UPDATE: Full Lineup Announced 95.7 Elmnt fm is proud to announce its first Indigenous Music Showcase, in partnership with Red Music Rising, Indigenous Experiences, Madahoki Farm, and The Wabano Centre For Aboriginal Health. The showcase will take place at Madahoki Farm on Saturday, October 8th, and will feature Sebastian Gaskin, Cody Coyote, and Aurora Jade. […]
Eenou singer Angel Baribeau, better known as Siibii, is a runner-up in this year’s Toyota Searchlight competition. Siibii entered the competition with their song “Wish We Were Older“, a pop ballad that focuses on growing older with your significant other. Listen to the song here. As runner-up, Siibii has won the following in order to […]
Mercury Lounge, a long standing music venue in Ottawa’s downtown core, is closing up shop after providing entertainment for more than 20 years. Owner John Criswick announced the closure on his personal Facebook page. The Mercury Lounge ran as a not-for-profit and they, just like many other businesses, were never able to recover from the […]
Toronto Police are actively investigating an incident at Scotiabank Arena where fireworks were set off during pop star Dua Lipa‘s concert last night. Three people are reported to be dealing with mild injuries. The incident occurred during the last song of the evening, and concert-goers have noted that Dua Lipa appeared startled when the fireworks […]
For the first time in two years, CityFolk is back here in the Nation’s Capital! The festival will be held at Lansdowne Park on September 8-10th & 15-17th. Organizers announced a partial line-up back in June, with more artists to be added to September 9th and 10th. They have now announced that rapper T-Pain will […]
The finalists for this years National Indigenous Music Awards have been revealed. The three big categories are Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. The contenders for Artist of the Year are The Kid LAROI, Jessica Mauboy, Baker Boy, Electric Fields, Thelma Plum and, last but not least, King […]
Here is this weeks recap of the top 10 tracks from the Indigenous Music Countdown! In at number 10 Mi’kmaq country singer Jason Benoit with Devil in a Bottle. Innu singer Claude Mckenzie is at 9 this week with his folk-pop single Uptime. Number 8 is Find A Way Ft. Dani Saldo by Métis rapper […]
Métis Pop Superstar Ruby Waters headlined the Pub Stage on Night One of last weekend’s Mariposa Folk Festival (July 8). Waters drew a massive crowd to the stage, with fans dancing along to big songs like Blow, Good Recipe, and Sweet Sublime. Despite the Rogers Network outage affecting communications before the event, ELMNT FM’s Matthew […]
In case you missed the Indigenous Music Countdown, here is a recap of the top 10 tracks for the past week! Coming in at 10 is Plains Cree rapper The RA11N with IYKYK, a bass and drum forward track she released this summer. At number 9 we have Cry Cry Cry by Fara Palmer. This […]
The SOCAN Foundation announced that Attikamek artist Laura Niquay is this year’s winner of the TD Indigenous Songwriter Award. She is being honored for her songs “Moteskano” and “Nicto Kicko”, both of which showcase her folk-grunge sound. Niquay will receive $10,000, as well as opportunities for career development. Additionally, five special distinction awards were given […]