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MDM Recordings
MDM Recordings Inc. is a Canadian independent record label, distributor and artist management company founded by 2014 Canadian Country Music Association Record Company Person of the Year Mike Denney and distributed through Universal Music Canada. Founded in 2008 and based in Toronto, Ontario, MDM Recordings works primarily with Canadian Country music artists such as Juno Award nominee Chad Brownlee, Canadian Country Music Association#2014, 2014 CCMA Female Artist of the Year Jess Moskaluke and 2014 CCMA Discovery Award winners The Lovelocks. MDM Recordings partnered with award-winning producer/musician Mitch Merrett in 2009, and launched new music publishing business Little Red Bungalow in partnership with CCS Rights Management in 2012. In 2014, MDM Recordings expanded operations to Australia with a new partnership with the Maven Agency (distributed by Sony Music Australia) as well as the United States through the addition of Nashville-based representative Chad Green. In August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Canada
Universal Music Group owns, or has a joint share in, many of the record labels listed here. According to UMG official site, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Bravado, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Interscope Geffen A&M, Island Records, Motown Records, Polydor, Republic Records, Verve Label Group, and Virgin Music, as well as other UMG divisions (Universal Music Enterprises, Universal Music Nashville, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, and Universal Music Publishing Group). Interscope & Geffen Records Interscope Records *Aftermath Entertainment * AWGE * Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment *Shady Records * F2 Records *Maloof Musi *Top Dawg Entertainment *Downtown Records *Dreamville Records * Streamline Records * Suretone Records * Weapons of Mass Entertainment * Zone 4 *KonLive Distribution *Tropical Records *KIDinaKORNER * 222 Records * EarsDrummers Entertainment * N.E.E.T. Recordings *Konichiwa Records * Hits Since '87 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Canada
Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It also offers benefits to some of Canada's leading independent record labels and distributors. History Originally formed as the 10-member Canadian Record Manufacturer's Association, the association changed its name to Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in 1972 and opened membership to other record industry companies. In 2006, the CRIA was in the news when a number of smaller labels resigned their memberships, complaining that the organization wasn't representing their interests. In 2011, it changed its name to Music Canada offering special benefits to some of the leading independent labels and distributors in Canada. Organization Music Canada is governed by a board of directors who are elected annually by association members. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Labels Established In 2008
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Beverley Mahood
Beverley Mahood (born 2 November 1974) is a country music singer-songwriter and television host in Canada. Beverley emigrated from Belfast to Canada as a child. She is also formerly part of the all-female trio Lace, produced by the renowned Los Angeles producer, David Foster. From 2004 to 2005, she co-hosted the Citytv Vancouver morning show, ''Breakfast Television''. Mahood was then named to co-host CMT Canada's flagship show, ''CMT Central''. She starred as the anchor judge on the series "CMT Chevy Karaoke Star." Other hosting duties have included the reality series ''Project Mom/Project Dad'' and ''Pick a Puppy'' (2010–2013) and the countdown program ''Ultimate''. Mahood established a business partnership in 2005 with Canadian entrepreneur W. Brett Wilson in forming BPM Entertainment Corp. to pursue creative investment opportunities in the entertainment world. She bought out his interest in BPMEC in 2012 and has continued to grow her entertainment business. Mahood atten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Chaisson
Timothy Chaisson (born September 6, 1986) is a Canadian singer/songwriter from Souris, Prince Edward Island. He is a member of Juno Award winning group, The East Pointers. Early years Tim Chaisson is a member of the extended Chaisson family, who are prominent in the music scene of Prince Edward Island. Though he had been playing many instruments since he was a child, Chaisson began his professional career at the age of 14 when he was asked to be the bassist in Celtic/contemporary band Kindle which included his two brothers and three cousins. He was the youngest member of the group, touring from 2000 to 2005. Tim Chaisson & Morning Fold and ''Broken Hearted Beat'' In 2008, Chaisson was joined by Morning Fold, which consisted of Chaisson, guitarist Tian Wigmore, bassist Brien McCarthy, and drummer Nathaniel Lamoureux. In September 2009, Tim Chaisson & Morning Fold released their album, ''Broken Hearted Beat'' which was recorded in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia at Joel Plaskett’s New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Joe Miller
Tyler Joe Miller is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to MDM Recordings. He was the first independent artist to debut with back-to-back No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart with " Pillow Talkin'" and " I Would Be Over Me Too". Biography Miller was born in Surrey, British Columbia. He liked acting when he was younger, before he began to play the guitar. In 2019, Miller won the BC Country Music Association's Ray McAuley Horizon Award. Miller cites Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Kenny Rogers, George Strait, and Garth Brooks as influences on his music. On Christmas Day 2019, Miller released his debut single " Pillow Talkin'". The song reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart, making Miller the first independently signed artist to top the chart with his debut single. It also became Miller's first Gold-certified single. In June 2020, Miller released his second single " I Would Be Over Me Too". Miller was then selected as a semi-finalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Major
Charles Bernard Major (born December 31, 1954) is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded seven studio albums and released more than twenty singles. In 2019 he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Musical career Born in Aylmer, Quebec, Charlie Major knew he wanted to be a musician since he was 19 years old. He was blinded in one eye as a result of a pellet gun accident when he was 12.Guest Appearance, Holmes on Homes, Season 6, Episode 11 He spent 15 years traveling as far as Spain writing songs and putting country bands together, which eventually led to a record deal with Arista Records. Major released his debut album in Canada, '' The Other Side'', in 1993. All six singles released from the album went to No. 1 on the RPM Country chart. He won the Juno Award as Country Male Vocalist of the Year two years in a row (Juno Awards in 1994 and 1995). Five major Canadian Country Music Awards followed, along with songwriting honours from SOCAN, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David James (singer)
David James (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. James was nominated for the 2014 Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Award and 2017 Rising Star Award. Career In August 2014, he signed to MDM Recordings Inc. His first single for the label, "What We Weren't Looking For", was released in February 2015. A music video for the song debuted on CMT in March. The song peaked at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart in June. James' second single for MDM, "Some Hearts", was released in September. His third single for the label, "Lonely Girl", was released on March 8, 2016. All three songs are included on an extended play, ''Songs About a Girl'', released on March 11. In 2020, James released the extended play '' If I Were You'', which included the singles "Cars, Girls, And The Radio", "All the Time", and the title track whose co-writers include Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line Florida Georgia Line is an American country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Amero
Donald Amero (born September 11, 1980) is a Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba."Ready for a breakthrough" '''', December 29, 2012. Prior to launching his career as a musician, Amero worked as a hardwood flooring installer, and unsuccessfully tried out for '''' in 2006. He released his debut CD ''Change Your Life'' in 2006, and left his flooring job in 2007. The album garnered five [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Wills
Bobby Wills is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Wills has released five albums – ''Man with No Past'' (2010), '' If It Was That Easy'' (2012), ''Crazy Enough'' (2014), ''Tougher Than Love'' (2016) and an EP ''Longshot Bar & Grill'' (2019). Many of his singles have made it onto the ''Billboard'' Canada Country Chart, including the hits "Somebody Will", "Down by the River", and "Won't You Be Mine", which each peaked at the number 9 spots. In 2013, Wills won the Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award. Early life Wills was born in Edmonton, Alberta to teenage parents, and was put up for adoption when he was 18 months old. He was soon adopted and raised by a family from Calgary, Alberta. Wills grew up with his adoptive parents and their biological daughter in Oakridge, a southwest Calgary community. Although Wills had an interest in music during his childhood and teenage years, his adoptive family wasn't musical, so he spent more time focusing on athletics l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shania Twain
Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Her success garnered her several titles including the " Queen of Country Pop". '' Billboard'' named her as the leader of the '90s country-pop crossover stars. Raised in Timmins, Ontario, Twain pursued singing and songwriting from a young age before signing with Mercury Nashville Records in the early 1990s. Her self-titled debut studio album was a commercial failure upon release in 1993. After collaborating with producer and later husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Twain rose to fame with her second studio album, '' The Woman in Me'' (1995), which brought her widespread success. It sold over 20 million copies worldwide, spawned eight singles, including " Any Man of Mine" and earned her a Grammy Award. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheap Wine And Cigarettes
"Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" is a song written by Cary Barlowe and Hillary Lindsey and recorded by Canadian country pop singer Jess Moskaluke for her debut studio album, ''Light Up the Night'' (2014). It was released via MDM Recordings on March 18, 2014 as the second single off the album. Met with positive critical and commercial success, the song became Moskaluke's first to chart on the Canadian Hot 100 (and then to reach the top 50), as well as her first to be certified by Music Canada. Content "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" is a midtempo country song with influences of country pop that describes an unhealthy relationship which the lyrics compare to an addiction. The titular drugs are used as a metaphor for the narrator's self-destructive habits, allowing her lover to get her "high" and then "leave era mess." Music video The official music video for "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" was filmed live at CMT Canada; it was directed by Joel Stewart and premiered April 1, 2014. Commercial p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
