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Alessia Cara's 'Dead Man' Is This Week's Hottest Radio Track in Canada

Other artists making waves on radio this week: MacKenzie Porter, The Beaches and Warren Zeiders.

Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara

Def Jam

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories. Top Downloads and Top Canadian Downloads represent the most copied tracks in the week ending July 26. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads



  1. Alessia Cara “Dead Man” (Def Jam/Universal)
  2. Warren Zeiders “Relapse” (Warner)
  3. Joe Jonas “Work It Out” (Republic/Universal)
  4. Chris Stapleton “I Think I’m In Love With You” (Mercury Nashville/Universal)
  5. MacKenzie Porter “Have Your Beer” (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic)
  6. Madison Beer “Make You Mine” (Sing It Loud/Epic/Sony)
  7. The Beaches “Takes One To Know One” (AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  8. Post Malone, Blake Shelton “Pour Me A Drink” (Mercury/Republic/Universal)
  9. Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington “Do It Anyway” (Starseed/A. Wilson Promo)
  10. Halsey “Lucky” (Columbia/Sony)

Top CanCon Downloads


  1. Alessia Cara “Dead Man” (Def Jam/Universal)
  2. MacKenzie Porter “Have Your Beer” (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic)
  3. The Beaches “Takes One To Know One” (AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  4. Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington “Do It Anyway” (Starseed/A. Wilson Promo)
  5. Charlie Houston “Pink Cheetah Print Slip” (Arts & Crafts/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. Jordan Hart “Dark Side” (baselineMUSIC)
  7. Owen Riegling “Moonshines” (Universal)
  8. Jason Blaine “Somewhere Tonight” (Indie/Pitbull Promo)
  9. Art d’Ecco “I Feel Alive” (Paper Bag/Canvas Media Promo)
  10. Nelly Furtado, Bomba Estéreo “Corazón” (Nelstar/21 Ent. /Universal)

Most Active Indies


  1. The Beaches “Takes One To Know One” (AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  2. Jordan Hart “Dark Side” (baselineMUSIC)
  3. MacKenzie Porter “Have Your Beer” (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic)
  4. Charlie Houston “Pink Cheetah Print Slip” (Arts & Crafts/Canvas Media Promo)
  5. Finger Eleven “Adrenaline” (Better Noise Can./Decker Promo)
  6. Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington “Do It Anyway” (Starseed/A. Wilson Promo)
  7. Jane’s Addiction “Imminent Redemption” (Indie/Decker Promo)
  8. SPORTS TEAM “I'm In Love (Subaru)” (Distiller/Bright Antenna/B. Chick Promo)
  9. Jason Blaine “Somewhere Tonight” (Indie/Pitbull Promo)
  10. Ash Molloy “About Me” (Wax/You Are Hear Promo)
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Executive of the Week: Justin West of Secret City Records on the Secrets of Independent Music Success​
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Executive of the Week: Justin West of Secret City Records on the Secrets of Independent Music Success​

The man behind one of Canada's most successful indie labels talks about the late-blooming success of French-language streaming record-holder Patrick Watson, why he builds long-term relationships with artists, and why it's important for the indie sector to work together.

Justin West is a leader and advocate in Canada’s independent music scene, but he didn’t plan it out that way. When he started his record label Secret City Records in Montreal in the mid-2000s, it was out of necessity. He had met an artist he loved and wanted to build a career with, and the label was a means to do it. That artist was Patrick Watson, and 20 years later he — and Secret City — are more successful than ever.

West — a multiple time Billboard Canada Power Player – leads one of the biggest indie labels in Canada while also advocating for the sector on multiple boards both locally and internationally. When we speak to him for this Executive of the Week interview, he’s just returned from Banff for the National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture, and is a central figure in discussions around the Online Streaming Act and collective negotiations with online streaming platforms.

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