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Up-to-date news on the BreakOut West Music Festival, Awards, Conference, International Events, and Feature Artists

Feb. 3, 2025

Featured Artist - Mouraine

Mouraine, a rising hip-hop artist and WCMA nominee, embodies the essence of creativity and authenticity through his work. As an Explore Edmonton…

Jan. 24, 2025

Featured Artist - Janky Bungag

Hailing from Vancouver, this Filipino-Canadian cowpunk artist draws inspiration from outlaw legends like Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and Johnny…

Jan. 3, 2025

Featured Artist - Tea Fannie

Chameleonic rapper Tea Fannie is an unstoppable force in the music scene. This Alberta rapper started off her music career in Treaty 6/edmonton and…

Dec. 2, 2024

Featured Artist - What We Embrace

Duo Lindalouise and Dougie met in a dimly lit bar where Dougie was singing in a tiny Scottish town many years ago. They fell in love, married and…

Aug. 26, 2024

Featured Industry - Broadway Theatre

The Friends of The Broadway Theatre is a non-profit, community-based organization with charitable status, dedicated to the preservation and…

Apr. 2, 2024

Featured Industry - Junior Music Management

Junior Music Management is a management services company based out of Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg, Mb. and founded by myself, Jacques Richer. I…

Mar. 4, 2024

Featured Artist - Ellen Froese

Ellen Froese is what you'd call a “prolific artist”; committed, too. For someone who only just passed the threshold of their mid-20s, she's amassed a…

Mar. 4, 2024

Featured Artist - Fin McDowell

Fin McDowell is a Canadian singer-songwriter who made her start in her home city of Calgary, Alberta. With musical influences running the gamut from…

Mar. 4, 2024

Featured Artist - Skinny Dyck

Resist the urge to laugh at Skinny Dyck - the playful alias of western Canadian artist Ryan Dyck (or don’t, that’s kind of the idea). If you elect to…