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Honey Jam Celebrates At Toronto's El Mocambo

The 26th annual Honey Jam showcase, featuring a curated lineup of female artists from across Canada, including the first Yukon participant Sophie Noel, was live-streamed from Toronto’s El Mocambo T

Honey Jam Celebrates At Toronto's El Mocambo

By Karen Bliss

The 26th annual Honey Jam showcase, featuring a curated lineup of female artists from across Canada, including the first Yukon participant Sophie Noel, was live-streamed from Toronto’s El Mocambo Thursday night (Aug. 12) with a limited number of industry and alum invited to attend in person.


The performances ranged from a poignant message about protecting children from 12-year-old rapper DJ Love Jones, to a song of sisterhood, Drunk Girls In the Bathroom from country singer Cassidy Cummings to some “nightmare pop” from new Indica signing Carlyn.

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Boogey the Beat Wins The 2025 Henry Armstrong Award Celebrating Indigenous Musicians
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Boogey the Beat Wins The 2025 Henry Armstrong Award Celebrating Indigenous Musicians

The accolade aims to develop, elevate and support emerging Indigenous artists nationwide.

With National Indigenous History Month well under way, Anishinaabe DJ and producer Boogey the Beat has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Henry Armstrong Award.

Since launching in 2022, the bursary and mentorship program has been created to empower Indigenous artists within the Canadian music industry. It's named after MDM Recordings Inc. president and founder Mike Denney’s grandfather, Lloyd Henry, and mother Gloria Denney (née Armstrong), both Six Nations Lower Mohawk members.

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