Everything You Need Know About CMW 2018
The annual twister that brings the world to our doorstep is a complicated affair to navigate, so we've cribbed the agenda and simplified it for you all. Grab your spreadsheet or mobile calendar and mark down what's to 'like' and when to hit the fern bar for a respite from the crazy world known as CMW.
By FYI Staff
Here’s the list of confirmed speakers, events, and award recipients announced by the San Rafael ’71 and Amsterdam Brewing-sponsored Canadian Music Week, Conferences and Awards taking place May 9 - 12, at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre and Rebel Entertainment Complex.
The Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards are to be hosted by Jessi Cruickshank on Thursday, May 10.
Previously announced honourees include Arcade Fire, as the recipients of the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award; Paul Anka, as the Allan Waters Broadcast Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; and Robert 'TooTall' Wagenaar (CHOM FM), Patti-Anne Tarlton (Ticketmaster), Jeff Craib (The Feldman Agency), and David Farrell (FYI Music) as the 2018 inductees to the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame.
Paul Shaffer will again host the Live Music Industry Awards on Friday, May 11, where band Billy Talent will receive the Legends of Live Special Achievement Award at the Sheraton Centre, Dominion Ballroom.
Canadian Music Week and The Guild of Music Supervisors present the first annual Canadian Sync Awards on Saturday, May 12, sponsored by songtradr.
Nominees include music supervisors, synch teams, publishers, record companies, broadcast and advertising firms with categories including Best Music Supervision - Feature or Documentary Film, Best Sync - Commercial, Sync Artist or Songwriter of the Year and the Icon Award.
The Tech and Innovation Summit (formerly Digital Media Summit), on Wednesday, May 9, features educational sessions about Spotify, The Launch TV talent search, a VR/AR expo and a keynote from Jackie Wilgar, Marketing EVP at Live Nation.
CMW's 4-day Music Summit will include celebrity interviews, panels and workshops May 9 -12. Summit highlights include appearances by Laura Pearce, Head of Consumer Marketing at Twitter Canada; Jason Flom, President of Lava Records; Marcie Allen, President of MAC Presents, Jared Smith, President of Ticketmaster North America; producer Nile Rodgers; Steve Lillywhite, CEO of Jagonya Music and Sport Indonesia; and an international spotlight on Mexico and the US.
Additional events as part of the Music Summit include Live Touring Summit keynotes with lawyer Lorraine D'Alessio, Rick Mueller, President of AEG Presents - North America; and a Global Creators Summit keynote with Hartwig Mausch, CEO of BMG Right Management.
Expanded detail and ticket buys available through the CMW website.
From left: Joey Scolari, Tom Pistore, Keith Pelley, Wayne Zronik and Tim Leiweke speaking on State of the Industry panel at Departure at Toronto's Hotel X on May 8, 2025.Mike Highfield