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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: February 17, 2020

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. Applications for the SiriusXM Top of the Country contest (pictured) are now open.

FYI  Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: February 17, 2020

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

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

Now open

Canada Council Grants

 


 

28-Feb-20

Applications for SiriusXM Top of the Country competition

 


 

1-Mar-20

Entries for Midem Talent Exporter initiative

 


 

1-Mar-20

Entries for Women's Freedom Song Contest

 


 

15-Mar-20

Applications for Music Nova Scotia Tour Support & Artist Development

 


 

13-Mar-20

Applications for Contact East 2020, Moncton, NB

 


 

15-May-20

Applications for Mundial Montreal

 


 

 

 

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

9-15-Mar-20

Juno week, Saskatoon, SK

 


 

13-22-Mar-20

South by Southwest fest and conference, Austin, TX

 


 

29-Apr-5-May-20

ECMA Awards fest and conference, St. John's, NL

 


 

6-12-May-20

CMW fest and conference, Toronto, ON

 


 

2-5-June-20

Midem conference, Cannes, FR

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16-19-June-20

A2iM Week, New York City

 


 

15-20-Sep-20

Americana Music fest and conference, Nashville, TN

 


 

21-Sep-20

Polaris Gala, The Carlu, Toronto, ON

 


 

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L-R: Sandra Denton aka Pepa, DJ Spinderella and Cheryl James aka Salt pose in the press room during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles.
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L-R: Sandra Denton aka Pepa, DJ Spinderella and Cheryl James aka Salt pose in the press room during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles.

Awards

Salt-N-Pepa’s Spinderella Is Now the First Female DJ Ever Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: ‘I Never Missed a Beat’

Salt-N-Pepa was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 8 in Los Angeles.

Salt-N-Pepa‘s Spinderella is now the first female DJ ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The historic moment happened Saturday (Nov. 8) during the the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, where Salt-N-Pepa were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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