one of these ten stellar artists will not only take home the Polaris Music Prize but this year they will also […]