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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadline: May 22, 2018

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 for a career boost? Check our calendar and get into the groove. There are two weeks left to place your vote for the SiriusXM Top of the Country contest.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadline: May 22, 2018

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

CIMA Road Gold Certification: Applications now open. This program acknowledges the dedication and drive of Canada's touring artists and bands. It is awarded to those artists who have sold at least 25,000 tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over the course of any 12-month period

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

31-May-18

FACTOR Artist Development Grants

 


 

6-Jun-18

Voting for SiriusXM Top Of The Country contest

 


 

15-Jun-18

Submissions for Canadian Folk Music Awards

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

25-May-18

Application for Canadian Blast at Americana conference, Nashville, Sept. 11-16

 


 

5-8-June-18

MIDEM Conference, Cannes, France

 


 

8-17-June-18

North by Northeast Festival, Toronto, ON

 


 

24-26-Sept-18

Showcase PEI, Charlottetown, PEI

 


 

10-14-Oct-18

BreakOut West, Kelowna, BC

 


 

3-7-Oct-18

AC# Hip-Hop Fest & Conference, Atlanta, GA

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6-11-Nov-18

Indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

30-Nov-1 -Dec -18

Canadian Folk Music Awards, Calgary, AB

 


 

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Billboard Canada and MMF Canada Announce Top Music Manager Honourees for 2026
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Billboard Canada and MMF Canada Announce Top Music Manager Honourees for 2026

Matthew Burnett and Jordan Evans, longtime managers behind Daniel Caesar's decade-spanning success, will receive the Managers of the Year Award and MMF Canada will present its Honour Roll award to Six Shooter Records' Helen Britton and Shauna de Cartier at SOUNDSTAGE on June 11 at NXNE. MMF Canada will also present its Trailblazer award to Matt Maw.

Matthew Burnett and Jordan Evans are Billboard Canada's 2026 Managers to Watch.

The powerhouse duo behind Daniel Caesar have been working closely with the R&B singer from the very start, helping guide one of the biggest Canadian careers and breakthroughs of the last decade. From the early days before Freudian in the mid-2010s up to the recent unconventional rollout of Son of Spergy which included spontaneous pop-up shows in parks across Canada, both managers have drawn from their backgrounds as creatives to help Caesar thrive as an artist

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