advertisement
FYI

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 10, 2023

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 10, 2023

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 a 12-month period

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

Canada Council Grants

 


 

Now open

FACTOR Songwriter Development Program

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants

 


 

17-Aug-23

Applications for Radio Starmaker funding

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

5-7-Sep-23

Music Pro Summit online conference

 


 

13-16-Sep-23

CCMA Country Music Week and awards, Hamilton, ON

 


 

19-23-Sep-23

AmericanaFest, Nashville, TN

 


 

11-15-Oct-23

BreakOutWest fest and conference, Kelowna, BC

 


 

6-9-Nov-23

Indie Week online conference

 


 

9-11-Nov-23

VenuexVenue conference and festival, London, ON

 


 

15-18-Nov-23

M For Montreal conference and festival

 


 

12-Feb-24

Maple Blues Awards, Toronto, ON

 


 

21-25-Feb-24

Folk Alliance, Kansas City

 


 

8-16-Mar-24

SXSW festival and conference, Austin, TX

advertisement

 


 

21-24-Mar-24

2024 Juno Week and Awards, Halifax, NS

 


 

4-7-Apr-24

Canadian Folk Music Awards, St. John's, NL

 


 

1-5-May-24

East Coast Music Week & Awards, Charlottetown, PEI

 


 

3-5-Jun-24

Canadian Music Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

12-16-Jun-24

North By Northeast festival, Toronto, ON

 


 

advertisement
Sombr performs on stage during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England.
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Sombr performs on stage during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England.

Music News

Sombr’s 2026 BRIT Awards Onstage Attack Sparks Speculation Over Whether It Was Staged

The singer-songwriter performed a medley of two of his hits during the Feb. 28 show.

Some viewers were left scratching their heads after Sombr‘s performance at the 2026 BRIT Awards.

The ceremony, held Sunday (Feb. 28) at Manchester’s Co-op Live, saw the 20-year-old singer-songwriter take the stage to perform his hit song “Undressed,” which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in September 2025.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.
keep readingShow less
advertisement