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David Guetta & OneRepublic Score This Week's Hot New Radio Hit in Canada

Also earning strong response are Canadian singers Nicky MacKenzie and Jess Moskaluke, plus Kammi's haunting cover of a classic Mazzy Star hit.

David Guetta & OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder

David Guetta & OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder

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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 April 12. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads



  1. David Guetta & OneRepublic “I Don’t Want to Wait” (Warner)
  2. Dua Lipa “Illusion” (Atlantic/Warner)
  3. Hozier “Too Sweet” (Columbia/Sony)
  4. Teddy Swims “The Door” (Warner)
  5. Cody Johnson “Dirt Cheap” (Warner)
  6. Luke Bryan “Love You, Miss You, Mean It” (Universal)
  7. Trinix “Hot Stepper” (Warner France/Warner)
  8. Nicky MacKenzie “Morals” (Blue Heron/You Are Hear Promo)
  9. Kehlani “After Hours” (Warner)
  10. Kamii “Fade into You” (Kamii Music)

Top CanCon Downloads


  1. Nicky MacKenzie “Morals” (Blue Heron/You Are Hear Promo)
  2. Kamii “Fade into You” (Kamii Music)
  3. Jess Moskaluke “Cheap Wine and Cigarettes (Jack Trades Remix)” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  4. Scenic Route to Alaska “Lasts Forever” (Slow Weather/Canvas Media Promo)
  5. Shawn Austin “Words” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  6. Tenille Townes “Thing That Brought Me Here (Truck Song)” (Sony)
  7. Chris Buck Band “Cowboy Boots (feat. Gord Bamford)” (Sakamoto/ADA/Warner)
  8. Dallas Smith “Use Me” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  9. Johnny Orlando “Wait for You” (Universal)
  10. Virginia To Vegas “Time!” (Wax/You Are Hear Promo)

Most Active Indies


  1. Kamii “Fade into You” (Kamii Music)
  2. Nicky MacKenzie “Morals” (Blue Heron/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. Scenic Route to Alaska “Lasts Forever” (Slow Weather/Canvas Media Promo)
  4. The Damn Truth “I Just Gotta Let You Know” (Spectra Musique/Canvas Media Promo)
  5. Jess Moskaluke “Cheap Wine and Cigarettes (Jack Trades Remix)” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  6. Five Finger Death Punch “This is the Way” (Better Noise)
  7. Shawn Austin “Words” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  8. Dallas Smith “Use Me” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  9. Tristan Horncastle “Closer Than We Think” (Indie)
  10. Drew Gregory “This Side of Dirt” (Willing/Universal/B. Martineau 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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