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CanCountry Hunter Bros Compete With Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi

Canadian country group Hunter Brothers, comprised of Luke, J.J., Ty, Brock and Dusty Hunter, have this week’s Most Active track at radio–and 3rd most downloaded song, following Pearl Jam and Bon Jovi.

CanCountry Hunter Bros Compete With Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi

By FYI Staff

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into two categories. Top Downloads represents the most copied tracks in the week ending March 16 and the Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parenthesis.


Top Downloads

 

 

1.      Pearl Jam “Can't Deny Me” (Monkeywrench/Republic/Universal)

2.      Bon Jovi “When We Were Us” (Island/ Universal)

3.      Hunter Brothers “Those Were the Nights” (Open Road)

4.      Charlie Puth “Done for Me (feat. Kehlani)” (Warner)

5.      Taylor Swift “Delicate” (Big Machine Records)

6.      Halsey ft. Big Sean & Stefflon Don “Alone” (Universal)

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7.      Jann Arden “Come Down the River With Me” (Universal)

8.      The Trews “The New Us” (Cadence/ Universal)

9.      Kygo feat. Miguel “Remind Me To Forget” (RCA)

10.   The Chainsmokers “Everybody Hates Me” (Sony)

Most Active Indies

1.      Hunter Brothers “Those Were the Nights” (Open Road)

2.      Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear “Childhood Goodbye” (Glassnote)

3.      Bobby Wills “Out of Your Mind” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)

4.      The Philosopher Kings “Best In You” (eOne)

5.      Bend Sinister “Heard It All Before” (RPMpromotion/Cordova Bay)

6.      Steve Aoki, Daddy Yankee, Play-N-Skillz & Elvis Crespo “Azukita” (DMD/Ultra/DMD Promo)

7.      Myles Goodwyn “I Hate to See You Go (But I Love to Watch You Walk Away)” (True North/Eric Alper PR)

8.      Jake Owen “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” (Big Loud)

9.      Scotty Kipfer “Falling Like the Rain” (Indie/Bob Martineau Promo)

10.   Bad Wolves “Zombie” (Eleven Seven)

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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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