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Taylor Swift & Post Malone's 'Fortnight' Is Canada's Hottest New Radio Track

Canadian rock band The Damn Truth is also earning strong support with Bob Rock as producer, and the Chris Buck Band hit a high note with their latest that also features western Canadian country star Gord Bamford.

Taylor Swift & Post Malone in 'Fortnight' music video

Taylor Swift & Post Malone in 'Fortnight' 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 April 12. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads



  1. Taylor Swift “Fortnight" (feat. Post Malone) (Republic/Universal)
  2. Dua Lipa “Illusion” (Atlantic/Warner)
  3. Hozier “Too Sweet” (Columbia/Sony)
  4. Chris Buck Band “Cowboy Boots" (feat. Gord Bamford) (Sakamoto/ADA/Warner)
  5. Cole Swindell “Forever to Me” (Warner Music Nashville/Warner)
  6. Knox “Not The 1975” (Warner)
  7. Riley Green “Damn Good Day to Leave” (Nashville Harbor Records and Ent. /BMLG)
  8. Johnny Orlando “Wait for You” (Universal)
  9. The Damn Truth “I Just Gotta Let You Know” (Spectra Musique/Canvas Media Promo)
  10. The Redhill Valleys “Rhinestoned” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)

Top CanCon Downloads


  1. Chris Buck Band “Cowboy Boots" (feat. Gord Bamford) (Sakamoto/ADA/Warner)
  2. Johnny Orlando “Wait for You” (Universal)
  3. The Damn Truth “I Just Gotta Let You Know” (Spectra Musique/Canvas Media Promo)
  4. The Redhill Valleys “Rhinestoned” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  5. Alexander Stewart “Broken by You” (FAE grp/The Orchard/You Are Hear Promo)
  6. Maude Cyr-Deschênes “J’avoue” (Universal)
  7. Dallas Smith “Use Me” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  8. Mike Demero, Zagata “Take Me Away (My Love)” (Artifice/Warner)
  9. Kamii “Fade into You” (Kamii Music)
  10. Drew Gregory “This Side of Dirt” (Willing/Universal/B. Martineau Promo)

Most Active Indies


  1. The Damn Truth “I Just Gotta Let You Know” (Spectra Musique/Canvas Media Promo)
  2. Alexander Stewart “Broken by You” (FAE grp/The Orchard/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. Rudy Gunn “Slow Down” (Nashville North Records)
  4. The Redhill Valleys “Rhinestoned” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  5. Kamii “Fade into You” (Kamii Music)
  6. Karli June “Still Make Cowgirls” (Indie/Pitbull Promo)
  7. Shawn Austin “Words” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  8. Dallas Smith “Use Me” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  9. Drew Gregory “This Side of Dirt” (Willing/Universal/B. Martineau Promo)
  10. Foxx Worthee “This Ain’t My First Rodeo” (Taylor Ent.)
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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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