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Billboard Canada FYI Calendar Of Deadlines, Dec. 21, 2023: BreakOut West Submissions Are Open

A roundup of deadlines for festivals, grants, conferences and other music business opportunities.

Billboard Canada FYI Calendar Of Deadlines, Dec. 21, 2023: BreakOut West Submissions Are Open

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

CIMA Road Gold certification. Awarded to artists selling at least 25K tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over a 12-month period - now open

Full info here


Grants and Funding Deadlines

Canada Council Grants - now open

Full info here

FACTOR Songwriter Development Program - now open

Full info here

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund - now open

Full info here

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants - now open

Full info here

Deadline to apply to showcase at NXNE, Toronto - Jan. 14, 2024

Full info here

Deadline to apply to showcase at BreakOut West 2024 - Jan. 28, 2024

Full info here

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Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

UK Americana Music Week, London - Jan. 22-25, 2024

Full info here

Folk Alliance, Kansas City - Feb. 21-25, 2024

Full info here

SXSW festival and conference, Austin, TX - Mar. 8-16, 2024

Full info here

2024 Juno Week and Awards, Halifax, NS - Mar. 21-24, 2024

Full info here

Canadian Folk Music Awards, St. John's, NL - Apr. 4-7, 2024

Full info here

East Coast Music Week & Awards, Charlottetown, PEI - May 1-5, 2024

Full info here

Canadian Music Week, Toronto, ON - Jun. 3-5, 2024

Full info here

North By Northeast festival, Toronto, ON - Jun. 12-16, 2024

Full info here

CCMA Country Music Week & Awards, Edmonton, AB - Sep. 11-14, 2024

Full info here

BreakOut West festival and conference, Saskatoon, SK - Sep. 25-29, 2024

Full info here

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Bryan Adams at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival held at T-Mobile Arena on September 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Bryan Adams at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival held at T-Mobile Arena on September 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rock

Bryan Adams Takes Swipe at Donald Trump’s Expansionist Dreams With ’51st State’ Protest Song: ‘You Better Show Some Respect’

The pointed rock tune was released on Wednesday (July 1) to coincide with Canada Day.

Bryan Adams has a very clear message for anyone down South who thinks his home country of Canada is on the market: “We’ll never be the 51st state.” The Ontario-bred rocker released a pointed protest song aimed at an audience of one on Wednesday (July 1), just in time for Canada Day, which this year celebrates the 159th anniversary of Confederation for our neighbors to the North.

“51st State,” was released on YouTube and other social media platforms as a spicy rejoinder to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated musings about absorbing the sovereign nation into the fold and making it, well, just refer back to the song’s title.

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