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Live Music Noms Extension Ends Tuesday

The 3rd annual, presented by Michael Wekerle’s soon-to-be-relaunched El Mocambo nightclub, is to be held at the Sheraton Centre in May.

Live Music Noms Extension Ends Tuesday

By FYI Staff

The deadline for submissions to the Canadian Live Music Awards has generously been extended to this coming Tuesday, April 3.


The 3rd annual, presented by Michael Wekerle’s soon-to-be relaunched-El Mocambo nightclub, is to be held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel’s Dominion Ballroom in Toronto on Friday, May 11.

Nominations, tickets and further details can be found on the CMW website here.

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SZA with the Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Melodic Rap Performance for “luther" at the 68th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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SZA with the Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Melodic Rap Performance for “luther" at the 68th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

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