Play MPE Partners With STRUT VIP to Support Emerging Artists in Canada Play MPE is proud to announce a new partnership with STRUT VIP, an annual artist membership program designed to support developing artists with practical tools, industry expertise, and hands-on guidance. This partnership brings a valuable new partner perk to the Play MPE artist […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Please release me, let me go So you want to release your album independently. It’s so good that you want to get it out NOW, but how? You’re confident the fan base that you’ve developed will love it, and you don’t want to waste time with a major label dog and pony show. You know […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today’s the day – the Polaris Music Prize Short List has been declared! This is a highly anticipated announcement in the Canadian music scene, and big news for all the artists whose work is being honoured. Without further ado, here is the Short List! Destroyer – LABYRINTHITIS Pierre Kwenders – José Louis And The […]
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 […]
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 […]