Billboard Canada Women of the Year is coming up on September 7 and the Woman of the Year has been announced: Charlotte Cardin.
The Montreal artist is the first Canadian artist to win the prestigious award, joining the previous one Bulletin board Women of the Year including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Madonna, Billie Eilish, SZA and Karol G.
Since releasing her second full length album 99 Nights A year ago, the singer-songwriter had two EP releases, multiple chart hits and an international breakthrough that took her from the NBA All-Star Game to a gala singing for the President of the United States Joe Biden. Now, in the midst of a world tour that has taken her across North America and Europe, she has entered a new phase of her career – one that is undeniably global.
He talks about it all in a new digital cover for Billboard Canada.
“Being able to export my music makes me feel so good,” he says. “It's even the thing that makes me happiest. I wanted to make since I was little [music] my career and it makes me even happier to know that it can do good for other people.”
When it was released, 99 Nights it stayed on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for 31 weeks. In March, her infectious pop single “Confetti” debuted in the US Bulletin board Adult Pop Airplay chart, staying there for 16 weeks. It was one of several singles that also charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.
While she sings primarily in English, with her personal yet relatable pop music, Cardin is a rare French-speaking Quebec artist—following a path blazed by Celine Dion and traveled by the likes of Coeur de pirate—to transcend English-speaking Canada. and America.
The Woman of the Year award will bring her from her European tour to Toronto for Billboard Canada Women in Music on September 7, where she will accept the award and sing a special piano performance at the ceremony.
She will be in good company, joining one of the most successful Canadian artists of all time, Alanis Morissette, who will accept the Icon Award.
Other honorees include Jessie Reyez (Trailblazer Award), Jully Black (Impact Award), The Beaches (Group of the Year), LU KALA (Rising Star), Allison Russell (Breakthrough Artist of the Year) and more.
There will also be a number of big acts including winners Jully Black, LU KALA, Montreal dance-pop artist Rêve, Polaris Award-winning rapper Haviah Mighty and many more. – Richard Trapunsky
Two longtime Canadian acts are going independent
Call it the Seven Year Itch perhaps? After so much time at Sony Nashville, critically acclaimed Canadian country star Tenille Townes has left her label to pursue an independent career.
As mentioned earlier in Bulletin boardTowns announced the news via an Instagram post on Monday (August 26). It reads, in part: “My Nashville record company and I parted ways. This is not a sob story, but a story of opportunity. We had a very good run and this is a big change for me. We didn't see eye to eye on my music and my path and creatively it was a struggle waiting for the green light within a corporate system that doesn't make much sense anymore.
“I want the freedom to write and record a song and be able to bring it to you, and making this decision means I can do that as I take ownership of what I create. And that's liberating and if I'm honest it's also scary.”
She has long established herself as one of Canada's elite country artists, winning 17 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards and two Juno Awards for Best Country Album. Townes has Canadian tour dates in Atlantic Canada and Ontario October 9-26 and will perform at Rogers Place in Edmonton for the 42nd Annual CCMA Awards 2024 CCMA Awards on September 14.
Townes is the second prominent Canadian act to make the leap from major label to independent status in as many weeks. Saskatoon rockers The Sheepdogs recently parted ways with Warner Music Canada and bought their catalog, starting their own label Right On Records, which is distributed through The Orchard worldwide.
They marked the occasion with the release of a surprise new five-track EP, Paradise Alone. For the 1970s rock band, which gained notoriety after winning a competition to appear on its cover Rolling Stone in 2012, is a turning point.
“We've been a band for 20 years and we're pretty comfortable with who we are and how we do things. We've endured so much by staying true to ourselves, doing things our own way and not following trends,” said the bassist Ryan Gulen in a statement, noting that the band already handles its own management, marketing and production. “Acquiring our catalog and creating our own label is about taking things to the next level. We want to be in the driver's seat, do things our way, and maybe even help other artists do the same. With so much constantly changing, we're focused on staying true to our approach.” – Kerry Dull
