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Justin Bieber
An old soul is the last thing you would expect to find inside Justin Bieber. But all it takes is one listen to the 15-year-old phenomenon to realize that he is light years ahead of his manufactured pop peers. After posting homemade videos on YouTube in 2007, where the multi-talented Bieber put his impeccable spin on songs from artists like Usher, Ne-Yo and Stevie Wonder, Justin racked up over 10,000,000 views purely from word of mouth.
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Billy Talent
Go back and listen to the chorus of "Try Honesty," the monster single that broke Billy Talent and its eponymous debut album wide to the tune of triple-platinum sales in Canada in 2003, and you'll remind yourself instantly that this band had the chops on delivery to stick around much longer than the mall-ready "pop-punk" fetish which it was in some quarters initially, mistakenly associated.
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Blue Rodeo
For close to 30 years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less travelled and succeeded far beyond anyone's expectations. In their 25-year career, Blue Rodeo has sold over 4 million records, won an unprecedented five JUNO Awards as Group of the Year, been handed keys to the City of Toronto and inducted onto Canada's Walk of Fame.
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Michael Bublé
CRAZY LOVE, Michael Bublé's first studio recording in 2-1/2 years, features two original songs along with his always unique take on 11 standards from various eras. The multi-Grammy and JUNO Award-winning artist hunkered down in recording studios in LA, Brooklyn, New York and his hometown of Vancouver for the last six months to make his "ultimate record about the inevitable roller coaster ride of relationships."
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Classified
Hailing from Halifax/Enfield, NS, Luke Boyd a.k.a. Classified, has defied the odds and found success where others could only hope. Whether signed or unsigned, Classified never abandoned his ethos of working hard and paying ones dues. He has steadily built his career from the independent circuit on up to national prominence, developing into a highly respected MC and desired producer.
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Drake
Canadian-born, Aubrey "Drake" Graham aka Drizzy is the most anticipated artist to come on the music scene in recent memory. His collaborations with Eminem, Kanye West and Jay-Z are among the most exciting releases of 2009 but his best is certainly yet to come.
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Great Lake Swimmers
After seven years and four albums, their latest album, LOST CHANNELS, has given Great Lake Swimmers exponentially more attention across North America and Europe, entrancing newcomers to the band with Dekker's unforgettable voice and compelling songwriting. The album's success has garnered a Polaris 2009 nomination, a 2009 Canadian Folk Music Award nomination and made them a major main-stage draw at Folk Festivals.
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K'NAAN
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, K'NAAN spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most famous singers. K'NAAN's grandfather, Haji Mohamed, was a poet. His second studio album, TROUBADOUR, was released on February 24, 2009 on A&M/Octone Records, and will be distributed through Universal Music Group worldwide.
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Metric
Their fourth album FANTASIES is the much anticipated follow up to 2005's highly acclaimed LIVE IT OUT. FANTASIES was written by the band in a farmhouse outside Seattle, and by frontwoman Emily Haines in exile in Argentina. A densely textured modern mix of psychedelia, electro and rock, the album sounds "really big and really dreamy."
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Johnny Reid
Over the past two years, Reid's, Kicking Stones, has been kickin' ass. Certified Platinum in Canada, it has garnered the Scottish Born, Canadian singer/songwriter two CCMAs as well as a Juno nomination. Most recently, Reid took home six 2009 CCMAs, including CMT Video of the Year, Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Fans' Choice, Songwriter of the Year and Top Selling Canadian Album.
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