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Miley Cyrus & Pharrell Williams Have This Week's Hot New Radio Track in Canada

Quebec's Mike Demero spins another hit, while Calgary dance-pop artist Kiesza's "Dancing and Crying" gains momentum on radio playlists.

Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Jonnie Chambers

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories. Top Downloads and Top Canadian Downloads represent the most copied tracks in the week ending March 1. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads



  1. Pharrell Williams & Miley Cyrus, “Doctor (Work It Out)” (Columbia/Sony)
  2. Twenty One Pilots, “Overcompensate” (Fueled By Ramen/Warner)
  3. Beyoncé, “Texas Hold ’Em” (Parkwood Ent./Columbia/Sony)
  4. Dierks Bentley, “American Girl” (Valory)
  5. Linkin Park ,“Friendly Fire” (Warner Records/Warner)
  6. Selena Gomez, “Love On” (Universal)
  7. Dua Lipa, “Training Season” (Atlantic/Warner)
  8. Enrique Iglesias & Miranda Lambert, “Space In My Hear” (Sony Music Latin/Sony)
  9. Keith Urban, “Messed Up As Me” (Capitol Nashville/Universal)
  10. Mike Demero & Zagata, “Take Me Away (My Love)” (Artifice/Warner)

Top CanCon Downloads


  1. Mike Demero & Zagata, “Take Me Away (My Love)” (Artifice/Warner)
  2. King Cruff feat. Runkus, “Fallback” (Universal)
  3. Kiesza, “Dancing and Crying” (Zebra Spirit Tribe/You Are Hear Promo)
  4. Jessica Russell, “Pause On Over” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
  5. Adam Johnson, “Blue Moon Girl” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
  6. Tyler Shaw ,“Back to Me” (Sony)
  7. High Valley, “Not Yet” (Cage Free/Sony)
  8. Owen Riegling, “Old Dirt Roads” (Universal)
  9. Aqyila, “Bloom” (Sony)
  10. The Banker Boys feat. Aloe Blacc, “Fade Away” (Infinity &/You Are Hear Promo)

Most Active Indies


  1. Kiesza, “Dancing and Crying” (Zebra Spirit Tribe/You Are Hear Promo)
  2. Close Talker, “From Dark to Lightness” (Slow Weather/Canvas Media Promo)
  3. The Banker Boys feat. Aloe Blacc, “Fade Away” (Infinity &/You Are Hear Promo)
  4. Jessica Russell, “Pause On Over” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
  5. Bend Sinister, “Big Star” (Cordova Bay/RPMpromo)
  6. Adam Johnson, “Blue Moon Girl” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
  7. Andrew Hyatt, “L is For” (604/ADA/Warner)
  8. Cameron Whitcomb, “The Devil I’ve Seen” (Cam Whitcomb/B. Martineau Promo)
  9. Ryan Langdon, “Soul & My Sanity” (Slaight/Hidden Pony/R. Chubey Promo)
  10. Jelly Roll, “Halfway To Hell” (Stoney Creek/BMG/A. Wilson Promo)
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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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