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Eminem's 'Houdini' Is This Week's Hottest New Radio Track in Canada

Also making waves on radio this week: Bob Marley grandson King Cruff's "Proppa Ghanda" team-up with Montreal production duo Banx & Ranx, Julian Taylor's "Running Away" and Victoria, B.C. indie group The Bankes Brothers' "Walkin'."

Eminem 'Houdini' music video

Eminem 'Houdini' music video

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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 June 7. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads



  1. Eminem “Houdini” (Aftermath/Interscope/Universal)
  2. Foster The People “Lost In Space” (Atlantic/Warner)
  3. Ariana Grande “The Boy Is Mine” (Republic/Universal)
  4. Bailey Zimmerman “Holy Smokes” (Elektra/Warner)
  5. Gracie Abrams “Risk” (Interscope/Universal)
  6. King Cruff, Banx & Ranx “Proppa Ghanda” (Universal)
  7. Myles Smith “Stargazing” (RCA/Sony)
  8. The Offspring “Make It All Right” (Concord/Universal)
  9. The Bankes Brothers “Walkin’” (Blue Heron/Canvas Media Promo)
  10. Julian Taylor “Running Away” (Howling Turtle)

Top CanCon Downloads


  1. King Cruff, Banx & Ranx “Proppa Ghanda” (Universal)
  2. The Bankes Brothers “Walkin’” Blue Heron/Canvas Media Promo)
  3. Julian Taylor “Running Away” (Howling Turtle)
  4. Devon Cole “I Got You” (Arista/Sony)
  5. Arkells “Big Feelings” (Universal)
  6. Hillside Outlaws “Here For The Whiskey” (Royalty/TandemTracks Promo)
  7. Sacha “Hey Mom I Made It” (Sony)
  8. Easy Tiger “I Don’t Mind” (Indie/RPMpromo)
  9. Tim Hicks “One More” (Open Road)
  10. Jessie T “Almost Beautiful” (Jessie T Music)

Most Active Indies


  1. The Bankes Brothers “Walkin’” (Blue Heron/Canvas Media Promo)
  2. Julian Taylor “Running Away” (Howling Turtle)
  3. Easy Tiger “I Don’t Mind” (Indie/RPMpromo)
  4. Hillside Outlaws “Here For The Whiskey” (Royalty/TandemTracks Promo)
  5. Jackie “Perfume” (White Rabbit/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. Shelley Lynch “Different Kind of Lonely” (Lynch Records/CDX/Sony/The Orchard)
  7. Milky Chance “Naked and Alive” (Indie/Frontside Promo)
  8. Tim Hicks “One More” (Open Road)
  9. Jessie T “Almost Beautiful” (Jessie T Music)
  10. Yung Leo “Too Good” (Indie/B. Chick 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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