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London, ON, To Host 2019 Junos

For the first time ever, the Ontario city with a rich musical history gets to host Canada's premier music awards show. Juno Week 2019 runs March 11-17.

London, ON, To Host 2019 Junos

By FYI Staff

London, Ontario, will host the 2019 Juno Awards, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today. The Awards and Juno Week activities will run March 11-17. The 48th Annual Junos will be broadcast live on CBC from Budweiser Gardens, on Sunday March 17. London will host the event for the first time since the award show began touring across Canada in 2002.


In support of the 2019 celebrations, the City of London has also announced that beginning January 29, key music venues in the city will donate one dollar from every ticket sold to music education charity MusiCounts. Venues participating include London Music Hall, Budweiser Gardens and Centennial Hall.

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Read the full press release here

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Dolly Parton Cause of Death Revealed

The icon died Tuesday after "a brief battle with cancer," her team shares.

Dolly Parton, who died today at age 80, went through “a brief battle with cancer,” according to a statement released Tuesday evening (Aug. 25) by her team. Parton died at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville.

“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched,” read the statement simply signed Team Dolly. “Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand. Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones.”

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