CIVL Station Manager recognizes some of the early songs from some of the artists that won big at the Junos this year.
Arkells – “Oh, The Boss Is Coming!”
One of two of the bigger singles on the heralded Hamilton-focused Jackson Square, named after downtown Hammer’s “iconic” local shopping centre kitty-corner to the trendy Hess Village — directly beside the former Copps Coliseum, now the FirstOntario Centre. In between it had a Ricoh sponsorship for a minute, too.
Haviah Mighty – “My Love”
“Music is the reason that I ever spoke / There’s a lot of feelings it evokes / You know I grew up a screw up but I made a change.” This song stood out from among thousands of songs on the CIVL playlists back in 2017 when the Juno enchantress visited Abbotsford.
Mustafa – “Stay Alive”
After debuting what seems like just thirty seconds ago, with performances on late-night talk shows and buzz on “all the hottest indie blogs” and so on and so forth (can you tell I’m not on TikTok?), Mustafa is recognized this year on Canada’s biggest musical stage. A rising star.
The Beaches – “Fascination”
There’s a pretty fun interview this downtown Toronto-adjacent “girl group” did with UBC campus radio and Canadian journalism legend Nardwuar the Human Serviette that I encourage anyone to watch if they’re interested in student journalism, modern music, or promotional strategies for up and coming young artists. Good tunes, good attitudes.
