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Nettwerk Toasts Passenger With Canadian Diamond Award

The award was presented last week in Vancouver at Passenger's sold-out Vogue Theatre show.

Nettwerk Toasts Passenger With Canadian Diamond Award

By FYI Staff

“Let Her Go” the smash global hit single by Passenger, has been certified Diamond (10x Platinum) by Music Canada.


Execs for his Vancouver-based label and publisher Nettwerk were out in full force to celebrate with Passenger (Mike Rosenberg) last week in Vancouver at his sold-out Vogue Theatre show.

Coinciding with the recent release of his latest album Runaway, the video for “Let Her Go” surpassed 2 billion views on YouTube, joining a very exclusive club. Originally recorded in 2012, the single reached No.1 in 19 countries. Passenger tracks now have more than a billion streams on Spotify.

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Toronto’s Afrofest Gets Cancelled Following Significantly Reduced Capacity Limits at Woodbine Park

While the park allowed 17,000 attendees in previous years, festival organizers said the city’s capacity limits decreased to 5,000. This year’s edition was intended to run from Aug. 14 to 16, but organizers shared they will return in 2027 at a new event space.

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