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Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: July 17, 2019

Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Radio Starmaker (pictured) is now accepting submissions for its next round of funding.

Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: July 17, 2019

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

CIMA Road Gold certification. Awarded to artists selling at least 25K tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over a12-month period.

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

2-Aug-19

Submissions for it's Your Shot Contest

 


 

2-Aug-19

Applications for RBC Emerging Musician Program

 


 

22-Aug-19

Applications for Radio Starmaker funding

 


 

17-Oct-19

Applications for FACTOR Artist Dev, Juried Sound Recording Programs

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

10-15-Sept

Americana Festival and Conference, Nashville, TN

 


 

2-6 -Oct-19

Breakout west, Whitehorse, YK

 


 

13-17-Nov-19

indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

22-26-Jan-20

Folk Alliance Conference, New Orleans, LA

 


 

3-4 Apr-20

Canadian Folk Music Awards, Charlottetown, PE

 


 

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Max McNown

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Max McNown Hits a New Peak on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 With 'A Lot More Free'

The Oregon singer has been climbing the chart with his viral single, which has now cracked the top 50 for the first time landing at No. 32 thanks to a boost in digital sales.

A rising country singer has hit a new peak on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.

Max McNown's "A Lot More Free" climbs to No. 32 in its fourth week on the chart. The Bend, Oregon singer released "A Lot More Free" in 2023 and landed on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart with it.

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