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Up-to-date news on the BreakOut West Music Festival, Awards, Conference, International Events, and Feature Artists
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…
Mar. 4, 2024
Featured Artist - Wolf Willow
Wolf Willow capped off 2023 with a Saskatchewan Music Awards nomination for Roots/Folk Artist of the Year after a year of playing major festivals…
Mar. 4, 2024
Featured Artist - Fold Paper
Fold Paper is the post-punk brainchild of Chell Osuntade. Over the past 5 years Chell has built up a name for himself while touring with bands like…
Mar. 4, 2024
Featured Artist - Tea Fannie
The artist formerly known as S.H.E. is Tea Fannie, a hallowed Calgarian hip hop humanitarian. You may have seen her recently opening for Super Duty…
Jan. 25, 2024
Featured Artist - Good Information
Filling in the industry thigh-gap, 5 piece femme powered Hip Hop/R&B group, NADUH, write, engineer, and produce all of their music - meaning they have…
Oct. 3, 2023
2023 Heritage Award, Kevin Walters Industry Builder Award, and Hall of Fame Inductee Announced
The Western Canadian Music Awards is thrilled to announce the 2023 specialty award recipients. The Heritage Award will be presented to acclaimed…