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Serena Ryder Returns To Form With 'Better Now'

Serena Ryder offers us all a respite from the dreariness of lockdown lassitude with 'Better Now', another single from her upcoming March 12 album release-The Art of Falling Apart. It's a song about taking small steps towards a bigger goal of finding tranquility in a world seemingly gone amok.

Serena Ryder Returns To Form With 'Better Now'

By FYI Staff

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 weeks ending  on Jan.29. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.


Top Downloads:

1.    Serena Ryder- Better Now (ArtHaus/Warner)
2.    Sam Roberts Band- Take Me Away (Known Accomplice/Universal)
3.    Ava Max - My Head & My Heart (Warner)
4.    Nice Horse - High School (Coalition/Warner)
5.    Blake Shelton - Minimum Wage (Warner)
6.    Royal Blood - Typhoons (Warner)
7.    Weezer - All My Favorite Songs (Warner)
8.    Bobby Wills - Getting Her Over You (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
9.    Justin Moore - We Didn’t Have Much (Big Machine)
10.    Genevieve Fisher - Playing Favourites (WOR)
 
Top CanCon Downloads:

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1.    Serena Ryder - Better Now (ArtHaus/Warner)
2.    Sam Roberts Band - Take Me Away (Known Accomplice/Universal)
3.    Nice Horse - High School (Coalition/Warner)
4.    Bobby Wills - Getting Her Over You (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
5.    Genevieve Fisher - Playing Favourites (WOR)
6.    Shawn Hook - Take Me Home (Ultra/DMD Promo)
7.    Soran - Bottled Up (Universal)
8.    Jessia -  I’m not Pretty (Indie)
9.    Andrew Hyatt - Neverland (604/A. Wilson Promo)
10.    Tyler Shaw - When You’re Home (Sony)
 
Most Active Indies:

1.    Shawn Hook - Take Me Home (Ultra/DMD Promo)
2.    Moist - Tarantino (Bullet Kill Sex Love Thrill) (Cadence/B. Chick Promo)
3.    Bobby Wills - Getting Her Over You (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
4.    Genevieve Fisher - Playing Favourites (WOR)
5.    Jessia - I’m not Pretty (Indie)
6.    Andrew Hyatt - Neverland (604/A. Wilson Promo)
7.    Scotty Kipfer w/ Western Swing Authority - May The Good Lord Take A Liking To You (Indie)
8.    Travis Dolter - Layla 14 (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
9.    Tracy Millar - Loretta’s Moonshine, (LM Music/L. Tutty Promo)
10.    The Heels - High Heels On (Indie/Sharp 9 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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