Paul Rodgers’ career spans 43 years and counting. Within them, he has formed and led three of rock’s legendary bands – Free, Bad Company and The Firm – along with his own career to worldwide success. He has written, recorded, produced and released 30 albums which have gone on to sell over 90 million in total. His songs have left an indelible mark on music – topping several charts and winning numerous awards – while his voice has earned him acclaim as one of Rock’s greatest singers.

A consummate writer and performer, Rodgers’ has recorded and/or performed with the who’s who of rock – including Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Slash, Nils Lofgren, Charlie Watts, Bryan Adams, Motown’s Sam Moore, and The Four Tops while continuing to tour internationally. His most recent efforts can be heard on Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan, Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International, where Rodgers lends his vocals, arrangements and production prowess to “Abandoned Love” along with Nils Lofgren. The song is just one of the tracks from the album being released for sale for the first time.  Additionally, Rodgers’ newest studio recording, “With Our Love”, was released this past December and made available exclusively on-line via CD Baby, and all other digital retailers. One hundred percent of the sale proceeds are directed to The Racehorse Sanctuary & Rocking Horse Children’s Charity and Seraphim 12 Foundation – all of which are organizations to which Rodgers has offered significant support in the past.

Following a nationalization ceremony last October, where he lead the group of 100 new Canadian Citizens in singing the National Anthem, Rodgers was declared a Canadian citizen.  Currently residing in British Columbia, he has called Canada home since marrying former Miss Canada Cynthia Kereluk.

To see and hear Paul Rodgers in this unique setting, visit www.cmw.net to register as a delegate or purchase a limited ticket to this individual event.

About Slacker Canadian Music Week
Celebrating 30 years, Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest – CMW spans a five-day period from March 21 to March 25, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and over 60 various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

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For media information and to arrange interviews, please contact:
Planet3 Communications Ltd. • Jennyfer Sanchez/Joanne Smale
T: 647.346.4101 E: info@planet3com.net

Bessie Bullard – Communications Director
T: 905.858.4747 E: bessie@cmw.net

Slacker Canadian Music Fest

Circle your calendars and check the schedules for: Adam & The Amethysts, ANGO, Ariane Moffatt, Armen at the Bazaar, Baby June, Black Diced, C T Z N S H P, Cab, Caracol, Casino, Chinatown, Dj F-Bomb, Doldrums, Domestic Crisis Group, Fanny Bloom, Femme Accident, Fiction in Motion, First You Get The Sugar, FM HI LOW, Gabrielle Papillon, Galaxie, Half Moon Run, Hey Sugar, HONHEEHONHEE, Housse de Racket, I.No, INIRE, Jesuslesfilles, JF Robitaille, Jon Davis, Katie Moore, Krief, Lunice, Mad June, Martha Wainwright, Matt Track, Midnight Romeo, Misteur Valaire, Molly Sweeney, Nash, Ol Savannah, Parlovr, Phat Jesus, Ralf Wiggum, Reversing Falls, Skip The Foreplay, Snailhouse, Starvin Hungry, Take the Night, The Broadys, The Crystal Keys, The Dears, The New Cities, The STRAIN, Yardlets and Zoe and The Lost Boys!

SIRIUSXM Presents La Belle Province: Thurs. March 22

Featuring: Adam & The Amethysts, Half Moon Run, Galaxie, Ariane Moffatt, Martha Wainwright and The Dears

@ El Mocambo, (downstairs) 464 Spadina Avenue

Doors open: 8 p.m., 19+. All wristbands/passes accepted, subject to capacity.

*Schedule for all events is subject to change and updated frequently – please check online often for up-to-the-minute information and announcements.

For a complete list of acts, visit www.canadianmusicfest.com. All Slacker Canadian Music Fest performances are accessible to holders with a festival wristband. Certain restrictions on some shows may apply. Entry to all shows is subject to capacity. All shows are 19 and over unless stated all ages.

About Slacker Canadian Music Week

Celebrating 30 years, Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest – CMW spans a five-day period from March 21 to March 25, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and over 60 various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

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For media information and to arrange interviews, please contact:

Planet3 Communications Ltd. • Jennyfer Sanchez/Tristan Torralba/Terra Longacre/Joanne Smale

T: 647.346.4101 E: info@planet3com.net

Bessie Bullard – Communications Director

T: 905.858.4747 E: bessie@cmw.net

Slacker Canadian Music Fest

Wed. 21 March – Lula Lounge – 1585 Dundas St. W.

7:00-7:45pm         Juliann Kuchocki

8:00-8:45pm         Joan Crowe

9:00-9:45pm         Sizhukong Ensemble

10:00-10:45pm         Midtown Collective

Wed. 21 March – The Courthouse – 57 Adelaide St. E.

7:30-8:15pm         Andrea Superstein

8:30-9:15pm         Ron Davis’ Blue Modules

9:30-10:15pm         Daniela Nardi’s Espresso Manifesto

10:30-11:15pm         Pedro Menendez

11:30-12:15am         Marina Zettl

12:30-1:15am         JAM SESSION

Thurs. 22 March – The Courthouse – 57 Adelaide St. E.

7:30-8:15pm         Margot Roi

8:30-9:15pm         Ineke van Doorn & Marc van Vugt

9:30-10:15pm         Yuri Honing

10:30-11:15pm         Yuichiro Tokuda’s RALLYZZ DIG

11:30-12:15am         Jessica Lurie

12:30-1:15am         JAM SESSION

Fri. 23 March – Tranzac Club (Back room) – 292 Brunswick Ave.

7:00-7:45pm         Michael Shand Trio

8:00-8:45pm         Ineke van Doorn & Marc van Vugt

9:00-9:45pm         Yuichiro Tokuda’s RALLYZZ DIG

10:00-10:45pm         Marina Zettl

Fri. 23 March – The Courthouse – 57 Adelaide St. E.

7:30-8:15pm         Double Helix

8:30-9:15pm         Reneé Yoxon

9:30-10:15pm         Level 10

10:30-11:15pm         Jessica Rose

11:30-12:15am         Midtown Collective

12:30-1:15am         JAM SESSION

Sat. 24 March – Tranzac Club (Back room) – 292 Brunswick Ave.

7:00-7:45pm         Jessica Rose

8:00-8:45pm         Yuri Honing

9:00-9:45pm         Sizhukong Ensemble

10:00-10:45pm         Juliann Kuchocki

Sat. 24 March – Tranzac Club (Front room) – 292 Brunswick Ave.

7:30-8:15pm         Double Helix

8:30-9:15pm         Jessica Lurie

9:30-10:15pm         Pedro Menendez

10:30-11:15pm         Level 10

11:30-1:00 am         CLOSEOUT JAM SESSION

*Schedule for all events is subject to change and updated frequently – please check online often for up-to-the-minute information and announcements.

For a complete list of acts, visit www.canadianmusicfest.com. All Slacker Canadian Music Fest performances are accessible to holders with a festival wristband. Certain restrictions on some shows may apply. Entry to all shows is subject to capacity. All shows are 19 and over unless stated all ages.

About Slacker Canadian Music Week

Celebrating 30 years, Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest – CMW spans a five-day period from March 21 to March 25, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and over 60 various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

For media information and to arrange interviews, please contact:

Planet3 Communications Ltd. • Jennyfer Sanchez/Tristan Torralba/Terra Longacre/Joanne Smale

T: 647.346.4101 E: info@planet3com.net

Bessie Bullard – Communications Director

T: 905.858.4747 E: bessie@cmw.net

SOUND ACADEMY – TORONTO

Doors:  8:00PM Show:  9:00PM

**LIMITED NUMBER OF NEW TICKETS RELEASED**

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets, Rotate This, Soundscapes

or Call 1-855-985-5000 to charge by phone

is a NO SERVICE FEE mobile ticketing service available exclusively to Rogers Wireless customers. Visit www.urmusic.ca/tickets or text TICKETS to 4849 for full event listings and special offers.

Tickets (incl. HST) $32.50 (plus service charges)

All Ages / General Admission

In November 2003 I Mother Earth performed their LAST SHOW; a nearly 4 hour performance that saw the band play in the round at a SOLD OUT venue, and off they went… There was no big announcement, no final Tour or Best of CD/DVD, just a simple note on the IME nation website that said “thanks to the fans“.

In the summer of 2011 three members found themselves geographically tied together in the Tanna brothers’ old stomping grounds of Peterborough ON. So after an 8 year hiatus Jag and Christian Tanna hooked up with vocalist Brian Byrne, and it was inevitable that the discussion turned to music… The jamming started once a week… then twice a week, and eventually Jag came in with new ideas that were undeniably IME. They decided a “Whaduyathink?” phone call was in order to bassist Bruce Gordon (now a member of the Blue Man Group Production in Orlando Florida) to get his take on actually tracking some new IME.

With Bruce in and the new material taking shape the band accepted an offer to perform at Sound Academy as a part of a 102.1 the Edge event at Canadian Music Week. on March 23rd,The Show Sold out quickly and a Second Sound Academy show was added on March 22^nd

I Mother Earth 2 Nights only… Stay Tuned for New Music., www.imotherearth.ca

SUPPORT

The Bright Light Social Hour is an American rock band from Austin, Texas. Born out of a university art-rock collective, The Bright Light Social Hour has evolved into an unabashedly wide-screen rock group, melding fists-up rock and roll with muscular funk, soul, and psychedelia. The band recently swept the 29th Annual Austin Music Awards during SXSW 2011 with an unprecedented 6 wins, including Band of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.

Replete with their vital sound, deep brotherhood, and ever-growing facial hair, The Bright Light Social Hour are an absolute must see band that is steadfast in their singular aim – enduring rock and roll.

Southern Ontario reggae rockers ‘dodger’ have had 2 albums produced by Jag Tanna and bring diversity to the bill. The Five Piece seamlessly jumps from Punk to dub, Reggae to Rock and becomes an intense roller coast ride to the last note.

Eon Sinclair of Bedouin Soundclash will do a DJ set as the Soul Proprietor. Eon has been laying down the groove and vibe as a member of Bedouin for the past 10 years and he has an extremely strong feel for the pocket which helps to create a DJ sets that flow and penetrate any crowd.

TORONTO – February 29, 2012

Legendary and iconic in their own right – Amy Helm, leader of the group Ollabelle in addition to being part of her father Levon Helm’s band; Holly Cole, one of Canada’s most versatile jazz singers; Mary Margaret O’Hara, a cult music hero and one of the most unique personalities of our time; and Serena Ryder, a JUNO award-winning singer/songwriter with the voice of a seasoned blues singer – these “Queens” will lend their vocals to live renditions of the exceptional duets performed on the album, including standout gems “Brave” (Cole), “I’m Still Loving You” (Helm), “Heart a Mine” (O’Hara), and “Black Sheep” (Ryder).

A project that was five years in the making, combined with an extraordinary array of talent on stage, this concert promises to be an evening that you won’t soon forget.

Tickets for this performance are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office.

Order online at www.livenation.com, www.masseyhall.com, www.roythomson.com, or www.ticketmaster.ca or charge by phone at 1-855-985-5000.

Tickets (incl. GST) $35.00 & $55.00; Reserved Seating
(plus FMF and service charges)

We are presently confirming interviews.  Thank you!

Blackie and The Rodeo Kings

Ken Beattie, Kill Beat Music

T: 647.654.7146 E: kb@killbeatmusic.com

Slacker Canadian Music Week

Joanne Smale/Jennyfer Sanchez, Planet3 Communications Ltd.
T: 647.346.4101 E: info@planet3com.net

Bessie Bullard – Communications Director

T: 905.858.4747 E:bessie@cmw.net
Live Nation – Canada
Erin Smyth

T: 416-260-4226 E: erinsmyth@livenation.com

About Slacker Canadian Music Week

Celebrating 30 years, Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest – CMW spans a five-day period from March 21 to March 25, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and over 60 various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network.  Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors.  Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally.  Front Line is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 250 artists.  These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

The Portugal Music Scene – an International Development service promoting new Portuguese artists in foreign territories – in association with Fabulous Generation and Lisboagencia – announce the formation of their collective initiative, “Mission: Canada”.

“”Mission: Canada” is an unprecedented and innovative approach to the exportation of Portuguese Music. Never before has a music industry collective formed to help bands on this scale in the “Contemporary Music Sector” for such a Major event outside Portugal. “Mission: Canada” aims to put Portugal on the map in the International Music Industry “

Make sure to check out the Focus on Portugal showcase on Thursday March 22, 2012 at Revival Bar featuring performances by Youthless, X-Wife, October Flight, Mikkel Solnado, Mazgani, Frankie Chavez, Dead Combo, and Darko.

Catalan Sounds – music from Catalonia and the Balearic Islands – will be hosting its first showcase at Canadian Music Week in celebration of the Focus on Spain and CMWs 30th anniversary.   From Barcelona to the Mediterranean islands, Catalan territories are a hot-bed of new music, both live and recorded.

With acts like The Suicide of Western Culture, Mujeres, Ninette and The Goldfish and more, Catalan Sounds is sure to make its presence known during this year’s event.  Don’t miss their official showcases Thursday March 22 @ Pipers Lounge (Fairmont Royal York) and Saturday March 24 @ The Piston.

SOUNDS FROM SPAIN showcase has firmly established itself as a must for music lovers. A showcase series known for consistently delivering the hottest new Spanish artists, Sounds From Spain will make their debut at Slacker Canadian Music Week in Toronto with Showcases on Friday March 23 and Saturday March 24, 2012.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Austra – Feel It Break (Paper Bag)
City and Colour – Little Hell (Dine Alone)
Feist – Metals (Arts & Crafts)
Fucked Up – David Comes To Life (Matador/Beggars Canada)
Mother Mother – Eureka (Last Gang)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Alyssa Reid – Alone Again (Wax)
Crystal Castles – Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith) (Last Gang)
Kristina Maria – Let’s Play (MapleMusic)
Raghav – Fire (Cordova Bay)
The Sheepdogs – I Don’t Know (Dine Alone)

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
City and Colour (Dine Alone)
Hey Rosetta! (Sonic)
Mother Mother (Last Gang)
The Pack A.D. (Mint)
The Sheepdogs (Dine Alone)

SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Coeur de Pirate (Grosse Boîte)
Dan Mangan (Arts & Crafts)
Feist (Arts & Crafts)
Rich Aucoin (Sonic)
The Weeknd (Independent)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Coeur de Pirate – Adieu (Grosse Boîte)
Danny Fernandes – Hit Me Up (CP)
Marianas Trench – Haven’t Had Enough (604)
Neverending White Lights – Falling Apart (feat. Bed of Stars) (MapleMusic)
Timber Timbre – Woman (Arts & Crafts)

LIVE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Deadmau5 (Mau5trap Recordings/Ultra)
Hollerado (Arts & Crafts)
Rich Aucoin (Sonic)
The Sheepdogs (Dine Alone)
Timber Timbre (Arts & Crafts)

ALTERNATIVE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Braids  (Flemish Eye)
Destroyer (Merge)
Grimes (Arbutus)
Library Voices (Nevado)
Sandro Perri (Constellation)

BLUES ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
David Gogo (Cordova Bay)
Harry Manx & Kevin Breit (Stony Plain)
MonkeyJunk (Stony Plain)
Suzie Vinnick (Independent)
The 24th Street Wailers (Independent)

CHILDREN’S ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Jack Grunsky (Casablanca Kids Inc.)
Mike Whitla (Independent)
Splash’N Boots (Splash Records)
The Kerplunks (Independent)
Will Stroet (Independent)

COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Dean Brody (Open Road)
Doc Walker (Open Road)
High Valley (Open Road)
Jason McCoy (Open Road)
Tara Oram (Open Road)

ELECTRONIC ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Austra (Paper Bag)
Crystal Castles (Last Gang)
Deadmau5 (Mau5trap Recordings/Ultra)
Junior Boys (Domino)
Rich Aucoin (Sonic)

FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Blackie And The Rodeo Kings (File Under: Music)
Bruce Cockburn (True North)
Elliott Brood (Paper Bag)
One Hundred Dollars (Outside)
The Deep Dark Woods (Six  Shooter)

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Coeur de Pirate (Grosse Boîte)
Galaxie (C4)
Jimmy Hunt (Dare To Care)
Les Breastfeeders (Blow The Fuse)
Malajube (Dare To Care)

JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Colin Stetson (Constellation)
Cory Weeds (Cellar Live)
Diana Panton (eOne)
Jill Barber (Outside)
Sophie Milman (eOne)

METAL ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Devin Townsend (Inside Out/eOne)
Fuck The Facts (eOne)
KEN Mode (Profound Lore)
Protest The Hero (Underground Operations)
Untimely Demise (Sonic Unyon)

POP ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Alyssa Reid (Wax)
Danny Fernandes (CP)
Kristina Maria (MapleMusic)
Mia Martina (CP)
Neverest (VicPark Group/Fontana North)

PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Abandon All Ships (Underground Operations)
Cancer Bats (Distort)
Chixdiggit (Fat Wreck Chords)
Fucked Up (Matador/Beggars Canada)
Living With Lions (Black Box)

ROCK ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Sloan (Outside)
The Pack A.D. (Mint)
The Sheepdogs (Dine Alone)
The Trews (Bumstead)
Theory of a Deadman (604)

URBAN ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
D-Sisive (Urbnet)
Danny Fernandes (CP)
JRDN (Kuya/Fontana North)
Swollen Members (eOne)
The Weeknd (Independent)

WORLD ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Aline Morales (Independent)
Kiran Ahluwalia (Independent)
Massiel Yanira (MapleMusic)
Minor Empire (Independent)
Pavlo (Fontana North)

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele – 21 (XL)
Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop)
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Naïve)
Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Big Machine/Open Road)

INTERNATIONAL SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Adele – Rolling In The Deep (XL)
AWOLNATION – Sail (Red Bull)
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Eleven)
Seether – Country Song (Wind-Up)
Young The Giant – My Body (Roadrunner)

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Beirut (Pompeii)
Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)
M83 (Naïve)
Metronomy (Because)
Wilco (dBpm/Anti)

INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele (XL)
Anna Calvi (Domino)
Taylor Swift (Big Machine/Open Road)
Tom Waits (Anti)
tUnE-yArDs (4AD)

INTERNATIONAL VIDEO OF THE YEAR
AWOLNATION – Sail (Red Bull)
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Eleven)
Lana Del Rey – Video Games (Independent)
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy (Nonesuch)
Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers (XL)

INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
AWOLNATION (Red Bull)
SBTRKT (Young Turks/XL)
The Jezabels (Dine Alone)
The Naked and Famous (Somewhat Damaged)
Young The Giant (Roadrunner)

SIRIUSXM EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adrian Glynn
Dinosaur Bones
Imaginary Cities
Indian Handcrafts
Low Level Flight
Nash
Rich Aucoin
The Pack A.D.
Timber Timbre
Wildlife

The 2012 SiriusXM Indies will feature performances by Passion Pit, The Sheepdogs, Dan Mangan, Rich Aucoin, The Pack A.D. and Young Empires, along with a special reunion by this year’s Hall of Fame inductees Treble Charger. The show will be broadcast live to air on “The Verge” (XM 151) and “Iceberg” (Sirius 151). Tickets for the Sirius XM Indies are available for purchase for $39.50 at Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.ca, www.canadianmusicfest.com, www.indies.ca, Rotate This and Soundscapes.

An initiative of the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music & the Arts (CAAMA), the awards are limited to independent artists and cover 14 genres of music. Both a public and an industry vote decide the winners. Voting is now open at www.indies.ca.  For additional details and voting information, please visit the website.

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About SiriusXM Canada
SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR) is the country’s leading audio entertainment company and broadcasts more than 120 satellite radio channels featuring premier sports, news, talk, entertainment and commercial-free music. SiriusXM Canada offers an array of content from the most recognized news and entertainment brands as well as from professional sports leagues including the NHL, NFL, MLB and CFL.

SiriusXM programming is available on a variety of devices including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks and boats, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. Sirius XM programming is also available online at www.sirius.ca and www.xmradio.ca and on Apple, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices.

SiriusXM Canada has partnerships with every major automaker and its radio products are available at more than 3,000 retail locations nationwide. To find out more about Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. (TSX: XSR), visit our website at www.siriusxm.ca.

About Canadian Music Week
Celebrating 30 years, Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest – CMW spans a five-day period from March 21 to March 25, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and over 60 various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

For more information and media inquiries:
Jennyfer Sanchez/Joanne Smale
Planet3 Communications Ltd.
Phone: 647.346.4101
Email: info@planet3com.net

Bessie Bullard
Canadian Music Week
Phone: 905.858.4747
Email: bessie@cmw.net

Mike Calnek
SiriusXM Canada
Phone: 416-435-8288
Email: mike.calnek@siriusxm.ca

Maricel Dicion
NATIONAL Public Relations
Phone: 416-848-1446
Email: mdicion@national.ca

Nominated for a 2012 JUNO Award for Single of the Year, Reid will release his brand new album Fire It Up on Monday, March 12th.  The follow-up to 2010′s certified double-platinum album A Place Called Love which debuted at No. 1 on the Soundscan Top 200 Album Chart and spent 4 weeks as the best selling album in Canada, Fire It Up finds Reid in the producer’s chair of an album filled with rock, pop, soul, country and everything in between.

Over the course of the past 6 years, Reid has been recognized with several awards and nominations, multiple Top 5 radio singles and No. 1 videos.  His past three albums and DVDs have all been certified platinum (or higher) in Canada, bringing his total of units scanned to more than one million.  In 2011, he was honoured with the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award due to his outstanding efforts on behalf of organizations such as the World Vision Foundation, Children’s Aid Foundation and the Make A Wish Foundation of Canada, among many.

To see Johnny Reid in this rare club appearance before he embarks on a cross-Canada tour in April, purchase a Slacker Canadian Music Fest wristband at www.canadianmusicfest.com.

About Slacker Canadian Music Week
Celebrating 30 years, Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nationís largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest – CMW spans a five-day period from March 21 to March 25, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and over 60 various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

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For media information and to arrange interviews, please contact:
Planet3 Communications Ltd. – Jennyfer Sanchez/Joanne Smale
T: 647.346.4101 E: info@planet3com.net

Bessie Bullard – Communications Director
T: 905.858.4747 E: bessie@cmw.net

For more information or to arrange interviews with Johnny Reid, please contact:
Charlotte Thompson – EMI Music Canada – 416.583.5019 / Charlotte.Thompson@emimusic.ca

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