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Magic Returns To MAGIC! Lovelocks Hit Right $20 Note

MAGIC! appears to have found that special ingredient that makes a hit song with the release of the in-house written and produced love ditty, "Kiss Me." Other notable Canadians this week include The Lovelocks, Jim Cuddy and Barrie, ON's Kansas Stone.

Magic Returns To MAGIC! Lovelocks Hit Right $20 Note

By FYI Staff

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into two categories. Top Downloads represents the most downloaded songs in the week ending July 6th and the Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parenthesis.


Top Downloads

  1. MAGIC! “Kiss Me” (RCA/Sony)

  2. Justin Timberlake    SoulMate  (Sony Music Canada)

  3. Steve Aoki  “Pretender” f/AJR & Lil Yachty (DMD/Ultra)

  4. DJ Antoine ft. Karl Wolf & Fito Blanko “Ole Ole” (An Official FIFA World Cup Song) (Vicktory Music Group)

  5. Laye “Goldfinger” (Sony)

  6. Jason Mraz “Have It All” (Easy Star All-Stars & Michael Goldwasser Reggae Mix) (Warner)

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  7. Isaac Basal “Honestly” (RPMpromotion)

  8. The Lovelocks “20 Dollars In My Pocket” (MDM Recordings)

  9. Jim Cuddy “You Be The Leaver” (Diesel Mix) (Warner)

  10. Weezer “Africa” (Warner)

Most Active Indies

  1. The Lovelocks “20 Dollars In My Pocket” (MDM Recordings)

  2. Steve Aoki  “Pretender” f/AJR & Lil Yachty (DMD/Ultra)

  3. Kansas Stone “Blaze Of Nothing” (Wax Records)

  4. Isaac Basal  “Honestly” (RPMpromotion)

  5. DJ Antoine ft. Karl Wolf & Fito Blanko “Ole Ole” (An Official FIFA World Cup Song) (Vicktory Music Group)

  6. Madison Beer “Home With You” (DMD/First Access)

  7. Witchitaw “Moonshine” (Indie)

  8. Wes Mack “PBR State Of Mind” (Indie/Rob Chubey Promo)

  9. Beamer Wigley “Roller Coaster” (Big Star Recordings)

  10. Dylan Holton “Take Your Top Off” (Indie)

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Executive of the Week: Justin West of Secret City Records on the Secrets of Independent Music Success​
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Executive of the Week: Justin West of Secret City Records on the Secrets of Independent Music Success​

The man behind one of Canada's most successful indie labels talks about the late-blooming success of French-language streaming record-holder Patrick Watson, why he builds long-term relationships with artists, and why it's important for the indie sector to work together.

Justin West is a leader and advocate in Canada’s independent music scene, but he didn’t plan it out that way. When he started his record label Secret City Records in Montreal in the mid-2000s, it was out of necessity. He had met an artist he loved and wanted to build a career with, and the label was a means to do it. That artist was Patrick Watson, and 20 years later he — and Secret City — are more successful than ever.

West — a multiple time Billboard Canada Power Player – leads one of the biggest indie labels in Canada while also advocating for the sector on multiple boards both locally and internationally. When we speak to him for this Executive of the Week interview, he’s just returned from Banff for the National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture, and is a central figure in discussions around the Online Streaming Act and collective negotiations with online streaming platforms.

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