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On Saturday March 16, 2019, Stingray presented the Video of The Year award accompanied by a $3,000 bursary. This year’s Stingray Rising Stars nominees were Peter Huang, Ben Knechtel, Andrew Hines, Ali Eisner, and Andrew de Zen. The bar was set high as last year’s winner was innovative artist Claire Boucher aka Grimes. This year, 2007 Stingray Rising Stars winners Tokyo Police Club introduced the award mentioning how invaluable the support from Stingray was for their career.

On Friday, March 15, the Stingray team arrived at Toronto’s Union Central Station excited to be part of the JUNO Express, in collaboration with the JUNOS and Via Rail. As we headed to the JUNO Awards in London, Ontario, we hosted artists and fans for a private show in the Stingray Car!

On March 15th, the Stingray squad headed to London, Ontario, for the JUNO Awards, a weekend of music celebrations. It is always with great pleasure and excitement that Stingray partners with the JUNOS to honour Canada’s music, and the people who make it shine all around the world.

As part of its longstanding partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), Stingray is proud to be at the JUNOS again this year. We’ll be attending and covering various events, presenting one of our prestigious Stingray Rising Stars awards, and promoting various JUNOS-themed music channels.

With influences ranging from Metallica to Alan Jackson to Frank Ocean, it’s no surprise that Sebastian Gaskin’s sound is hard to nail down. But whether he’s shredding a guitar solo or hitting you right in the feels with his velveteen vocals, one thing’s for certain: “You can expect a lot of what you’ve never heard before,” Gaskin says. “Unique sounds. Dreamy soundscapes. Wet, lush reverbs.”

Stingray’s Henry Van Den Hoogen, Director of Programming, and Greg Torrington, Content Manager & Music Programmer (Roots and Country Music Channels), returned to Canada’s Music Incubator on August 24, 2018 to work with and mentor 15 up-and-coming artists as part of the Stingray Music co-sponsored Artist Entrepreneur Program.

Canada Rocks! A top 10 countdown of the 10 rowdiest, most intense music videos of our home and native land!

While Canada’s Indigenous music scene may not always get the mainstream recognition it deserves, the Polaris Music Prize knows what’s up.

Earlier this year, Canada’s thriving Indigenous music scene made some serious noise at the 2018 Juno Awards. Last weekend, it cranked things to 11.