Broadcaster, TV and radio producer, and cultural tastemaker, George Stroumboulopoulos has been sharing his love of music with the world for over 30 years, from his MuchMusic VJ days, to TV and radio with CBC, and now as the host and executive producer of STROMBO on Apple Music Hits. From that important DSP perch, he’s still influencing Canadian breakthroughs. He’s also part of the team behind Apple Music’s much-talked about 100 Best Albums project. Strombo’s influence extends beyond media, from his work as a UN World Food Programme Ambassador, to the David Suzuki Foundation, to his Music Therapy Fund. In 2023, he was appointed to the Order of Canada. Three decades in, Strombo stays current, chopping it up with Canadian legends like Rush as well as the latest breakthrough acts, like Billboard Canadian Hot 100 charting artists Ikky, Zeina and Owen Riegling, in his Up Next Canada series. Mike Lawless, who is the head of Apple Music and Apple Podcasts in Canada, was instrumental in that series' launch. He leads a team of music editors and music & podcast business partner managers in Toronto and Montreal, helping amplify Canadian talent on Apple Music and Apple Podcasts both in Canada and around the world. This past year, Lawless and his team launched a six-part series with Montreal's Charlotte Cardin leading into her breakthrough album 99 Nights, launched Home Sessions original content with artists like LOONY and Devon Cole, and helped make Karan Aujla the first Punjabi artist to be on the cover of the global flagship New Music Daily playlist, which was accompanied by an interview on the Zane Lowe show.