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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Sept. 30, 2019

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. Festival 506 in Moncton (pictured) incorporates the Music NB Awards.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Sept. 30, 2019

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 12 months.

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

17-Oct-19

Applications for FACTOR Artist Dev, Juried Sound Recording Programs

 


 

1-Nov-19

Applications for Music BC Travel Grants

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

2-6-Oct-19

Breakout West, Whitehorse, YK

 


 

24-26-Oct-19

Festival 506 and Music NB Awards, Moncton, MB

 


 

24-25-Oct-19

Halifax Pop Explosion Conference, Halifax, NS

 


 

7-10-Nov-19

Nova Scotia Music Week, Truro, NS

 


 

22-26-Jan-20

Folk Alliance, New Orleans, LA

 


 

5-9 Feb-20

Music PEI Week, Charlottetown, PE

 


 

9-15-Mar-20 J

Juno Week, Saskatoon, SK

 


 

29-April-5-May-20

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

 


 

23-26-Apr-20

JazzAhead conference, Bremen, Germany

 


 

6-12-May-20

CMW fest and conference, Toronto, ON

 


 

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Celine Dion performs on stage at at the John Farnham Tribute Concert at Rod Laver Arena on the 20th of September 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Celine Dion performs on stage at at the John Farnham Tribute Concert at Rod Laver Arena on the 20th of September 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.

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Celine Dion Pours Her Heart Into Performance of John Farnham’s ‘You’re the Voice’: Watch

Australian audiences got a glimpse at the Canadian superstar's rare talent when she appeared remotely for an all-star concert celebrating the songs and career of John Farnham.

Celine Dion is back, and in the finest of form. Australian audiences got a glimpse at the Canadian superstar’s rare talent on Sunday (Sept. 20), when she appeared remotely for an all-star concert celebrating the songs and career of John Farnham.

Dion joined in on the action midway through the show presented at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, and beamed into Hoyt’s cinemas around the country. She had no easy task — performing Farnham’s greatest of all hits, 1986’s “You’re The Voice,” a song regarded in these parts as the “unofficial” national anthem.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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